President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the residents of the New Year country. He told about this on state television channels, reports RIA Novosti.
Lukashenko noted the achievements of the country for 30 years of independence. He stressed that the inhabitants of Belarus built a modern, stable and successful country. “Contrary to the challenges of time confidently put new goals and go ahead,” Lukashenko said.
According to him, in 2021, Belarusians achieved a lot: built new homes, roads, bridges, comfortable residential neighborhoods, opened schools, kindergartens, hospitals, clinics, gave the country bright creative projects and sports victories. The President added that all this was the result of labor and dedication of the Belarusian people.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed to the Russians with New Year’s congratulations. He drew attention to the difficulties of the outgoing year and wished the citizens of good health. The New Year’s appeal of the president at the end of 2021 turned out to be the longest. It lasted 6 minutes and 22 seconds, its volume was about 700 words. Previous appeal on the occasion of the new year went six minutes.