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[00:01:10] A look from Minsk at what is happening in the world, the most notable events
[00:01:14] and topics being discussed,
[00:01:27] Results of the next round of Belarusian-American relations.
[00:01:33] Unity, like in the genetic code of Belarusians, we will talk with the guest
[00:01:37] of the studio: what Belarusians are proud of and who they trust with the results
[00:01:40] of a large-scale sociological study on the values and moods of Belarusian
[00:01:44] society? The brand "Made in Belarus" on the world map,
[00:01:48] how the country is perceived through its products in the program
[00:01:51] review. Belarusian flavor right in the heart of Tashkent
[00:01:55] cultural bridges Belarus
[00:02:04] Another round of Belarusian-American negotiations in
[00:02:07] Minsk. Belarus once again hosted a delegation from the USA, led by
[00:02:11] special envoy John Kohl. He conveyed to the Belarusian
[00:02:14] leader greetings from Donald Trump. According to him, the US President
[00:02:17] fully supports all efforts in the Belarusian-American
[00:02:21] negotiations. The current visit of the delegation lasted two days. On
[00:02:24] the first day, negotiations in the office of the Belarusian leader alone lasted for
[00:02:28] 3 hours. Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the openness
[00:02:31] of the Belarusian side to discuss any issues. Following
[00:02:35] the visit, Trump's special envoy John Kohl made a statement. He
[00:02:38] noted that Belarus and the USA had made great progress during the next round
[00:02:42] of negotiations in Minsk. It was also announced
[00:02:46] that the US plans to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies - Lakokraska
[00:02:49] and the Bellesbumprom concern. Earlier, the US
[00:02:53] had already lifted sanctions on the potash industry. Belarus began shipping
[00:02:56] fertilizers to the states. Restrictions were also lifted from.
[00:03:09] On September 17, Belarus celebrated the Day of National Unity,
[00:03:12] this
[00:03:21] holiday took an honorable place in the same row as Victory Day and Independence
[00:03:25] Day. And throughout the entire week, the country
[00:03:28] recalled the pages.
[00:03:50] History has proven many times that no matter what happens, Belarusians cannot
[00:03:54] be bought, intimidated, or disunited, as stated by
[00:03:57] President Alexander Lukashenko on the eve of the holiday.
[00:04:30] high level of honoring and
[00:04:33] celebrating this great
[00:04:36] day. Maybe, perhaps, even
[00:04:40] we, you, sitting in this hall, do not fully
[00:04:43] realize what kind of holiday
[00:04:47] and achievement this is, what kind of
[00:04:49] greatness?
[00:04:51] Maybe I think about it so often, thank
[00:04:54] God, that all this
[00:04:57] is to truly realize,
[00:05:00] nations go through the most difficult
[00:05:03] trials,
[00:05:06] we don't need to be told about this, because we have
[00:05:09] our close relatives
[00:05:12] going through such trials,
[00:05:15] I wouldn't want this to happen, it's better to be quiet,
[00:05:18] calm, but as it is,
[00:05:22] time will pass, we will truly,
[00:05:26] each in our own soul, in our own heart,
[00:05:29] appreciate the greatness of what happened in
[00:05:33] the middle of the last century. Today we are a united
[00:05:37] nation, most importantly,
[00:05:40] we are here today,
[00:06:12] Let them call us aggressors, or whatever, we
[00:06:16] are peaceful people, we know the price
[00:06:18] of war, we know the price
[00:06:21] of unity, and we do not want this to happen
[00:06:25] to us, and that all this would repeat
[00:06:28] itself, as it has happened many times in our history, I remember this well,
[00:06:32] I will do everything so that you are not, at least,
[00:06:35] disappointed. On the eve of the Day
[00:06:38] of National Unity, key analytical centers of the country, such as the Institute...
[00:06:46] studies presented the results of a large-scale
[00:06:49] sociological study. It reflects current data on
[00:06:52] the values and moods of Belarusian society. This
[00:06:56] is how the answer to the question looks like: what achievements of modern Belarus
[00:07:00] are its residents proud of? More than 85%
[00:07:03] are proud of peaceful life, more than 62%
[00:07:06] of the quality of food products, 36%,
[00:07:10] of the social protection of the population. In addition, people
[00:07:13] are proud of the development of agriculture, the preservation of large
[00:07:17] industrial production, the achievements
[00:07:19] of Belarusian doctors, the education system, and the development
[00:07:23] of nuclear energy. Among the life priorities
[00:07:26] of Belarusians, care for health is in the first place, a high
[00:07:30] share of answers in favor of family, well, for
[00:07:33] 45% money and material
[00:07:36] well-being are in the top. Sociologists also studied the opinion of Belarusians on the topic
[00:07:39] of the socio-political situation in the country, so. The overwhelming
[00:07:43] majority of Belarusians trust the president.
[00:07:46] 90% of Belarusians highly appreciate the work of the head
[00:07:49] of state in ensuring security in
[00:07:52] the country.
[00:07:57] Today we are talking with our studio guest about how the genetic code
[00:08:01] of Belarusians works, aimed at a careful attitude to history, peacefulness
[00:08:05] and unification. This is a well-known political and public figure,
[00:08:08] former Deputy Prime Minister, diplomat, Vladimir Drazhin. Vladimir,
[00:08:12] hello. Hello. In the modern
[00:08:15] world, it is necessary to keep pace with progress, but while preserving
[00:08:19] traditional values, our historical memory, a careful
[00:08:22] attitude towards family, children, how to find and build a balance in the development
[00:08:26] of Belarusian society today? I look
[00:08:29] at the periods when we were formed in our
[00:08:33] society, starting from childhood,
[00:08:35] youth, and then
[00:08:39] adulthood, we had an example, the example of our parents.
[00:09:12] not to lose this experience, but to continue
[00:09:15] it. We have wonderful youth, we have wonderful
[00:09:19] children forming, but we need to pass on that unique
[00:09:22] experience that has been accumulated over decades,
[00:09:26] and Belarus has always differed from
[00:09:28] other, you know, countries, in that we wisely
[00:09:32] passed on this experience to subsequent generations.
[00:09:35] I believe that at this crucial stage, when
[00:09:39] the world is, you know, in a zone of turbulence, when... many
[00:09:43] processes are happening that, perhaps, we did not expect to happen
[00:09:47] in Europe, in the global space, you know,
[00:09:50] it is very important to consolidate our society, our
[00:09:54] state, and I believe that for this there is
[00:09:58] an example, the head of our state, who creates all
[00:10:01] conditions for us to be united, for us to
[00:10:05] be independent and sovereign, and this is what we
[00:10:08] are achieving at this stage, I believe. It worked.
[00:10:25] You know, I received a lot of questions regarding
[00:10:29] the release of my book "Belarus at the Turn of the
[00:10:32] 20th-21st Centuries," because my colleagues, people's
[00:10:35] deputies of the Supreme Council of the 14th convocation, I
[00:10:38] believe that this was a historically significant
[00:10:41] convocation, raised the question of what
[00:10:44] we remember about those events
[00:10:47] that we experienced from ninetieth to ninety-fifth
[00:10:51] years, it was a period of great difficulty,
[00:10:55] but the collective mind, which was concentrated in
[00:10:59] the Supreme Council, that is 363 people's
[00:11:01] deputies, gradually, step by step,
[00:11:05] working on, you know, the restoration of the economy
[00:11:08] of an already destroyed country,
[00:11:11] working on today's main
[00:11:13] components: what kind of state
[00:11:16] power there will be, you know, the adoption of the Constitution
[00:11:20] of the Republic of Belarus during this period, as well as the creation
[00:11:23] of conditions for normal...
[00:12:25] It's nice to note that this gift of foresight allowed
[00:12:29] us to be most mobilized,
[00:12:32] preserving our economy and social
[00:12:35] policy, to move to the next stages of our country's
[00:12:52] the implementation of joint projects between universities.
[00:13:13] Minsk has prepared a draft memorandum of cooperation in the field of
[00:13:16] national security with Naypyidaw. These are the results
[00:13:19] of the meeting of the State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus with the National Security
[00:13:23] Advisor.
[00:14:55] Here, the one-stop shop principle is implemented when patients apply,
[00:14:58] digital technologies are widely used.
[00:15:01] Belarus participated in the third
[00:15:05] forum of women's entrepreneurship of BRICS countries. It took place on
[00:15:09] the platform of the international youth festival in
[00:15:11] Yekaterinburg. The large-scale event brought together more than
[00:15:15] 500 representatives from twenty countries to discuss
[00:15:18] the future of women's entrepreneurship in the context of the bloc's expansion.
[00:15:21] The program included discussions, master classes.
[00:15:37] Minsk celebrated the Independence Day of Tajikistan and the thirtieth anniversary
[00:15:41] of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries. The event
[00:15:45] brought together representatives of the diplomatic corps, government agencies,
[00:15:48] the public, as well as the Tajik diaspora. Over three
[00:15:51] decades, friendly relations and strategic
[00:15:55] partnership have developed between Minsk and Dushanbe. According to the results
[00:15:58] of 2025, trade turnover between the countries
[00:16:01] reached a historical maximum and exceeded 222
[00:16:05] million dollars. In August of this year
[00:16:18] In the international broadcast, it's Belarus time. In our studio is
[00:16:21] Belarusian political and public figure Vladimir Drazhin. What do you think
[00:16:25] can be the basis for restoring constructive dialogue
[00:16:29] in the region today? You know, I constantly follow
[00:16:33] all the events that are happening on our bilateral
[00:16:36] front, you know. With our neighbors,
[00:16:39] it seems to me today that if we give
[00:16:43] our neighbors, the people, the right to free
[00:16:47] expression of will, they will make
[00:16:50] a fateful decision related to being in good, sincere
[00:16:54] relations with the Republic of Belarus,
[00:16:57] but it so happens that by electing their
[00:17:00] bodies, you know, and
[00:17:03] presidential, you know, government, and,
[00:17:06] you know,
[00:18:37] I remember that every year we
[00:18:41] held days of culture of the Republic of Belarus in
[00:18:44] the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, they lasted for a month
[00:18:48] or even two, and more than
[00:18:51] a thousand of our artists or
[00:18:55] participants of creative collectives visited Belarus, we
[00:18:58] presented all types of art from amateur
[00:19:02] to high academic
[00:19:37] academic art, which pleased
[00:19:41] everyone, and then it was easy for me to enter
[00:19:44] the offices, you know, of the president,
[00:19:47] prime minister, and solve issues related to
[00:19:51] economic and humanitarian issues, and this
[00:19:54] example of soft
[00:19:56] diplomacy allowed us to solve many issues, the same applies to
[00:20:00] sports, you know that thanks to the active work
[00:20:03] of the National Olympic Committee, the Ministry
[00:20:07] of Sports, we do a lot on the international arena
[00:20:10] and our example is always for
[00:20:14] our neighbors, I mean the Lithuanian Republic and Finland, where
[00:20:17] I worked, it was, you know, an example to follow, they
[00:20:21] always envied, you have so many medals at the Olympic Games,
[00:20:25] and we haven't won any yet, I
[00:20:29] understood how much they understood the importance
[00:20:32] of state policy to support
[00:20:35] the...
[00:21:21] You know, I will say
[00:21:24] the following, we have formed
[00:21:27] today a society that is
[00:21:31] united from the leadership of the country to those who
[00:21:35] today create the foundations of the economy, the humanitarian
[00:21:38] sphere, and thanks to this unity,
[00:21:42] when they say the top can hear
[00:21:46] and listen, and the bottom supports everything
[00:21:50] that, you know, the leadership of the country forms, this
[00:21:53] unity today is the basis
[00:21:56] of our confident movement forward, every
[00:22:00] holiday that we are celebrating today
[00:22:03] is a confirmation of this,
[00:22:05] so I believe that the future,
[00:22:09] if we maintain this mood, is
[00:22:12] excellent, and we must all
[00:22:15] work together to do
[00:22:18] a unified job
[00:23:04] just potatoes, although foreign media periodically write about our
[00:23:07] Belarusian draniki. The country is in the top five global suppliers
[00:23:11] of dairy products. Cottage cheese, powdered milk, butter,
[00:23:15] condensed milk, cheeses. Our products are known in 55 countries and
[00:23:19] loved for their ingredients. No chemicals and strict quality control.
[00:23:22] Rapeseed oil, also under the brand "Made in Belarus,"
[00:23:25] is a strategic product and an alternative to conventional
[00:23:28] options. We are among the top three exporters to China and leaders
[00:23:31] among suppliers to Israel. The geography of meat product exports
[00:23:35] covers about twenty countries. Well, sweets are time-tested
[00:23:38] Belarusian hits, when mountains of beets turn into sugar, and
[00:23:41] apple puree into marshmallows. Trust and love for Belarusian
[00:23:45] chocolate, a line of dark chocolate without added sugar with
[00:23:48] a state quality mark. Linen is the brand of the light
[00:23:52] industry of Belarus, the largest producer of
[00:23:55] fabrics in the CIS, Orsha Linen Mill with a full production
[00:23:58] cycle, from fiber processing to finished clothing and home
[00:24:02] textiles. Linen is called "northern silk,"
[00:24:04] antibacterial, hypoallergenic, durable, and thanks to
[00:24:08] designers, it has become a current trend: ethnic motives and
[00:24:12] high fashion year after year Belarusian linen conquers world
[00:24:16] catwalks. And Belarus is also famous for giant BelAZ
[00:24:19] machines. We are among the top three world manufacturers of quarry equipment,
[00:24:23] operating in extreme conditions, from icy Yakutia
[00:24:26] to scorching African quarries. Carrying capacity from
[00:24:29] 30 to 450 tons - this is the largest dump truck
[00:24:33] on the planet, a two-time Guinness World Record holder, the most
[00:24:37] popular dump truck is the 130-ton truck with the prestigious
[00:24:39] status of a product of the Union State. Today, the Belarusian
[00:24:43] Automobile Plant is developing environmentally friendly directions with
[00:24:46] an emphasis on green technologies, gas-powered vehicles, gas-diesel
[00:24:50] vehicles, alternative fuels and
[00:24:52] electric vehicles. Every tenth tractor in the world is a
[00:24:56] Belarus. Minsk Tractor Works is a legend of Belarusian
[00:24:58] industry. Its own engineering school and
[00:25:02] variety of modifications from small municipal machines to
[00:25:05] heavy, power-intensive ones. This year, the enterprise turns 80,
[00:25:09] a good reason to present a novelty. The most powerful tractor
[00:25:12] in the country is the Belarus 5425.
[00:25:15] The Red Bogatyr cultivates fields
[00:25:56] And now let's move to another point on the world map -
[00:25:59] Uzbekistan, Belarusian flavor right in the heart of this. The Kent TV channel
[00:26:03] Belarus 24 visited the representatives of the Belarusian cultural
[00:26:07] center Svetanok. The organization has been uniting
[00:26:10] the Belarusian diaspora in Tashkent for over 30 years, preserving
[00:26:13] and promoting Belarusian culture, language, traditions and customs.
[00:26:17] The Belarusian pavilion in the international quarter of the capital of Uzbekistan has become
[00:26:21] a place of attraction for everyone who loves Belarus and maintains
[00:26:25] cultural ties with our country, despite the distance of thousands
[00:26:28] of kilometers. Here is also a unique museum of everyday life and culture.
[00:29:29] sturgeon. See, it's all nibbled.
[00:29:33] Oh, I missed the fish.
[00:29:36] Watch in the "Science Nearby" project on the TV channel Belarus