8 April, Novopolotsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Agroecotourism can help revive the Belarusian village. This was stated with confidence by the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus, Chairman of the Interdepartmental Expert and Coordination Council for Tourism under the Council of Ministers Anatoly Tozik. Under his chairmanship, a meeting of the IESCC was held today in Novopolotsk, BELTA correspondent reports. "Through tourism, we can give a second life to small villages," said the Deputy Prime Minister after the chairman of the public association "Rest in the Village" Valeria Klitsunova spoke about how owners of agroecotourism estates show initiative and buy abandoned houses in remote villages to develop tourism business there. "Agrotourism is our unique selling proposition," emphasized Anatoly Tozik. Over five years, thanks to the support measures taken by the state, 1247 rural estates have been created in the republic. This business should be further developed and supported, he added. -0-

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