News & Events in Belarus

MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – Amendments to the Fundamental Law of the country may be discussed in the future, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with judges of the Constitutional Court on15 March, BelTA informs.

“I have already said at the meeting with MPs and judges that the issue of amending the Fundamental Law of the country may be discussed in the future,” Alexander Lukashenko said. “It is very simple, do not look for any news, especially fake news, here. We must understand that law making in a continuous process, this pertains to all laws and legal acts. This is a living organism which should be improved and modernized to keep up with the pace of life in the world.”

“Life goes on, and you see that our generation has already made big progress. When we started at the dawn of our independence we could not imagine what problems we would face, we could not imagine that the economy will become so IT-oriented, and that all nations will start looking for a place under the sun there. There are fewer talks about hydrocarbons, and innovations are top on the agenda,” the president remarked.

The head of state emphasized that Belarus is keeping eyes on the ball and is doing its best to make timely decisions to develop the state. “Life does not stand still, it is vigorously developing, and we must be quick enough to change and adapt to it. All that should be done at the level of laws taking into account the requirements of our life,” he is convinced. “Because the society is changing, and we are changing. Of course, the Constitution should be the headliner of the changes in our society. Therefore, as I have already said, we need to focus on amending and improving the norms of the Constitution.”

Alexander Lukashenko added that it is important to choose the right moment for amending the Fundamental Law of the country. “Because the talks on amending the Constitution cause a kind of Brownian movements in our society. Certain very politicized and interested circles become up and doing against this background. Therefore, it is important to choose the right moment for beginning to amend this law and to determine the major avenues of work,” the Belarusian leader explained.

The president recalled that resolute measures have been recently taken to develop advanced technologies, improve economic relations, optimize the state apparatus, and expand the functions of local authorities. “Therefore, it is essential to analyze the Constitution in this direction,” the head of state believes.

“Strong and sovereign Belarus should always remain the state prioritizing honest, wise and successful people. Therefore, the interests of the Belarusian people should be a priority in the improvement of our Constitution,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.

In his opinion, the Constitutional Court judges should objectively and thoroughly analyze the norms of the Fundamental Law using their high status and knowledge. “It is essential to evaluate their applicability, compliance with the modern development of the society and international approaches. If we finally decide to amend the Constitution, no one should reproach us. For this purpose, you should study the best global practices. In fact, you know them. You know the leading countries and their constitutions. Therefore, we must use the best global practices. We should not take any norms from any constitutions, just like we did at the dawn of our independence, in order to please anyone. We must develop our laws and, first of all, the Fundamental Law for our country and people,” the president is convinced.”

When working on the proposals to improve the Constitution, it is not necessary to hold separate government conferences and create working groups, the head of state said. “You should not set up any constitutional commissions. Instead, you should propose certain amendments and improvements to our Constitution keeping an eye on the future of our country. I want to ask you something. You can come up with the concrete wording, and then we will not have to revise and polish anything,” Alexander Lukashenko said. “The Constitutional Court should make a statement. Perhaps, this will be the loudest statement from the Constitutional Court in the history of our sovereign and independent country.”