News & Events in Belarus

MINSK, 1 July (BelTA) – Belarus will not allow wars and will find its happiness through peaceful means. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at the solemn meeting dedicated to Belarus Independence Day on 1 July, BelTA has learned.

“It turns out we are a thorn in someone’s side. It turns out that this poor small central European country still lives on without a war! I would like to tell those people: there will be no wars in Belarus, we will find our happiness through peaceful means the way we have always done,” said the Belarusian leader.

“We are proud of the fact that peace, tranquility and order are the key accomplishments of our country. Neither development nor prosperity is possible without them. It is the foundation, on which everything else rests — the national economy, personal wealth of every person, and happy lives for us and our children,” noted the head of state.

“Preserving peace, accord, and order is not only a state function. If you’d like, it is the duty of every person who sincerely loves their native land and their native home,” said the President.

Alexander Lukashenko remarked that a lot has been said recently about independence, in particular, it has been said that independence gives freedom, prosperity, peace, stability, and the right to live in one’s own home. “All of it is correct. From my point of view, independence is an opportunity. Benefits of independence don’t happen by themselves. These benefits are the result of painstakingly heavy labor for the sake of using the available opportunities. It is necessary to remember that independence costs a lot. And the price our nation has paid is the price for becoming independent. We pay now and will pay a lot in the future to preserve independence. There is no other choice if we want to live in our own country, our own land, make it more beautiful and leave it to our children,” said the head of state.