The union of Belarus and Russia is eternal and indestructible!

STATEMENT

Left patriotic public associations that formed the Unity Coordinating Council,

on the rally in support of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, scheduled for December 20, 2019

 December 8, 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. Unfortunately, as our communications have repeatedly noted, the process of building the Union State has stalled, and the vast majority of articles (in particular, political) of the Treaty have not been implemented in 20 years.

In connection with the anniversary, a meeting of the presidents of Belarus and Russia was held in Sochi, at which unresolved issues of economic interaction between the two states and the ways of Belarusian-Russian integration were examined.

On the same days (December 7 - 8, 2019) on October Square in the center of Minsk, the pro-Western opposition conducted unauthorized actions directed against integration within the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The police did not impede the holding of these covens, in which some participants showed frankly Russophobic calls, trying to destabilize the public situation in the republic. This caused a negative reaction in the Belarusian society.

In view of the current situation around the Union State, on December 11, 2019, we sent a letter to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus, which stated the following request: "The public association" Movement for Democracy, Social Progress and Justice "and the Patriotic Public Association" Fatherland "have always supported, support and intend to continue to support the construction of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

Due to the fact that there is no time left to submit an official application for the mass event on December 20, 2019, and the issue of Belarus and Russia integration is very important for our peoples, we ask you to assist in issuing permission to hold a rally in support of the deepened Belarusian-Russian integration on Oktyabrskaya square of the city of Minsk on the above day from 12.00 to 13.00 hours. "

On December 17, 2019, the Presidential Administration sent the following answer to us: “In accordance with Article 5 of the Law“ On Mass Events ”, an application for holding a mass event in Minsk is submitted by its organizers to the Minsk City Executive Committee.” As they say, the circle has closed, unfortunately, the rally scheduled for December 20 will not take place.

Despite the fact that the media reported: “The police banned the holding of rallies in Minsk on December 20”, i.e. For supporters of Belarusian-Russian integration and its opponents, questions arise: why didn’t the police forbid the unauthorized Sabbath of the nationalists on December 7-8, when they raged with anti-Russian slogans in the center of the Belarusian capital? To whose mill is such selectivity poured on the issue of resolving mass events in the hero city of Minsk?

We, the leaders of the left-patriotic associations that formed the Unity Coordination Council, recall that the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State was signed taking into account the will of the people expressed in two referenda - the All-Union in March 1991 and the Republican in May 1995. The will of the people is the highest law. Thus, the pro-Western opposition, claiming the title of defender of the interests of the people and at the same time opposing the Union State, once again reaffirmed its anti-people character.

We declare that we intend to closely monitor the situation around the fulfillment of the will of the Belarusian people regarding implementation of the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. If necessary, we will call on the working people of the capital to support the Union State so that the situation in the republic does not follow the Ukrainian scenario, which is what the Western sponsors of Belarusian nationalists are interested in. As you know, in Ukraine, after the coup, with the support of the West, neo-Bandera forces came to power, and now the Ukrainian people will be plunged into a civil war in which innocent people die, the economy in the interests of Western companies is destroyed, pro-fascist orders are introduced in the country, and intensive work is underway to join the aggressive NATO bloc for the war against fraternal Russia.

We declare: “The union of Belarus and Russia is eternal and indestructible!” So ​​the Belarusians said, so be it!

The leaders of the left-patriotic organizations of Belarus, which formed the Coordination Council "UNITY":

V.V. Draco, Chairman of the Republican Council of the Public Association "For Democracy, Social Progress and Justice", deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the I convocation

V.B. Zelikov, Secretary of the Central Committee of the AUCPB, Chairman of the Republican Civil Committee of the Patriotic Public Association "Fatherland"

L.E. Shkolnikov, secretary-coordinator of the Republican public association "For the Union and the Communist Party of the Union"

Minsk, 12.19.2019