MINSK, 17 Sep. Minsk does not remind Poland and Lithuania that their cities Bialystok and Vilnius are Belarusian lands, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said at the Symbol of Unity forum. The event is dedicated to the new national holiday, National Unity Day. In June, the head of state signed a decree according to which he is celebrated on September 17. This date is associated with the entry of Soviet troops in 1939 into the territory of Western Belarus (then it was part of Poland following the results of the Riga Peace Treaty of 1921) and the subsequent unification of the Belarusian territory. As Lukashenko pointed out, he is not returning to the dramatic lessons of history for that to reproach someone. Neighbors are “given from God,” he believes. “In relations with everyone, we strive for peace and friendship, we have never coveted someone else's loaf or a piece of land, we have enough of our own. We do not even remind them that Bialystok and Bialystochina are Belarusian the land that Vilno (Vilnius. — Ed. note) is also a Belarusian city and lands around. We are not talking about this, «he said. The forum was broadcasted by the Belarus 1 TV channel.
The international situation is not improving, Lukashenko said.Belarus' relations with Western countries after the elections deteriorated sharply after the last presidential elections in the republic. Lukashenka won them for the sixth time, but the opposition did not recognize the voting results and took to the streets. The European Union, Great Britain, USA, Canada and other countries began to impose sanctions against Belarusian officials, as well as enterprises, accusing Minsk of election violations and violations human rights. At the same time, Belarus has repeatedly emphasized that the protests are coordinated from abroad, including from Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Ukraine.
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