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Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia will keep responding to challenges together

MINSK, 1 April (BelTA) – The peoples of Belarus and Russia have always responded and will keep responding to challenges together, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the ceremony to present the Union State Award in Science and Technology 2021 on 1 April, BelTA has learned.

“It is no less important that our successes, and above all your successes, show that the peoples of Belarus and Russia are united in their goals, bound by strong fraternal ties and the common history. The challenges we are facing today are also common. We have responded and will keep responding to them together,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The president emphasized that there is no point in lamenting about today’s sanctions, because this is a time of opportunity. “This means a lot for scientists, you will be in demand like never before. No politicians, no economists will do without you, without new breakthrough, innovative technologies. The same is true about other areas,” the head of state noted.

Aleksandr Lukashenko called the departure of Western companies a chance for promoting the domestic market and technology. “Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about it. Yet, we need some time to find our bearings. We won’t do it without scientists, so please get involved,” he added. “We will scale up the Union State projects, but we will make them more practical. Fundamental science has always been important, but now we urgently need to focus on applied science,” the head of state said.

“You are the main fighters on this ideological front, because ideas that are not common for our Slavic mentality and sometimes destructive for our spiritual development, are brought here from the outside, primarily on the back of technology. Therefore, you, researchers and developers, should be at least one step ahead. You should be at the forefront of the development of our countries,” the president said.

According to him, pooling together the human capital and competencies of the two countries is the only way to strengthen the Union State. “This is an objective reality, and those who unleashed this hybrid war against us will have to reckon with it,” the Belarusian leader said.

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