Posted:
01.11.2024 15:21:00
Sergeyenko: we are ready to defend Belarus if needed
Everyone in Belarus is doing their part to keep the peace, said Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko on November 1st, at a meeting with the staff of Postavy flax mill while on a work visit to Postavy District
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The mill director Alyona Yurinyonok thanked President Lukashenko and Belarusian authorities for preserving peace in the country.
“Ahead of this meeting, our entire workforce came together to discuss questions we’d like to ask you. And today, the most important thing for us is peace. We got used to not being scared to go out, to feel our children are safe when they are in school. We see what’s happening in the world and on our borders. We would like it very much if the things we have today: stability and peace in Belarus, stayed that way,” she said.
Mr. Sergeyenko pointed out that the situation in the world is worrying.
“NATO is running military exercises in Lithuania virtually every month. Poland increased NATO presence on its territory to 30,000 soldiers. New divisions are being formed close to the Belarusian border. Ukraine has mined its border areas, the number of troops grows all the time," he explained.
According to the Chairman of the House of Representatives, Belarus, in response, spends a lot to keep its army combat-capable.
“On the other hand, we are open for the common people of Europe. The visa-free travel regime proposed by the President remains active for the third year running. Over 900,000 Europeans have entered Belarus in that time: to visit their families, go on tours, or to buy coal and firewood,” he said.
Mr. Sergeyenko also noted how fast Belarusians come together if they need to pool their efforts to solve some problem, citing the storm that caused damage in Gomel Region last July as an example.
“There were power cuts, production facilities had to stop operations, the water supply was also unstable. But that did not scare us. People came together. On the one hand, the disaster highlighted our lack of preparation in some areas, but on the other hand, it demonstrated our solidarity and camaraderie. We are ready to defend Belarus, if needed,” he added.
“Ahead of this meeting, our entire workforce came together to discuss questions we’d like to ask you. And today, the most important thing for us is peace. We got used to not being scared to go out, to feel our children are safe when they are in school. We see what’s happening in the world and on our borders. We would like it very much if the things we have today: stability and peace in Belarus, stayed that way,” she said.
Mr. Sergeyenko pointed out that the situation in the world is worrying.
“NATO is running military exercises in Lithuania virtually every month. Poland increased NATO presence on its territory to 30,000 soldiers. New divisions are being formed close to the Belarusian border. Ukraine has mined its border areas, the number of troops grows all the time," he explained.
According to the Chairman of the House of Representatives, Belarus, in response, spends a lot to keep its army combat-capable.
“On the other hand, we are open for the common people of Europe. The visa-free travel regime proposed by the President remains active for the third year running. Over 900,000 Europeans have entered Belarus in that time: to visit their families, go on tours, or to buy coal and firewood,” he said.
Mr. Sergeyenko also noted how fast Belarusians come together if they need to pool their efforts to solve some problem, citing the storm that caused damage in Gomel Region last July as an example.
“There were power cuts, production facilities had to stop operations, the water supply was also unstable. But that did not scare us. People came together. On the one hand, the disaster highlighted our lack of preparation in some areas, but on the other hand, it demonstrated our solidarity and camaraderie. We are ready to defend Belarus, if needed,” he added.
