MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) - Work will continue in Belarus to perpetuate the memory of the feats and heroes of the Great Patriotic War, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a wreath ceremony at the Mound of Glory memorial near Minsk on 3 July, BelTA has learned.
"Today, here, at the site of fateful battles, we remember all the battles that forged the Great Victory. The pennants ‘For valor and perseverance during the Great Patriotic War', which you see in front of you, have been awarded to 27 settlements of Belarus. These are not all the places of valor. We will continue this work to perpetuate the memory of the feats and heroes of the Great Patriotic War," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The president noted that the time has come for young people to take the baton from older generations and keep the Eternal Flame of this memory going. "For the sake of peace in our land," the head of state emphasized.
