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unity, the achievement of a strong independent country. belarus celebrates national unity day, one of three historical dates, along with victory day, july 3, which give. the opportunity to look into the past in order to firmly hold the present in our hands and protect the future. on september 17, 1939, exactly 85 years ago , an act of historical justice took place, the reunification of the belarusian lands, and today we are together, territorially and spiritually and ourselves we decide the fate of a free and independent homeland. the president congratulated belarusians on the holiday. this is a holiday of historical justice,

on september 17, 1939, the eternal desire of belarusians to live on their territory as a single family in peace and harmony came true. since then , we have learned the truth that in order to remain independent, we must be strong economically, politically and spiritually. 85 years ago, our ancestors reunited for the sake of creation for the benefit of a common future. step by step, through labor and military victories, talent and energy, millions of people strengthened statehood, asserting among the peoples of cultures, as a strong in spirit and progressive nation. today, when the country is developing confidently moving forward, it is especially important to carefully preserve in our hearts love and respect for our native land. only in this way, with joint efforts, will we be able to pass on to our descendants the proud right to be called belarusians, the president emphasized. yes, a special holiday. for our country, unity day

is also a date when we look at our history, what was, analyze, of course, our present, and certainly make plans for future. this is what makes us belarusians a single and indivisible nation. the idea of ​​national unity permeates our entire history. this is the great belarus where we live. the people. we stand for a multipolar, fair world with development guarantees for all countries without exception. thank you for what you have done for our country. thank you. people are proud that they are real belarusians. this is national unity. we are peaceful people. we do not want war.

"no one will do this for us, because time has chosen us. by the way, national day unity is the youngest state holiday, but it already has its own traditions, it is becoming more large-scale, truly national, every year. patriotic runs, festivities, concerts, and of course, a bright finale - a patriotic forum in minsk arena. anastasia bendesyuk found out. how

will the capital celebrate? everyone says today that a holiday is a mood, it is the unity of those for whom this day is, and of course, gifts, and that's not all. the first informational ones will be received in the regions, for example, today after reconstruction the roller ski track of the vitebsk regional school of olympic reserve will open with a modern biathlon shooting range, a starting area, a penalty circle and an expanded parking lot for cars. if we walk a little more around the sport, at 9:00, gomel residents will go on a bike ride in unity is strength, it will end at the palace of water sports, well, for today's holiday, a holiday throughout the country, traditionally here in minsk arena, at exactly 18:00 the patriotic forum will begin, we will also give them the start of the republican action, the unity marathon, in the coming months,

this marathon will be held in all regional large district cities, what is happening at minsk arena can be seen on tv screens belsiradiocompany will broadcast live to belarus. the first informational, will fill the air with colors, the main thing, of course, is unity, it is in every composition on stage, based on the experience of past years, we expect that it will be emotionally very soulful, the most beloved artists on the stage, in addition to this, those who are on their unifying holiday, in the mogilev region it is kupala or alexandria gathers friends, in grodno it is festival of national cultures, we will see them today, the directors promise high-tech. pavel, i know that we will see you here today too, so see you off-air. anastasia, and not only me, many colleagues will be at minsk arena today, and from reporters all day today we are waiting for the most important platforms to include information about bright events. and belarusians, of course,

are a peace-loving people, but we do not forget about the genocide of the great patriotic war, and we appreciate what has been created and strive for development, so for us this is not just a holiday of unification. historical territories, and the day of a single nation, belarusians themselves say this. strength must be in our unity, and then we can achieve anything, in love for our homeland, and it does not matter where you live and who you work as. it is very important to convey this feeling of patriotism to the younger generation, that we adults have done everything so that our children are proud of living in belarus, that there is peace and tranquility here, and that children can realize their dreams and plans, so let's save together... our country for our children, at a time when the world suffers global changes, when countries and peoples are losing their culture, today, more than ever, we need to unite, and the result that we see today is the unity of our

people, unity, in one desire to live in a peaceful country, to work honestly for the good of our family, our city. our country, we have many cultural traditions that unite us together, we have strong regions, we as students must study well, science must achieve new goals, and as i understand it, unity will help us move forward and make our country better, the situation at customs, in the republican budget and security. these topics were discussed the day before during the report of the chairman of the state customs committee to the president. as for the financial results of the department for 8 months of the year, the budget received 16% more payments than for the same period of the previous year.

increased attention is paid to ensuring security, preventing the import of goods into the country that cause harm to the state and citizens. due to the reduction in trade due to sanctions. this year through the eastern direction four times more cargo was moved than through the west, the president, the problem with truck queues in front of checkpoints due to lithuania, latvia and poland also remains relevant. in order to ensure comfortable conditions for leaving in these directions, work continues on the construction and improvement of waiting areas. the most popular ones are in front of the brest and kozlovichi checkpoints, the completion of construction is planned for next year, at the same time the reconstruction of

the beristovitsy checkpoint on the belarusian-polish border will be completed. the capacity will increase by 100 cars per day. the new legislative season in parliament, the deputy of the eighth convocation , symbolically opens the second session today on the day of national unity. the work of the people's representatives is aimed at strengthening the country's sovereignty and improving the quality of life. anton malyuta knows what they will talk about in the oval hall on the first legislative day. the deputies will return to work in the oval hall in a matter of hours and will take these chairs; the final preparations are underway now. but until that moment, deputies were, no, not the summer holidays, a very busy hot time. summer is work in the districts, work with people who will praise for advantages, point out shortcomings, and of course, offer something of their own. the result of such work was certainly, busy. agenda of the first meeting. seven questions, both in the first and second reading. a variety of areas from

criminal liability to employment , and also ratification of international treaties. of particular interest are two bills: ratification of the agreement with russian federation, on the organization of production of the twin-engine light, multi-body aircraft asvey, and also on the

issues of streamlining. so that all our international contacts, trips, visits are focused on a specific result. yes, people's diplomacy is very important now, 11 special commissions and 40 friendship groups have been created in the house of representatives. we interact with partners and build bridges with those who are ready for a constructive dialogue. the international agenda will be marked next week. the council will meet in magilev parliamentary assembly of the union. belarus and russia, the work will continue in the oval hall, at the end of the month, the government will traditionally

answer questions from deputies, but for now , together with the parliamentarians, we are going to prepare for the opening of the session. anton malyuta and vitaly selyavka, the first information. yes, in belarus, a little over an hour ago , the first information tv channel began working live for the first time in a publicly available package, viewers saw the morning broadcast, which will acquaint viewers with events during the first hours of the day.

good autumn morning, happy holiday, beloved country, the first information tv channel in belarus starts broadcasting live, and now every day 24:7, together with you on the fifth button we write a new page in the history of our country. the first information tv channel became the first in the history of belarusian television, in which the basic content is news. and by the way, the film crew of the first information channel has already visited the city. greetings from the northern capital of russia, the beautiful majestic st. petersburg. we have strong economic ties with this city. in terms of trade turnover, we are in first place among the cis countries. over the first 7 months of this year, it has grown by almost 10% and today amounts to almost one and a half billion dollars. st. petersburg is a large port city on the baltic sea coast. today ,

something is being implemented here, in my opinion, this is wonderful. transport reform is being carried out in st. petersburg, and belarusian companies have won a number of tenders. the city has bought almost 900 maz buses running on natural gas. also the minsk automobile plant won a tender for the supply of about 250 large-capacity buses, running on diesel fuel. in addition, belarusian tractors and loaders operate on the city streets. all this makes life convenient and comfortable for petersburg gardens and guests of the northern capital of russia. of course, questions related to the colossal marketing successes of belarus, because small belarus, in general, yes, having preserved its industrial and production system, has learned to trade everywhere, in this sense, this is also something that needs to be learned, together integrate promote, that is, this marketing is very important, in fact, belarus

is present today, it seems to me, in any corner of the globe, you know, this is amazing, and this is also necessary... to unite on a union platform, we need this planetary format, planetary actions, we need to learn this. in st. petersburg, there is a fund that financially supports scientific innovation activities, it helps to launch many joint belarusian-russian projects. belarus and st. petersburg cooperate in in the field of science and education. we have signed about 170 agreements, which include 36 universities and 26. organizations of st. petersburg, while more than 3,000 belarusian students and postgraduates study in the city on the neva. colleagues, thank you, i see the weather is conducive to studying belousovo petrovskaya union vectors of interaction using st. petersburg as an example. congratulations to belarus on national unity day are already flying in from all

corners of the world. austria, argentina, germany, vietnam, india, china, usa, korea, japan, united arab emirates.