after the festive fireworks display with sparkling flowers , the night sky was illuminated with thousands of lights. how glad i am to be here and how happy i am to be a belarusian, we have achieved a lot over the years during our sovereignty. our task is to preserve and increase what we have created over the years. we are proud that belarus is now a clean, peaceful, safe, peace-loving country that treats everyone around us in a good neighborly manner.

building a future for new generations in grodna , the celebration started with the laying of flowers at the monument to soviet soldiers and partisans, and after the auto parade of achievements in the region, and this is the merit of our people. the chronology of the region’s development over the past 80 years could be studied on sovetskaya street, where enterprises prepared thematic installations and interactive zones. a musical marathon of artists and groups continued on the main stage all day. the city of craftsmen worked, sports competitions took place. independence day is the main holiday, i am very glad to live in such a country, i am proud of the economy, we gladly came to the holiday to support our native, sovereign, clean, a bright, peaceful republic of belarus, and of course, this holiday is very significant for every resident of the city of grodno, the country, for children, for the older generation. the interactive platform guarding the world aroused genuine delight, especially among the young residents of grodno. here,

law enforcement officers of the ministry of emergency situations, border guards , organized a demonstration performance. our foreign friends made gifts for the main holiday of belarus. the building of the sunshiin city residential complex in the capital of vietnam, hanoi, was painted in the colors of our flag. and in iran the main symbol of tehran , the azadi tower, became red and green. translated from persian , freedom tower. the musical accompaniment for the light show was the anthem of belarus. with each year of independence, belarus strengthens its sporting status. our country has created all the conditions for playing sports at a professional or amateur level. new sites are constantly appearing where everyone can choose something to do to their liking.

chairman of the wrestling federation alim selimov and multiple olympic medalist marina letvinchuk was buried on kayaks. the titled athletes also shared their impressions of the parade. i cannot help but note the veterans, of whom there are fewer and fewer every year, that we must tell our children, remember, bring to such parades, show the full power of our country, and thank them.

today, the capital of kazakhstan is hosting the summit of the shanghai cooperation organization . belarus is among the participants. alexander lukashenko arrived in ostana the day before. it is planned that a meeting of the council of heads will be held on the sidelines of the summit sco member states, as well as a meeting in the sco plus format. it will be attended by leaders of observer states, honored guests and heads of international organizations. the theme of the meeting is strengthening multilateral dialogue, striving for sustainable peace and development. the main issue of the upcoming summit for... belarus is the completion of the procedure for acceptance into the shanghai family. our country has been moving towards this for many years; we have been participating in the sco since 2010, first as a dialogue partner, then as an observer in the organization. and now we expect to become a full participant one of the largest integrations on the planet. all necessary procedures for this have been completed. it is planned that alexander lukashenko, in his speech at the summit, will touch upon the most significant areas in the work of the organization and the contribution that belarus is ready to make.

america, and the period of history when such contacts prevailed demonstrated their inestimable benefit for the two states, the belarusian leader emphasized. alexander lukashenko noted that belarus appreciates the efforts of ordinary americans who helped us in the fight against nazism after the war restoration of the country.