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Lukashenko orders ban on children’s trips abroad without state oversight, permission

MINSK, 18 June (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered a ban on children’s trips abroad without state oversight and permission as he commented on the drone attack on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens, including children, in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, BelTA has learned.

“I don’t want to condemn anyone here, but I would like to ask our people, and especially parents, when it comes to children, to stay home during this time. We need to focus on football and other activities here. It is more comfortable here in a quiet, peaceful country. And we need to ban any trips abroad without state oversight and permission,” the Belarusian leader said.

In connection with the incident, Aleksandr Lukashenko drew attention to several aspects, mentioning the purpose of the trip to Gelendzhik for the group of Belarusian children.

“I want to draw attention to the fact itself: parents, and they do not deny this, organized this trip, supposedly for a holiday or to train people to play football in Gelendzhik. Listen, do we not have enough land to play football? Do we lack fields for children and adult teams to train properly? We have enough,”" the head of state said.

To get to their destination, the parents turned to a private company and hired a bus. ”I don’t want to condemn that private company either. They were operating legally - individual entrepreneurs. They rented a bus and set off,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko. “And now some people are making claims. We don’t need that. We adults, and parents above all, need to be more careful about these things.”

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