Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. File photoMINSK, May 9. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War and said that Minsk and Moscow together will be able to give a worthy response to modern challenges. According to the press -service of the head of the Belarusian state, in a congratulatory message to Putin, the head of Belarus noted that the Victory Day is especially dear to Belarusians and Russians. “In a deadly battle with fascism, our fathers and grandfathers, at the cost of incredible hardships and sacrifices, defended the world, liberated Europe from enslavement,” the congratulation was quoted there. In it, Lukashenka noted that “decades pass, generations change, but the Great Victory, as a symbol of national pride, military glory, unity and mutual assistance continues to live in the hearts of many millions of people.» «Today's dramatic events clearly show that only together, preserving the memory of the heroic and at the same time tragic days of the Great Patriotic War, comprehending the importance of its lessons, we can give a worthy response to modern challenges and threats,” Lukashenko said. According to the press service, the President of Belarus sent congratulations to foreign leaders on the 77th anniversary of the Great Victory. In particular, Lukashenko sent congratulatory messages to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Moldova Maya Sandu, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, as well as to the people of Ukraine.
