The meeting of Alexander Lukashenko with activists of the BRSM Youth Union in the Palace of Independence

During the meeting with the BRSM Youth Union activists, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko noted that the year 2019 that will mark a halfway point for the Year of Native Land initiative might be dedicated to landscaping and nature.

When answering questions of the youth, the head of state drew attention to Belarus’ natural riches, forests and bogs that are dubbed “Europe’s lungs”. “I was raised around the nature; I am a person from the village. I am no stranger to it,” he said.