Addressing the audience, Mr Putin stressed that the Slavic culture is a unique blend of universal humanitarian principles with the extraordinary originality of the Slavic peoples. It is only by combining our own potential with that of our friends and partners that we can effectively ensure the prosperity and well-being of the peoples and every nation in the 21st century, the Russian President stressed.
The Day of Friendship of the Three Slavic Peoples was crowned with a concert of Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian pop stars.
See also
Trilateral Russian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Summit
July 25, 2001