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00:00:11in the Belgosfilarmoniya are preparing to emerge from the summer
00:00:14intermission, the symphonic season will be preceded by the project
00:00:17masterpieces of world organ art. On September 15,
00:00:21for metropolitan music lovers, the new festive program Vivator will be performed.
00:00:25For two decades now, both Belarusian musicians
00:00:28and guests from abroad have participated in
00:00:31the project. This year, masterpieces of world classics
00:00:35will be performed by the Dutch eminent musician Jean-Pierre
00:00:39Stievers. The program includes music by Bach, Rachmaninoff,
00:00:42Brahms, and others.
00:00:46Next, watch the current interview Indivisible People, the price
00:00:50of Polish dominance in Western Belarus. But more
00:00:53news on our website newsby, in our mobile application and multimedia
00:00:57portal videobel.
00:04:30as I have studied, the events of the week were refreshed in memory, but
00:04:33if you want to understand what is happening, have your own
00:04:37opinion, it is important to pay attention to details, let's
00:04:40ask honest questions and soberly look at
00:04:44ourselves. My name is Alyona Syrova, professionally and personally
00:04:47I see
00:04:48it this way.
00:04:56Let's start without preamble, right with the details of the SCO summit.
00:05:00It took place in Bishkek, as you know, 17 heads of state, three
00:05:03dozen issues, the organization includes four nuclear
00:05:07powers, members of the UN Security Council. The total population
00:05:10of the Shanghai family is... Let's carefully
00:05:14examine
00:05:15it.
00:05:21This is a special logo created for the anniversary summit, at its
00:05:22core
00:05:26is the standard SCO emblem, and its official description
00:05:30reads: within the conditional image
00:05:33of the Northern Hemisphere, the territories of member states
00:05:37are highlighted in light blue. Let's look
00:05:40again more closely. Did you notice? It does not have
00:05:44the outlines of Belarus, India, Pakistan, Iran,
00:05:47although India, like Pakistan, has been a full member of the SCO since
00:05:512017. Iran changed its observer status
00:05:54to full member status in 2023, and we will in
00:05:582024. In the direct sense of the word: Belarus is on
00:06:02its way to the SCO, and this is the final
00:06:04stretch.
00:06:10So, let's go back to the SCO emblem, which... puzzled
00:06:13me so much. Indeed, the fact is that it is subject to
00:06:17approval, and if there are no new members on it, it
00:06:20means only one thing: a new emblem has simply not
00:06:23been approved, meaning no decision has been made. Probably, the principle
00:06:27is similar to the US flag. The very adoption of a new state does not
00:06:30mean an automatic change of the flag. A regulatory
00:06:34legal act needs to be adopted. I understand that 2-3 years is too
00:06:38short a period for its preparation and signing, yes, to deal with
00:06:41the member.
00:08:13uh, the SCO member country of Iran and
00:08:16so what? Well, and so on, but at least on
00:08:20these pressing issues, a decision had
00:08:24to be made, at least to gather, talk,
00:08:27condemn, show their role, this, unfortunately,
00:08:31did not happen. But
00:08:34there were many statements on other topics, heads of state use such
00:08:38platforms not for just one goal, it's clear. The most obvious
00:08:41opportunity to speak out, Vladimir Putin held
00:08:45a whole press conference in Bishkek, the agenda there
00:08:48didn't concern the SCO at all, the head
00:08:51of the CIA came, contacts between representatives of special services
00:08:55are always carried out, now this main challenge is, of
00:08:58course, drones, German authorities accused Russia of us
00:09:02blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, I was
00:09:06not surprised by their position on my
00:09:09visit to the Kurils, for us, summits are not just
00:09:12an opportunity to socialize, but more locally, targeted, to resolve
00:09:16unresolved issues. Alexander Lukashenka had negotiations before, during
00:09:20and after the meeting, I must say, these
00:09:23negotiations were very specific, the parties
00:09:26prepared for them on their feet or in their chairs, let's take
00:09:29Laos,
00:09:34they paid attention to the fact that Alexander Lukashenka indicated
00:09:38the readiness of the Belarusian side to cooperate in traditional areas. And
00:09:41PKK.
00:10:30Our style is maximum specificity. Alexander Grigoryevich outlined
00:10:33Belarus's position more than directly, in particular regarding
00:10:36the UN, saying that it is very strange, having four members
00:10:40of the Security Council in the SCO Plus - Russia, China, Pakistan, and
00:10:43Bahrain, two of whom are permanent - to complain
00:10:47that in the UN there are some impassable issues for us, that
00:10:51is, and there they are not ready to come up with a consolidated position.
00:10:55Political disagreements block real UN
00:10:59participation in resolving unprovoked
00:11:02armed conflicts, including against one of the
00:11:06SCO countries, Iran.
00:11:09One can criticize the organization as much as one wants, there
00:11:12is a reason, its secretariat
00:11:15leadership, but it is necessary to remember that the results of the UN's
00:11:18work depend primarily on us. No matter how
00:11:22equal we are here, we do acknowledge
00:11:26that we have three powerful
00:11:27states:
00:11:31the People's Republic of China, India,
00:11:33the Russian Federation, powerful
00:11:36in economic terms, in terms of resources,
00:11:40nuclear countries,
00:11:43we expect initiatives from them first and foremost,
00:11:47you understand, yes, our president can afford
00:11:50to speak the truth bluntly, publicly like that, however, he can
00:11:53also allow himself to show emotions. These shots from the opening of the
00:11:57Nomadic Games. The way Alexander Lukashenka
00:12:00reacts could be envied by athletes, and not only from
00:12:03other countries. Look how our president greets
00:12:07his own. No wonder that the sincerity
00:12:10went viral.
00:12:11Belarus.
00:12:16An interesting detail, the goals of the visit to the SCO, Belarus, in the person of the head
00:12:20of state, achieved earlier than others. By the time of the departure
00:12:23of Belarusian board number one, there was a whole
00:12:26international air fleet
00:12:29at Manas airport in Bishkek.
00:12:35I'll be frank, I really like the format,
00:12:38the way the Belarusian side behaves regarding
00:12:42participation in such events. We know
00:12:45why we go or why we don't go to one or
00:12:49another summit. We should not stay out of politeness, chase
00:12:52someone's opinion, we can afford to solve our
00:12:56problems without regard for politeness, and if
00:13:00it is more necessary for our country for the president to be in the fields,
00:13:04and not at a protocol dinner, he will be in the fields, listen to five
00:13:07reports on the move. The agenda was very
00:13:11extensive, the president gave
00:13:14a number of specific instructions, and of course, today
00:13:17active work is underway, to which the head
00:13:21of state paid attention to the harvesting of straw from the fields.
00:13:29in fulfillment of the instructions of the head of state, we are building today
00:13:33a breeding farm for raising meat cattle breeds, we
00:13:37have already virtually completed the sowing of winter
00:13:40rapeseed, and as the president noted, we have never had
00:13:43anything like this in the Vitebsk region before. The day after
00:13:46the pool returned to Belarus, the Minister of Education was
00:13:49at the Palace of Independence. You heard the instructions, but most
00:13:53importantly, for me personally:
00:14:25therefore, nutrition, physical training in
00:14:28school, the same in universities. Let's
00:14:31consider what experience we have in this matter,
00:14:35Soviet, first of all, after its image and likeness we try
00:14:38to do something, but it turns out poorly, judging by
00:14:41everything. Then, maybe it's worth looking broader at
00:14:45partners for the SCO, for example, if we have been members of the Shanghai family
00:14:48for 2 years now. China is a country where physical education in school
00:14:52is a matter of national security since... the fifth year
00:14:55the requirements are strict, every student is obliged to spend
00:14:59at least 2 hours a day in motion. In primary and secondary school, physical education
00:15:02is every day, in high school from three to five times a week, plus two
00:15:06long breaks of 30 minutes for active games. In each lesson,
00:15:09a minimum of 10 minutes of intensive strength training, theoretical classes
00:15:13are prohibited, only movement. Result: the physical
00:15:16fitness of Chinese youth is growing, and myopia is
00:15:20declining, children spend less time on gadgets and more time in
00:15:23daylight. And yes, school administrations are deprived of bonuses if these 2
00:15:27hours of activity are not observed. I remember we mostly
00:15:30ran, 400 m,
00:15:34800 m, but also a sprint of 60 m. This.
00:16:08and mobile games. In India, there is its own philosophy, since
00:16:112025, a subject called Physical Education and
00:16:15Well-being was introduced into the curriculum for grades three to eight - three modules: basic
00:16:18skills: national games and yoga. In classes, children learn
00:16:22to breathe, concentrate, and interact. For example, the game Ice
00:16:25and Water teaches how to resist bullying, the game Four Claps
00:16:28helps to understand how society can resist persecution and
00:16:32violence, but in practice there is a colossal gap between private
00:16:35and public schools.
00:16:44In Iran, school physical education was approached systematically, a
00:16:48reform was introduced under the code name "one class, one sport."
00:16:51It begins with a strict division in the fourth grade with
00:16:55gymnastics and jumping rope, in the fifth grade
00:16:58they switch to table tennis, in the sixth to track and field,
00:17:01from the seventh grade team games begin, basketball, then
00:17:05volleyball, in the ninth handball. At the same time, boys and
00:17:08girls study separately, and lessons are taught by teachers of the same
00:17:12gender. Thus, in 6 years, a child receives not just physical education
00:17:15hours, but specific skills in various disciplines. In Russia,
00:17:18there is its own instrument, the "Ready for Labor and Defense" complex. It
00:17:22is integrated into the educational standard, schoolchildren pass standards for running,
00:17:26pull-ups, jumping, and receive badges: bronze, silver,
00:17:29gold. And from 2025, the GTO also reached preschoolers,
00:17:33for children aged 6-7 years there are their own game
00:17:35standards.
00:17:40And what about us? A year ago in Belarus, a third physical education lesson was added. For
00:17:44high school students, separate recommendations for boys in
00:17:46tenth and eleventh grades to develop strength and endurance. Methodological
00:17:50guidelines have been developed for conducting the third lesson to determine the level
00:17:54of preparedness, all would be well, but some follow these guidelines,
00:17:57others treat it as just another innovation, wave it off,
00:18:01write it off as formalism. We also have our own GTO, but
00:18:04that's more optional, although we... we annually
00:18:08remind students that this
00:18:11complex involves passing test
00:18:14exercises, and there
00:18:17is an opportunity to get one or another quality mark,
00:18:21gold, silver, bronze, now
00:18:24a set of measures is planned to develop some
00:18:27benefits and bonuses for further
00:18:30admission to higher educational institutions for those students
00:18:33who have the status of having a badge:
00:18:37gold value, different countries, different paths, but
00:18:41one thing unites them: there physical education has ceased to be just
00:18:44a lesson, it has become a system, a habit, a foundation,
00:18:47we are also taking steps, but as practice shows, methodological
00:18:51guidelines alone are not enough, everyone's school lessons followed the same
00:18:54programs, but the level of physical development turns out to be different for everyone,
00:18:58so it's important that all this works in every school for
00:19:01every child, and looking at our neighbors in the SCO, there is something to learn,
00:19:05not to copy, to find our own, but so that... in this search there is no phrase "optional,"
00:19:09because the health of a nation cannot be a voluntary
00:19:12matter. Absolutely, one can take
00:19:16any of the paths shown above, the main thing is to soberly
00:19:19assess one's initial data. What health group did
00:19:22you have in school? Well, remember all that, the main
00:19:25preparatory special groups. In my school
00:19:28days, everyone dreamed of preparatory, to sit on
00:19:31the bench while others were passing standards.
00:19:35I wonder what the trend is now? But
00:19:38it turned out that neither the Ministry of Health nor the Ministry of Education keeps statistics
00:19:41on group affiliation and does not thus
00:19:45monitor the health level of Belarusian
00:19:47children.
00:19:53I just touched upon the topic of international experience exchange in
00:19:56the field of education, and meanwhile, it seems to me that only the first
00:20:00steps are being made there. Which cannot be said about security?
00:20:03Law enforcement officers are in constant international
00:20:06interaction. Because everyone has the same problems,
00:20:10for example, cybersecurity became
00:20:12the subject of separate negotiations between Rahmon and Modi on the sidelines of the SCO
00:20:16summit. Yes, our president advocates for the earliest
00:20:20possible creation of a single, open, secure, digital
00:20:23space of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. As of
00:20:27today, in the Republic of Belarus, just over
00:20:3011 thousand criminally punishable acts
00:20:33committed using information and communication
00:20:36technologies have been registered. I would like to note that
00:20:40the result of preventive measures
00:20:43and practical actions taken allowed to reverse
00:20:46the trend after 8 months of the current year.
00:21:51are located, are located in
00:21:53certain states, but commit unlawful
00:21:57acts against citizens of other states, we, in cooperation with our
00:22:01colleagues from CIS countries,
00:22:03countries that are members of the CSTO,
00:22:07in 24/7 mode, constantly
00:22:10carry out round-the-clock information exchange and work on such
00:22:13groups, as of today we already have practical
00:22:17results, in particular we... during
00:22:20joint measures conducted with our
00:22:23colleagues from the Russian Federation on the territory of Belarus,
00:22:26our citizen was detained, who committed illegal
00:22:30acts and embezzlement against citizens of the Russian Federation. As of
00:22:33today, more than 200 criminal
00:22:36cases have already been initiated, within the framework
00:22:40of which his illegal activity has been documented,
00:22:43in exactly the same way, as of today, our Russian
00:22:47colleagues have carried out measures against... Russian
00:22:50citizens who carried out
00:22:53fraudulent and extortionate actions against
00:22:56Belarusians. As of today, we are planning to conduct joint
00:22:59measures to further document this activity. And
00:23:03there are many such examples. Uh, exactly
00:23:06in the same way, we organize work
00:23:09to block and terminate the operation of the so-called
00:23:12telecommunication equipment necessary for making fraudulent calls.
00:23:16SIM banks are seized. SIM cards
00:23:21are seized, SIM cards that are used in
00:23:24this illegal activity, and literally
00:23:27a month ago, during the conduct
00:23:31of such activities on the territory of Belarus, more than
00:23:342000 foreign SIM cards were seized, which were used
00:23:38for this type of
00:23:39activity.
00:23:46Accordingly, apologies are made for the current action.
00:24:20which cause damage to our citizens. Continuing
00:24:24the topic of the SCO. I am very impressed
00:24:27by Bishkek. It's hot - 35°, but it's
00:24:31green, although the locals say it's not like it
00:24:34used to be.
00:24:43We, of course, don't even have it like that. And most importantly, it's not as
00:24:47green as we would like. This is most often sighed about in Minsk. And not just
00:24:50about these new rinks on Independence Avenue,
00:24:54although about them too, for everyone who is concerned, I asked the mayor
00:24:58of Minsk, right after his report to the president, but
00:25:02for now, let's assess the degree of greenness
00:25:05across the country, they say the first region, here the first, but there are
00:25:09questions, "linden trees and abundant, honeyed waters bloom
00:25:12in Minsk," this is how in
00:25:161967, the poet Gennady Buravkin praised the Belarusian
00:25:20capital. And indeed, in those years, the center of Minsk was buried in
00:25:23foliage, and overall the city was famous as one of the greenest
00:25:26in the USSR. Sprawling linden trees were the calling card
00:25:29of Lenin Avenue, now called
00:25:33Independence
00:25:34Avenue.
00:25:39These trees that grow in holes, due to their
00:25:43small feeding area, the trees, unfortunately,
00:25:46died. Annually, in Belarus, about
00:25:50500,000 shrubs and 400,000 trees are planted. But
00:25:53will young seedlings take root for decades? A clue
00:25:57is held by history. Our
00:26:00railway workers provided the answer to your question. They
00:26:03planted, in the post-war period, starting from Brest and ending at
00:26:07Orsha, a beautiful protective
00:26:10railway alley, based on smooth elm and
00:26:14rough elm, plus oak and some other species. They still
00:26:18stand, despite the vibration, despite the fact that the
00:26:21climate from Brest to Orsha significantly
00:26:24changes, but they stand and have survived. This is
00:26:28a hint for our landscapers, the most resistant to the aggressive
00:26:32urban... environment are considered all types of indigenous species, with
00:26:35proper watering, streets could also be adorned by the Southern
00:26:39horse chestnut. We don't have to look far for an example, the center of Minsk,
00:26:42the banks of Svisloch, early September, and the local chestnuts have already
00:26:46turned rusty. It would seem that the river is nearby and
00:26:49specialists could come up with an additional feeding system for
00:26:53the trees, but for now, urban chestnuts are forced to survive
00:26:56on their own. In Japan, instead of sparse planting
00:27:00of individual trees, they plant so-called pocket forests. In
00:27:03China, rain gardens are popular, and in France, legally
00:27:07mandated requirements exist to make new flat roofs green.
00:27:11In the Netherlands, the tops of bus stops
00:27:14are planted with succulents. They purify the air from dust and
00:27:17save the population of urban bees. Over the past 5 years,
00:27:21the greening coefficient of Belarusian cities and district centers
00:27:25has reached 40%. According to building and
00:27:28sanitary norms, this is an excellent indicator, because
00:27:31the permissible range varies from
00:27:3325. Among regional centers, the most
00:27:36green cities are
00:27:39Brest, Mogilev, and Minsk. Among
00:27:42regions, the most green are
00:27:46Gomel region, Mogilev region, and Brest region. Brest has
00:27:50maintained the status of one of the most ecological cities in the country
00:27:53for several years now, while Minsk is looking for compromises
00:27:56with concrete in the southern region of Belarus, proving that it's not about
00:28:00the climate, but the approach. we try to use
00:28:04tree seedlings that have already reached a height of
00:28:072-2 meters, which already have a well-formed
00:28:11stem, there are many skeletal branches that will subsequently provide
00:28:15a dense crown, and this allows us to increase
00:28:18survival rate, plus we use trees
00:28:21that have already proven themselves in the city, which take root best,
00:28:25the leader is small-leaved linden, in second place
00:28:28are ash and chestnut, the ash-leaved maple, which...
00:28:32you'll find almost anywhere in the country, is unpretentious,
00:28:36moreover, it is aggressive to flora and is included in the black list
00:28:40of invasive plants. While this pest displaces native
00:28:43flora, the traditional symbols of our avenues are experiencing
00:28:46a deep crisis. Transplanting trees into pots is a forced,
00:28:50perhaps the most honest, marker of our time. The city
00:28:53recognized that trees cannot survive in their usual environment, but
00:28:57linden trees in pots are a dubious shield. If we want the
00:29:00cities of the republic to remain.
00:29:32we plant more than 50 thousand trees, 2000 shrubs, that is,
00:29:36the work is being carried out evenly in
00:29:40all districts, micro-districts of the city, we are opening new parks, for example,
00:29:43the Ugachavisa park for Kamennaya Gorka, this is of course
00:29:47a very interesting object, because there was no park there, we
00:29:51continue the reconstruction of existing parks, Gorky Park, now we will work on
00:29:55Chelyuskintsev Park, we are currently working on
00:29:57the Friendship of Peoples Park project, so these works
00:30:01are underway.
00:30:12As for
00:30:13this
00:30:16section of Independence Avenue,
00:30:19trees grew here, even trees that were specially
00:30:22selected by the Academy of Sciences, we are now practicing
00:30:26that almost all trees planted are
00:30:29elms and ash so that they...
00:30:33urban environment, but here they
00:30:36have already grown for several years, everything was
00:30:39normal, but there is a peculiarity,
00:30:42that specifically on Independence Avenue, on this
00:30:45section, communications are laid, that is,
00:30:48heating, pipes are not deep underground,
00:30:52this winter, when there were indeed
00:30:56frosts for 2 months, it was necessary to
00:30:59ensure heating in homes... maintain
00:31:03a high temperature of the coolant, but this
00:31:05of course led to overheating
00:31:09of the root system of these trees, and they, of course,
00:31:12well, died. All measures.
00:31:23Fertilizing for resuscitation, they did not yield results. Well, seeing this
00:31:26situation and understanding that even further planting trees, after 4-5
00:31:30years the root system will again approach the communications, well, perhaps
00:31:34we have already made such a balanced decision that it will be
00:31:37wrong.
00:31:46it was decided to plant
00:31:49trees specifically in pots,
00:31:53they will grow, and their root system will allow them to
00:31:57be there for 15 years and beyond,
00:32:00so we will certainly continue to work with them, whether there will be more
00:32:04or not, well, now we will see, we will see how they will
00:32:08react, because for now it's enough, but for the next 10 years it's
00:32:11enough, these pots, yes, they will grow in height. We will strongly
00:32:15shape the crown, well, these are also trees that
00:32:18will receive
00:32:21proper, specific care so that they do not
00:32:24grow too tall, but rather their crown
00:32:27forms a wider shape, and we will continue to
00:32:31work with them, they will be removed for the winter, returned, we will see how
00:32:34the winter goes, we will see according to the situation, removing them in principle is not a big
00:32:38problem, it takes about one
00:32:40day.
00:32:45The head of state instructed to stop housing construction in Minsk, and
00:32:48regularly says that Minsk is not made of rubber, but nevertheless,
00:32:52we see and understand that the construction of facilities continues,
00:32:55it is clear that this is a planned story, but
00:32:58let's put it this way, so that it is absolutely clear to everyone - until
00:33:02what stage this construction will proceed,
00:33:05happen, in principle, is it possible that one day we will say,
00:33:09"that's it, no more building in Minsk." Today, of course, in the city,
00:33:12there is a problem due to the lack
00:33:15of such large territories for development as there used to be in Kamennaya
00:33:19Gorka, Lushitsa, Brilevichi, but today we
00:33:22mostly work on pinpoint development to
00:33:25ensure the city's social obligations,
00:33:29today we have already prepared to start the construction
00:33:33of a very large residential area, it's not even a microdistrict, but a
00:33:37district, the Zelyony Bor territory, which is located right behind the ring
00:33:40road in the Partizansky district, all
00:33:43the necessary design work.
00:35:15we put up auction sites for private investors for housing construction,
00:35:18the task is set for state construction
00:35:21companies to carry out work in this direction, and if
00:35:24even if commercial housing will be built there, it will be built mainly
00:35:28by state companies, so we do not plan
00:35:31serious infill in Minsk for so that, of course,
00:35:35not to create any problems for
00:35:38residents, housing always equals problems with
00:35:41parking, unless, of course, you have your own house or
00:35:45estate, speaking of them. I promised
00:35:47you that I would question everyone involved in the decisions to
00:35:51strip the status of historical and cultural value in
00:35:54Belarus. This is about our tangible heritage. So,
00:35:57the meeting at the Ministry of Culture did take place, and
00:36:01it was precisely on the day of one of the Rada meetings.
00:36:04Рады.
00:36:10The State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus
00:36:13includes 5,600 96 historical and cultural
00:36:16values. The inclusion of objects in the list, the state list
00:36:20of historical and cultural values, in terms of percentage
00:36:23is greater than the exclusion that happened last year.
00:37:27loss and the impossibility of scientifically
00:37:30substantiated restoration of this
00:37:32object.
00:37:38In the historical city center
00:37:41of Kobrin, a building of historical and cultural value
00:37:45was demolished in 2009.
00:37:48And recently, at a council meeting,
00:37:51due to the fact that this object had already been demolished, due to the fact that at
00:37:55this place, in this territory...
00:39:28And it continues with him, just the format is different later.
00:39:55If there were strictly market relations in Belarus, then for decades
00:39:59to come, there would be no mobile shops and no rural shops in
00:40:03the country. According to market rules, all grandmothers and grandfathers
00:40:06would be told: "Granny, if you want, ride your bike, if you want, your grandpa
00:40:10can harness a horse and clop down the asphalt to go shopping."
00:40:14Gentlemen entrepreneurs, who are already successfully working in cities, who want
00:40:18to scale up, I have a gentleman's agreement for you: you take upon
00:40:21yourselves the proper organization of mobile shops in
00:40:25villages, and in some places, you even set up stationary
00:40:28retail outlets, of course, at a loss to yourselves. Let's learn to be socially
00:40:32responsible. The increase in maternity benefits should be
00:40:35regional. In Minsk, everyone, including me, must somehow
00:40:39manage on their own. The effectiveness of a ruble invested
00:40:42in state support for demographics grows exponentially
00:40:46precisely in small settlements in villages. The author's
00:40:49project by Igor Turay, "Propaganda," watch it on
00:40:53Belarus