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Lukashenko: Belarus’ student teams move country forward
MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) - Student teams move Belarus forward with their ideas and boundless energy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the closing ceremony of the third labor semester of 2024 within the nationwide meeting of student teams on 13 December, BelTA has learned.
"Do not lose your enthusiasm. Remember that your ideas and boundless energy move Belarus forward. I believe in you, your strength and talents. I know for sure that more great discoveries and achievements are ahead of us. Because we live in such time. And this time chose us!" the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that for 65 years several generations, millions of people worked in student teams. "It is encouraging that Belarus and Russia are the only countries in the post-Soviet space that have preserved this wonderful initiative for young people and given it a new lease of life," he noted.
About 20 years ago, in 2003, sovereign Belarus implemented the first youth construction projects: overhaul of the Khatyn and Mound of Glory memorial complexes. "It was a good start," the Belarusian leader stated.
"Further, your hard work helped to reconstruct the Augustow Canal, build the BelNPP, the State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, and other landmark sites. You initiated the participation in the construction of these objects. A short while ago we met at the opening of the renovated Tractor Stadium. I saw how proud and happy you were. I am convinced that those who have gained such experience are true patriots of our country. You are different, you are true patriots, because someone who builds something with their own hands will never destroy anything and will not allow others to do it," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
He recalled that in April at the Belarusian People's Congress young people asked to support their initiative and assign the status of All-Belarusian Youth Construction Site to the construction sites of National Center for Patriotic Education of Youth at the Kobrin fortification of the Brest Fortress. "The landmark project not only united the whole country. It became international. Over 200 foreigners also made their contribution. I am sure that there will be other All-Belarusian Youth Construction Sites, where you will work at an accelerated pace, as always. In five, ten, or maybe twenty years you will be proud to show your children what you created. I believe this tradition will continue," the president said.
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