The President at the church on Easter: if time has chosen us, let's preserve peace and tranquility
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, visiting the Holy Prophet Elijah Church of the Holy Assumption Convent in Orsha on Easter, called for preserving peace and tranquility in the country.
"The main thing is peace. This is already my problem," the Belarusian leader emphasized. "But since time has chosen us, there's no escaping it – we must preserve peace and tranquility on our land. This is the greatest task for our generation."
"The main thing is peace. This is already my problem," the Belarusian leader emphasized. "But since time has chosen us, there's no escaping it – we must preserve peace and tranquility on our land. This is the greatest task for our generation."
The Head of State noted that this year the great bright religious holiday of Easter coincided with the eve of a great secular holiday – Victory Day. Moreover, the current year is special for Belarus in connection with the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation from the Nazi invaders.
"It is special for us, as for no other nation, because during those years of fascist aggression, Belarus did not exist. It was wiped off the face of the earth. Moreover, from the western to the eastern borders. Everything was destroyed. People survived only because our nature, our forests, hid and sheltered them," Alexander Lukashenko said. "Can we forget these efforts, these heroic feats of our people? We cannot do that!"
"It is special for us, as for no other nation, because during those years of fascist aggression, Belarus did not exist. It was wiped off the face of the earth. Moreover, from the western to the eastern borders. Everything was destroyed. People survived only because our nature, our forests, hid and sheltered them," Alexander Lukashenko said. "Can we forget these efforts, these heroic feats of our people? We cannot do that!"
The President also touched upon the topic of internal political processes taking place in Belarus. The current time is difficult because of the generational change. "And it is very important for us not to break the traditions that we have created together. So that our children do not reject everything that we have created. Not because we are clinging to the old, and that this old is necessarily needed by children. But because whoever broke the thread of generations inevitably engendered at least turmoil. At most – war," the Belarusian leader noted.
"What saved us is that we stood on the shoulders of the previous generation. We absorbed everything that our fathers and grandfathers created. That is why we endured. When it was torn apart in some state, there was always turmoil. And there are always many who wish to take advantage of this. Therefore, I would very much like us to preserve all the best that has been created on our land during this difficult process of generational change," the head of state added. Addressing the residents of Orsha, the President noted that they have all the conditions for life - from fertile soil to a large number of enterprises.
"So many enterprises have been built in Orsha and its surroundings that today there is a shortage of labor. I have already said that we will not just think, but take large-scale actions to provide these enterprises with labor, i.e., there is a place to work. And there is an opportunity to earn for oneself and one's children," said Alexander Lukashenko.
The President traditionally lit a candle. He presented the Holy Assumption Church with the icon "The Resurrection of Christ" as a gift. The head of state was presented with an icon of Saint Alexander Nevsky on Easter.
The President traditionally lit a candle. He presented the Holy Assumption Church with the icon "The Resurrection of Christ" as a gift. The head of state was presented with an icon of Saint Alexander Nevsky on Easter.