Lukashenko congratulates Belarusians on Constitution Day

Dear compatriots! I congratulate you on Constitution Day.

This year, the holiday is filled with a special meaning: the constitutional amendments adopted at a nationwide referendum are coming into force today. We are opening a new chapter of our history: of modern, forward-looking Belarus. By strengthening the legal foundation of society, we are creating for the generations to come a reliable mechanism for protection of time-honoured values, national memory and traditional way of life.

Belarusians have made their choice by demonstrating civic maturity, commitment to peaceful, creative and evolutionary development of the country. Having preserved the foundations of a sovereign state that guarantees social security for its citizens, we have improved the institution of the rule of the people, while creating a management system that meets the challenges of our time.

Together, we will have to fully unleash the potential of the updated Basic Law – to strengthen the unity of the people, ensure successful self-realisation of each person, and the rule of law and order.

I am convinced that – relying on the provisions of the Constitution – we will make our Belarus an even stronger, more beautiful and happier country.

I wish you all health, kindness, mutual understanding, new achievements for the benefit of our Fatherland.

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko