Gerard Depardieu lays flowers at Mound of Glory and visits dairy farm

22 июля 2015

Gerard Depardieu, who arrived in Belarus yesterday by a direct flight from Paris, started his visit from the historical and important places for Belarusians. Famous French actor laid flowers at the Mound of Glory. During the Great Patriotic War, the legendary regiment "Normandie Niemen" participated in the liberation of our country. 42 French pilots gave their lives fighting in the territory of the Soviet Union. During the visit to Belarus, Gerard Depardieu plans to discuss his participation in the joint Belarusian-French film about the heroism of the famous regiment.

The next item on the program was a visit to the dairy farm "Zadomlya." Being a businessman and restaurateur Gerard Depardieu took special interest in the development of agriculture in our country. The actor is considering the possibility of delivery of Belarusian food products to his restaurants.