(City – Minsk, Belarus)

On July 5-9, 2017, in Minsk, Belarus State University, an International Symposium “Eurasian Biodiversity” was held, and renowned researchers from twenty five countries participated in the work of the Symposium. Among them was Professor Revaz Jabnidze, academician of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences who delivered his scientific paper on:  Peculiarities of growing and developing of the citruses introduced into Georgia”. The article raised live interest and was followed by discussion. R. Jabnidze also addressed the participants in his welcoming speech and particularly focused on friendship and fruitful cooperation between the two countries – Georgia and Belarus. There is a memorandum of partnership between the Academies of Agriculture of the two countries which was signed in Tbilisi, when the President of Belarus Lukashenko had an official visit in Georgia. The cooperation in the field of agriculture is developing and is mutually beneficial for both parties. 

Academician Jabnidze was chairing scientific session in Plant Studies. The work of the session was distinguished at the Conference as one of the most fruitful and successful and its participants were given certificates. At the end of the Conference it was announced that the next conference will be held in Ukraine, and in 2019 the same conference will be hosted by Georgia.     

On the Photo: The participants of the Symposium from the right – Prof. Antonio Valverde, Agrarian University of Barcelona, Academician Rezo Jabnidze, Prof. Vladimer Vasiliev, Vice Rector of Belarus State University, and Prof.  Alphonso Galvani, Director of Research Institute of Biodiversity in Italy.