PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON
Vlaidmir Chernikov,
Chairman, Chernobyl Consequences Mitigation Agency,
Ministry of Emergency of Republic of Belarus

The speech and Q & A will be in Russian with English interpretation.

Although the Japanese government says it is bringing the crisis a the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control, many people at home and abroad are not buying that. And recent revelations that the government has failed to record the minutes of vital meetings on the nuclear crisis -- the worst nuclear catastrophe since the 1986 Chernobyl accident -- stunned the nation.

Under such circumstances, a visit to Japan by Vladimir Chernikov, deputy minister of emergency of the Republic of Belarus, who chairs the Chernobyl Consequences Mitigation Agency, promises to be very timely.

He will attend Fukushima Accident rehabilitation conferences in Tokyo, visit the city of Fukushima and hold talks with senior Japanese government officials during his upcoming trip. He has also agreed to come to the club to share knowledge and pertinent information.

The former Soviet republic has been one of the Chernobyl disaster's main victims because about 80 percent of Chernobyl contamination from neighboring Ukraine fell on its territory. Belarus and Fukushima share many similarities in terms of the consequences for people and the economy, some experts say.

Chernikov and his team believe their experience will help the Japanese overcome the Fukushima crisis by utilizing Belarus's advanced and reliable technologies to rehabilitate radiation-contaminated land, for example.

Born on Aug. 6, 1958, exactly 13 years after the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city, in Bobruisk, he studied engineering and later held a job as a senior regional civil defense officer.

After serving as first deputy chairman of the Committee on Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster in 2005-2006, he went on to become acting chairman of the Chernobyl Consequences Mitigation Agency in 2006 and was appointed as chairman of the Chernobyl Consequences Mitigation Agency in 2007.

Menu:
Chicken Tarragon Fricassee, Noodles and Green Vegetables, Seasonal Salad

Vlaidmir Chernikov, Chairman, Chernobyl Consequences Mitigation Agency, Ministry of Emergency of Republic of Belarus

H.E. Sergei Rakhmanov, Ambasssdor of the Republic of Belarus