Новости за 24.04.2024

Belarus is a country with a low level of social stratification by income. According to the head of state, this is what a civilized, highly developed country - a country of equal opportunities - should be.

The head of state pointed out: “If it wants to remain part of the new world order as a center of power, the West should learn from Ancient China. The community with a shared future for mankind is an example of unity of nations without detriment to national cultures, ideologies, and sovereignties."

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Belarus is one of the world leaders in terms of the affordability of healthcare services for the population.” As little as ten years ago organ transplantation was a historical event in Belarus. Today it is a free and quite widespread surgery for Belarusians."

Over the years of independence, almost a million families have improved their living conditions in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 7th Belarusian People's Congress.

In 1990 Belarus citizens had slightly more than 0.5 million automobiles. In 2023 the figure exceeded 3 million, 5.5 times up since 1990. In other words, a third of the population has a car, including babes in arms.

During the domestic political events in 2020, the world was watching Belarus. The state survived thanks to the courage of true patriots, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 7th Belarusian People's Congressю

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “International agreements and integration unions are necessary. But only those, which will respect national sovereignty, allow participants to interact via a dialogue, a consensus, and search for compromises."

“We have studied the Washington playbook in detail. On our own experience. I have always said: “We need to learn the lessons!”. All this ‘spontaneous self-organization of society’ followed the same scenario, starting from South America, Asia, ending with Kazakhstan, Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Moldova and Uzbekistan," the head of state said.

“New attempts to crush us, Russians, Belarusians, Slavs, to destroy the sense of national pride and culture have united us and prompted us to restore our former power,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.

International prestige of Washington, London is falling, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 7th Belarusian People's Congress.

The head of state recalled that this year the country will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazi invaders.

According to the head of state, with the acquisition of the constitutional status the role of the congress and the competence of the delegates has increased many times.

The people of Belarus know what it means to be strong in the name of peace, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the 7th Belarusian People's Congress.

“Whoever people in this chamber may be, wherever they may work, there is no distance between us. All of us have one status: participants of the Belarusian People’s Congress. Delegates and invitees. And I feel the greatest pride about this accomplishment of national democracy,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that the delegates of the Belarusian People’s Congress included deputies of local councils, representatives of civil society and MPs.

Belarus does not shun progressive forms of Western European democracy, but integrates them into its political system, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said addressing the 7th Belarusian People’s Congress on 24 April, BelTA has learned.

"Today's event actually divides the history of the country's political life into before and after. This is an evolutionary movement and development," the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We are reinforcing the role and the status of power of people’s representatives. It is important to point out that, as a matter of principle, we don’t separate the government from the people.”

The Belarusian head of state is expected to make a speech. The delegates are set to consider organizational issues related to the operation of the Belarusian People’s Congress and also take a look at the documents important for the country.

The Belarusian People's Congress is becoming a true pillar of strength for the sovereignty of Belarus, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik told the media on the sidelines of the 7th Belarusian People's Congress.

“The process of retooling continues at Minsk Tractor Works all the time. We are now increasing the output of certain models. We need new machine tools for that,” the company’s First Deputy Chief Industrial Engineer Ivan Kozlovsky said.

Aleksei Bashan has been elected Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus. This decision was made at the CEC meeting, BelTA has learned.

Two out of four Belarusian athletes progressed to the women’s individual final. Mariya Gnedtchik was among the best in the Qualifications C laser run to reach the semifinal in the second position.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has plans to promote exchange trade in agricultural products with Algeria, BUCE Press Secretary Roman Yaniv told BelTA.

Cleanliness and tidiness have become the calling card of Belarus. Sometimes we ridicule the Soviet past or feel embarrassed about it, but cleanliness and neatness come from there. It is not for nothing that Aleksandr Lukashenko always says: you can't cross out our history; you need to borrow the best from the past and apply it in the present.