Alexander Lukashenko praises Belarusian army professionalism demonstrated during exercise Autumn 2008
High professionalism, strong morale and comradeship in arms of the Belarusian military were demonstrated during the exercise Autumn 2008, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on October 21 at the firing range Domanovo, where the complex operative exercise of the Armed Forces of Belarus ended.
Alexander Lukashenko remarked the exercise confirmed the correctness of the chosen directions of the Armed Forces development.
“The key goal of the Autumn 2008 exercise has been reached,” said the President. “Another step in building up the defensive capacity of the country has been made”. The head of state remarked, a training situation as close as possible to probable scenarios of aggression against Belarus had been created in order to achieve tasks of the exercise. The focus was made on the most complicated part — perfection of control over the Armed Forces and other troops and military units during a repulse of a military attack.
According to Alexander Lukashenko, the exercise presented an opportunity to gain practical experience of the effective utilisation of the entire state military organisation. The President praised the high level of preparedness of the troops and units of the Belarusian army as well as personnel of the State Security Committee, the Emergencies Ministry, the border service and internal troops of the Interior Ministry, who participated in the exercise. The President also thanked obligated reservists recruited for the exercise.
The President underscored the Autumn 2008 exercise was an open one: observers, foreign military attaches, and reporters were able to see for themselves that the government focuses attention on maintaining a high defensive capacity of the country.
“I thank all participants of the exercise for the utmost skill, dedication and understanding of the importance of ensuring the military security of our Fatherland,” concluded the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
