Lukashenka: Russian Language Is Our National Endow

• 12.07.2017, 10:48

The dictator has opened the congress of Russian propagandists in Minsk.

"The Russian language is not a stranger for Belarus." Lukashenka stated this today at the opening of the plenary session of the XIX World Congress of the Russian Press, BelTA informs.

"I want to emphasize that the Russian language is not a stranger to us. It is our national endow. For our centuries-old history, Belarusians have made a significant contribution to its development, enriched it. And today it has the status of a state language in our country, on a par with the Belarusian language," – Lukashenka said.