The head of the 16th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition, Alexey Gaidashov congratulated the staff of the NAS of Belarus and employees of the scientific sphere of the country on the Day of Belarusian Science on behalf of the entire team and seconded employees of the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition.

"The team of the 16th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition congratulates the glorious staff of the NAS of Belarus and all employees of the scientific sphere of the Republic of Belarus on their professional holiday – the Day of Belarusian Science!

The scientific community of the Republic of Belarus is a powerful driving force that creates a reliable foundation for the dynamic development and prosperity of our country. New ideas and technologies, unique devices and techniques developed by Belarusian scientists are of the highest standard and are national and international events, find practical application in various fields of activity in our country and far beyond its borders!

Thank you for your selfless service to science and devotion to the cause, for your active and purposeful work aimed at developing and strengthening all components of our country's potential!

We wish you peace and prosperity, good health and happiness, great aspirations, great opportunities and breakthroughs, new scientific ideas and discoveries in the interests of our country and world scientific progress!

In honor of the professional holiday, the Day of Belarusian Science, the national flag of the Republic of Belarus and the flag of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus were raised on the flagpoles of the Belarusian Research Station in Antarctica."

16 BAE team and seconded RAE specialists:

Alexey Gaidashov
Leonid Nikityuk
Vladimir Nesterovich
Vladimir Chernyuk
Nikolai Zinkevich
Vitaly Khilko
Sergey Lyutyj
Alexander Burdak
Yegor Korzun
Dmitry Serov (69 RAE)
Pavel Kononov
Victor Potis (69 RAE)
Alexander Kalevich
Vladimir Bondarchuk (69 RAE)
Alexey Borisovets