15 February 2008
President of Belarus addresses veterans of Afghan war on the occasion of Remembrance Day
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko addressed the soldiers-internationalists, veterans of the Afghan war on the occasion of the Remembrance Day. “The bitter grief for the fallen is always there in our hearts. Hundreds of Belarusians never returned home from Afghanistan. We bow our heads before the blessed memory of our countrymen and will never let diminish the significance of their heroic serving the people,” reads the message. "Soldiers-internationalists – patriots, successors of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, people who are devoted to high ideals and who are strong in spirit – demonstrate their commitment to goodness and justice in their peaceful and military labour, their integrity”, the message says. The President wished the veterans of the Afghan war and their families peaceful skies, good health, happiness and new achievements in the work for the benefit of Belarus.