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With annual address to the Belarusian people and the Parliament of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will speak on Monday, August 3. Information about this posted Friday on the national legal Internet portal.

“In accordance with the presidential decree of July 24, 2020 No. 294 of 3 August 2020 in Minsk convened the third extraordinary session of the house of representatives and the Council of the Republic to hear the annual message of the President to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and consideration of other matters. The decree entered into force on 24 July,” – said in a statement.

Earlier as already informed “the UNION,” Lukashenko explained that originally planned for mid-April’s traditional message was deferred because of the uncertainty of the situation in the world on the background of the coronavirus pandemic, and what impact this will have on Belarus. “Block of questions that we cannot answer. And if we answer, it is only with some prediction. And we need an accurate forecast. It today can not be given. So we need some time to be able to perform all the processes that occur in the country and abroad, and then already something to tell the people”, – said the President in the spring of this year during one of working trips to regions of the country.