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MINSK, 21 April (BelTA) – Culture should play a more active role in uniting people, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in his State of the Nation Address on 21 April, BelTA has learned.

Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that a special feature of the year 2016 is that it has been declared the Year of Culture. “The decision was made keeping in mind that culture, in its broad sense, should play a more active role in uniting people around constructive goals, high moral principles and our good traditions in the continuing process of building an industrious, educated, spiritually rich and healthy nation,” the President stressed.

The emphasis will be placed on the artistic and creative sector. The head of state believes that special attention should also be paid to other areas, including the culture of farming, everyday life and interpersonal relations, development of cities and villages, and preservation of historical heritage. “All these are the goals of the Year of Culture,” Alexander Lukashenko noted.