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Belarus will come out of crisis even stronger, President says

MINSK, April 23 (BelTA) – The state will do its utmost so that we would survive all the hardships and become even stronger and united than before, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he delivered the State of the Nation Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly. The main theme of the Address is “Wellbeing of the native land depends on everyone and all”. The head of state said that without any turmoil and social tensions, in a relatively short period of time, the Belarusian people have built a full-fledged and independent state, the Republic of Belarus, which is respected and reckoned with in the world. There are no antagonistical contradictions in the state, economic and spiritual life in Belarus. This, in turn, creates necessary basis for further confident progress. The President stressed that “whatever the skeptics and opponents would say, our achievements are the result of our own path of development based on the principles of effective economic regulation and strong social policy. Therefore the conceptual task today is to make sure that the processes of intensive socio-economic development should become irreversible, become a stable tendency,” he said. According to him, the difficult period, the global economy is going through today and Belarus as well, will not be over soon. Therefore, all will have to work much and hard to promote further development of the country capable of ensuring the conditions for safe, stable and happy life. The President believes that today’s difficult period gives a unique chance to get rid of everything unnecessary that hampers sustainable development. This time should be used for a crucial breakthrough in all areas. “Although the crisis started thousands of kilometers away from us, away from Europe, it has made an impact on Belarus as well. This is the price of globalization and integration into the world economy. We need to be sincere and fair in how we see our country in the future. We cherish the trust our people put in us and will never deceive them and turn our back on them during the most difficult time,” the head of state said. “In our state we are one big family where the country’s power and prosperity depend on everyone’s efforts, knowledge and responsibility. One needs to understand a simple thing: even the most ambitious plans will remain on paper if the society is apathetic and indifferent. Today no one has the right for complacency or for adjusting to the situation. In an atmosphere of trust and cooperation between the authorities and the society, we will be able to weather the consequences of the crisis,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed. At the same time the President has warned all those who are not attributing any importance to the present situation or trying to use it in their own interests: “All means will be used to secure law and order in the country, ensure stability of constitutional rights”. Alexander Lukashenko said that the unity of the Belarusian people is a huge advantage. Everyone should be responsible for the wellbeing of the native land.

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