Opinions & Interviews

Polish publicist opines on Lukashenko, Belarusians, visas, military parade

Tomasz Gryguć

MINSK, 18 July (BelTA) – Poles traveling to Belarus can see that Minsk is a wonderful, neat, modern and beautiful city, Polish political scientist and publicist Tomasz Gryguć said in an interview with BelTA commenting on decision of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to allow visa-free entry into Belarus for citizens of 35 European countries.

Tomasz Gryguć also shared his view of the military parade in Minsk. “The military parade on the occasion of Independence Day of Belarus that was held in Minsk on 3 July was an extremely interesting thing to watch. Two years ago I urged my Polish audience to attend this parade, enjoy and share this important moment with their neighbors, with Belarusian brothers. After all, this parade is worth seeing, indeed. The Poles want to go to Belarus, they want to see your country with their own eyes, not throw the perspective of Western European spin doctors. Poles come to Belarus and see that Minsk is a wonderful, neat and tidy, modern and beautiful city,” said Tomasz Gryguć.

According to the Polish publicist,  people are the biggest asset of  Belarus. Belarusians are real, genuine, very warm and cordial people. “What we, ordinary Poles, value in the leadership of Belarus, in President Aleksandr Lukashenko, is that thanks to him and only him Belarus remains on the world map. He defends the interests of his people and his state. He is genuine and free from vanity. He is close to people, and you can see it,” the political scientist remarked.

If you want to measure people's interest in the military parade in Minsk, just turn to statistics. The total share of television viewership of the 3 July parade exceeded 82%. Many people watched the military parade on digital platforms. The number of views on BelTA's YouTube channel has reached 2 million. Statistics on YouTube channels of other state media are also impressive.

The geography of the audience is also extensive and includes Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, the USA and other countries.

“It is extremely important that the Belarusian media keep it up and remain independent and true to the interests of the Belarusian people and the Belarusian state,” Tomasz Gryguć added.

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