MINSK, 27 September (BelTA) — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko revealed the reason for his meetings with students as he visited the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR) as part of the Open Microphone with the President project in Minsk on 27 September, BelTA has learned.
"I want to have an open and honest discussion, without being afraid that you will ask some questions to which I will not know the answer. So let's talk frankly about the matters that concern you, because you are the future of our country, however banal it may sound. It has always been like this: young people are the future of our country. It is very important to know your mood, your thoughts about the future. If our points of view do not coincide, let's find a compromise, as it should be among reasonable people, especially among Slavic people, Belarusians," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The president stated that the information environment has made people very open, frank and, unfortunately, vulnerable. "As future specialists in information technologies and electronics, you are aware of the speed of spreading and retrieving data about any of us. If we trust these data to our devices, we should realize that we are putting ourselves at risk in the information space," the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he often receives sociological studies that claim to capture a social portrait of today's youth. However, the president is confident that no such documents or reports on the pressing issues of youth policy will answer the main question: who will continue to build and develop Belarus?
“That is why I am here with you today. I think I will visit other universities in our country to answer this question. You came here to ask the president your questions. I came here to see you, understand and form my own opinion, and find an answer to the most important question for me today: who will continue our modern history, the history of sovereign Belarus? I am talking about it openly and honestly," the Belarusian leader emphasized.
The head of state pointed out that during such events it is important for him to understand whether young people feel their responsibility for the future of the country, how well they know the events and facts of the international and domestic information agenda.
"Adults always think about ways to explain things to you, but you see and understand a lot of things for yourselves and make very correct and wise conclusions. This is why I have come to you, expecting a frank conversation," the president said.
"I want to have an open and honest discussion, without being afraid that you will ask some questions to which I will not know the answer. So let's talk frankly about the matters that concern you, because you are the future of our country, however banal it may sound. It has always been like this: young people are the future of our country. It is very important to know your mood, your thoughts about the future. If our points of view do not coincide, let's find a compromise, as it should be among reasonable people, especially among Slavic people, Belarusians," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The president stated that the information environment has made people very open, frank and, unfortunately, vulnerable. "As future specialists in information technologies and electronics, you are aware of the speed of spreading and retrieving data about any of us. If we trust these data to our devices, we should realize that we are putting ourselves at risk in the information space," the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he often receives sociological studies that claim to capture a social portrait of today's youth. However, the president is confident that no such documents or reports on the pressing issues of youth policy will answer the main question: who will continue to build and develop Belarus?
“That is why I am here with you today. I think I will visit other universities in our country to answer this question. You came here to ask the president your questions. I came here to see you, understand and form my own opinion, and find an answer to the most important question for me today: who will continue our modern history, the history of sovereign Belarus? I am talking about it openly and honestly," the Belarusian leader emphasized.
The head of state pointed out that during such events it is important for him to understand whether young people feel their responsibility for the future of the country, how well they know the events and facts of the international and domestic information agenda.
"Adults always think about ways to explain things to you, but you see and understand a lot of things for yourselves and make very correct and wise conclusions. This is why I have come to you, expecting a frank conversation," the president said.
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