News & Events in Belarus

MINSK, 29 April (BelTA) – In the rapidly changing situation Belarus remains an island of peace, calm and order, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in his address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly in 29 April, BelTA has learned.

“We must admit that the situation in the world is changing much faster than we could imagine. Who could have thought that bombs and shells would explode in neighboring Ukraine? Who could have thought that the danger of a big war could emerge in Europe and the degree of tension between superpowers would increase to the level of the cold war? Today no one is hiding this, including these superpowers themselves,” the head of state said.

“Belarus remains an island of peace, calm and order and this is our achievement,” he emphasized.

Alexander noted with regret that “certain people have forgotten the lessons of the Great Patriotic War.” The 70^th anniversary of victory in this war will be celebrated in a few days. “Anybody could forget these lessons, but for Belarusians. That war claimed millions of lives of our people, therefore 70 years later we still know and remember that nothing is more precious than peace,” the President noted.