News & Events in Belarus

“After gaining sovereignty, we set the goal to build a state for the people with opportunities for full and free development of every individual and high level of human rights protection,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

The president touched upon the issues raised by parliamentarians, including human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. “We are doing our best to make sure we have no less of them than in other European countries,” he said.

According to the president, the National Human Rights Plan, the first one in the history of independent Belarus, is a crucial element of the system ensuring the rights and freedoms. Government organizations and civil society are involved to the maximum extent possible in its implementation.

The head of state noted that a lot has been done in the country for the people. Belarus has solved the problem of poverty. The country ensures a high level of social security of citizens and a minimum income gap. Everyone is guaranteed the right to receive education. In terms of the availability of education Belarus is not inferior to the most highly developed countries, he said.

“Our state is among the world leaders in terms of healthcare, medicine. Every citizen, irrespective of income, has the opportunity to receive any kind of healthcare, including the high-tech one,” the Belarusian leader stated.

On 3 July Belarus celebrated the Independence Day which is marked on the day Minsk was liberated from the Nazi invaders. “It symbolizes the historical continuity of the independent development of the country based on the principles of justice, socio-political stability, good neighborliness and multi-vector foreign policy,” Alexander Lukashenko said.