MINSK, 26 May (BelTA) - The Belarusian authorities work in the interests of people, not someone's financial ambitions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with MPs, members of the Constitutional Commission and representatives of the government bodies on 26 May, BelTA has learned.
"Throughout 2020, Belarus was subjected to the unprecedented pressure. No country in the world has faced such multifaceted, multi-level terror,” the head of state said. “Why did they turn against Belarus? Because we did not toe the line, did not bend down and did not succumb to the herd instinct, acted primarily in the interests of people, not someone's global financial ambitions."
The president noted that the world is just beginning to reap the consequences of the economic downturn. "There is a saying that you need to see further than the end of your nose, look forward when everyone sees only as far as their feet. While almost the whole world was closed, we ensured the operation of all the most important systems and did not keep people locked down," Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
The head of state said that the actions of the Belarusian authorities proved right. Large-scale work to protect people continues today.
“It is obvious that at the post-pandemic recovery stage, the Western society is unhappy with the way it is evolving, how they have been protected, how funds have been distributed, and how vaccination campaigns are going on. In short, they are unhappy with how people are being saved and treated. Today it is important for the West to show that there can be no better examples of dealing with the situation than theirs. Their goal is to distract their people from what is going on in there. Our position on the pandemic is an undesirable experience for them. After all, they will have to answer to their people for all the lockdowns they imposed on them. Belarus, with its recovering economy, is too much for them. That is why they keep attacking us,” the Belarusian leader said.
