MINSK, 25 May (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko will meet with Belarusian MPs, members of the Council of the Republic, the Constitutional Commission in the Oval Hall of the Seat of Government on 26 May. The meeting will be also attended by executives of different levels and people shaping public opinion, Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont told BelTA.
“The president accepted the proposal of MPs and members of the Constitutional Commission who made a request to organize a meeting to discuss topical and pending issues. The meeting is expected to take place at the parliament building tomorrow. It will be attended by not only MPs and senators but also by members of the Constitutional Commission and the government, representatives of other public organizations, governors. Apart from that, the meeting will bring together people shaping public opinion – political experts, sociologists, heads of mass media outlets, journalists, scientists, bloggers,” the press secretary said.
“Therefore, the statement of the president which was planned for today will be made in the Oval Hall of the Seat of Government tomorrow. The participants of the meeting will discuss a wide range of issues after that,” Natalya Eismont said.
On the 25 May, Belarusian MPs adopted an address to the president to introduce a bill to the House of Representatives on amending the Constitution, which provides for the simultaneous holding of elections to the local councils of deputies of the 29th convocation and to the House of Representatives of the 8th convocation. It is also necessary to discuss other pending issues.
BelTA reported that Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko on 25 May to discuss topical items on the agenda of the two chambers. Since they knew the president wanted to make a statement, they asked him to make a speech before the parliamentarians and representatives of the public so that they could ask questions, consider proposals on rescheduling local elections, discuss the constitutional reform and other issues on the agenda.
