Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended a capsule laying ceremony at the construction site of a new hospital in Grodno on 2 April, BelTA has learned.
According to the head of state, not only the text placed in the capsule but also all those numerous facilities that have been built and modernized over the years of independence is a message to the descendants. “This is a message to the future,” he said.
“We want Belarusians to live, start families, study, work, and rest in beautiful, cozy and comfortable towns and villages. We are doing everything to ensure everyone has an opportunity to get a good education in the first place,” the president said.
Sometimes, however, Belarusians have to create not thanks to, but in spite of life circumstances.
“Taking care of children, grandchildren, all those who will continue our line, all those who will come after us - this is the essence of today's moment and the essence of the idea of today's event,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.
He is convinced that in some 50-100 years, given the development of information technologies, the next generations will know everything and even more about the present ones. “But will this knowledge be true? Will the Belarusians of the future see our true intentions in the mass of information?That is why we are leaving a message here. It contains our sincere hopes, and all of them are dictated by the desire for peace and creation,” the head of state said.
This solemn ceremony is also a message to the neighboring countries of Belarus. “We are now digging the land, just like them, very close to the border. But our goals are completely different. They dig trenches against tanks and other hardware, increase spending on strike weapons. We spend two-thirds of the region's budget on social welfare. We want to build our own peaceful future. We focus on creation only,” the president emphasized.