All Belarusian People's Assembly has begun in Minsk today, which takes place every five years. This time the interest in him is special. Six months have passed since the presidential elections, and now Alexandr Lukashenko has revealed plans for changes within the country and his vision of relations with the rest of the world.
The main statements of the All Belarusian People's Assembly were made on the very first day of the forum - the country is starting to develop a new Constitution, the need for which was discussed here in the last six months after the presidential elections. Addressing the delegates with a four-hour address, Lukashenko announced a specific deadline for preparing the main document.
The President said that the form of a presidential republic should be preserved. In his opinion, in the next five years the Belarus should place its stake on a multi-vector foreign policy - to establish a dialogue with Europe. At the same time, Russia was, is and will be the closest partner and ally.
The period that the country is going through, in his address, Lukashenko called a turning point, compared it with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and called the actions of the West a failed blitzkrieg.
Pro Russian Lukashenko's statements were welcomed by both the delegates to the meeting and the guests.
The opposition refused to participate in the meeting. Instead, they urged their supporters to take to the streets again. Nevertheless, it is calm in the center of Minsk today. There are no security officials or protesters in sight.
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