70th anniversary of the Great Victory

MINSK, 10 May (BelTA) – The results of the Second World War will not be reviewed thanks to joint efforts, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told reporters after the talks with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Minsk on 10 May, BelTA has learned.

"The aggressor should not look like a peacemaker, and the great feat of the people must not be forgotten," said the President of Belarus.

Alexander Lukashenko noted that today Belarus and China celebrate together the 70th anniversary of the great victory over fascism and militarism. "This is not the first anniversary date. But this is the first time we celebrate it together on such a large scale," the Belarusian leader said. He noted that in the history there were shining examples of military brotherhood between representatives of Belarus and China in defending the homeland against aggressors. According to the Belarusian head of state, this is another factor that unites our countries.

"The whole world knows about the heroism of the Soviet people and the enormous losses that it suffered to achieve the Victory: 30 million lives. But I want everybody to know that during World War II the Chinese people lost 35 million of their compatriots. During the whole period of the Second World War the Chinese people held off substantial forces of the Japanese militarists in the east of the country, preventing the worst possible scenario when we would have to fight on two fronts. So this is our joint Victory, and this year we celebrate it together,” the Belarusian head of state noted.