A.Lukashenko is The Person of Week. (September 10, 1997)

A popular Lithuanian daily newspaper "Republic" has called the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who provoked interest of journalists and public at Vilnius conference of the leaders of Central and Eastern European States, as the Person of last week. In this connection the newspaper has dedicated a whole page to A.Lukashenko and published all answers of the President of Belarus to journalists given by him during his stay in Vilnius.

Incidentally, even reports of all other state leaders were published in synopsis and press conferences of many were left without Lithuanian newspapermen's attention at all.

Algimantas Brazaitis

BelTA

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