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Lukashenko: Belarusians paid a heavy price for peace and freedom

MINSK, 3 February (BelTA) – World War II is the most tragic page in Belarusian history, as it claimed the lives of every third Belarusian at the very least, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received credentials from foreign ambassadors on 3 February, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko suggested that the foreign ambassadors engage in frank discussions not only with representatives of government agencies, but also with Belarusian experts, journalists, activists of public associations. “All doors are open for you in Belarus,” the president said.

At the same time, he noted that in order to better understand today’s Belarus, one needs to know how the Belarusian people won their freedom and the right to live in their own state.

“The Second World War is the most tragic page in Belarusian history, as it claimed the lives of every third Belarusian at the very least. I would like to emphasize that our people were mercilessly killed not by some hordes of savages or barbarians, but by representatives of the most enlightened nations of Europe, who decades later started teaching us how to live,” the head of state said.

The president noted that it is no coincidence that 2022 was declared the Year of Historical Memory in the country. “We want everyone to know what price the Belarusians paid for peace and freedom,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.

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