LOGOISK DISTRICT, 22 March (BelTA) – It is important to venerate memorials and sacred places, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the conclusion of the nationwide commemorative rally timed to the 78th anniversary of the Khatyn tragedy on 21 March, BelTA has learned.
“This commemorative event is over today, but it can never end,” the Belarusian leader said.
He thanked all the participants of the rally for coming despite the bad weather. He noted that although this village was destroyed, it keeps living in the hearts of people. “You should remember: as long as we come to monuments and shrines of our Belarus, we are human,” the head of state noted.
“This means that we will keep living and our country will go on. As soon as we forget these paths, the roads to these sacred places, we will perish as people and as a nation,” the president stressed.
He called on people to come to such places more often and bring their children so that they will understand and appreciate our life.
