President A. Lukashenko speaks at Belarusian People's Congress

The Belarusian People's Congress has started its work. The President of Belarus made a speech before the delegates and invitees. This is a truly historic moment for the whole country, the head of state emphasized. The event that actually divides the history of political life into "before" and "after". As the President noted, the role of the Congress and the competence of the delegates have increased manifold with the acquisition of the constitutional status. Now the Congress approves all major program documents that determine economic development, security of our country, strategic issues.

There are representatives of all strata of society, all professions and statuses among the delegates. True representatives of the people. It's the traditional Slavic veche, a popular assembly, in a modern guise. Such a comparison was made by the head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko in his speech at the session of the 7^TH Belarusian People's Congress.