29 January 2019

Alexander Lukashenko Meets Arkady Dvorkovich in Belarus

Agreement with the 2022 Minsk Olympiad signed.

Photo: www.belta.by
Photo: www.belta.by

An Agreement between FIDE and the Organizers of the 2022 World Chess Olympiad, 2020 FIDE Women's World Cup, 2021 FIDE World Chess Cup and 2022 FIDE Congress was signed on January 29 in Minsk.

The Agreement was signed by FIDE President A. Dvorkovich, on behalf of FIDE, Ms. A. Sorokina, Chairperson of the Belarus Chess Federation, and Mr. S. Kovalchuk, Minister of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, on behalf of the Organizers.

During his visit to Minsk, the FIDE President also met with President of Republic of Belarus, H.E. A. Lukashenko to discuss the future of the mutually beneficial relationship between the World Chess Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Information on Fide.com  

Photos by Igor Klevko