Aleksandr Lukashenko sends birthday greetings to Fazil Iskander

    President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to writer Fazil Iskander.

    “You are one of the masters of word whose creative work belongs to the priceless spiritual heritage of the Soviet and Belarusian literature. Your ability to see complex things in simple ones, the great in the small, see the world through the eyes of the philosopher and poet, worldly wisdom and subtle irony attract readers of various generations making them look for answers on acute, important questions in your books,” the felicitation message reads.

    Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that people in Belarus appreciate Fazil Iskander as one of the greatest modern writers, a person with a solid civil position who makes a huge contribution to the enhancement of cultural ties between the two nations.