BELARUS Foundation "Understanding and Reconciliation" in the Republic of Belarus Founded on June 14, 1994, the foundation is a nongovernmental partner organization of the Austrian Fund for Reconciliation, Peace, and Cooperation. The foundation gives financial assistance to Belarusian victims of the National Socialists during World War II. Contact: Valentin Gerasimov, Chairman of the Board Ya. Kolas St. 39-A 220013 Minsk, Republic of Belarus Telephone: +00375 172 327 096 Fax: +00375 172 113-825 Email: brfvp@belsonet.net Conferences Belarus participated in the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets. Proceedings of the Washington Conference may be found at http://www.state.gov/www/regions/eur/holocaust/heac.html. Belarus participated in the London Conference on Nazi Gold.