Belarus mourns Chavez
State flags are lowered at half-mast on Military Academy, Presidential Administration and other state buildings
The official notification about the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez made his Belarusian friends and partners sad.
The state flag of the Republic of Belarus has been lowered on the main building of the Military Academy where dozens of Venezuelan cadets study.
No signs of mourning were noticed at 12.00 on the building of the Venezuelan students' hostel.
The flag on the building of the Presidential Administration is also lowered. Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Hugo Chavez made their friendship public. They visited each other officially many times.
Minsk city executive committee - the flag is lowered.
The House of Government - if a flag is lowered, then by very little. No official mourning due to the death of Hugo Chavez has been announced yet.