Presidential Address and Five-Year Program. The next meeting of the VII All-Belarusian People's Congress will be held in Minsk
The second meeting of the VII All-Belarusian People's Assembly will be held on December 18 and 19 in Minsk.
Earlier, at a meeting of the Presidium of the People's Assembly, the agenda of the upcoming meeting was approved.
It is planned that on the first day, the President's address with a Message to the Belarusian people and parliament will be heard.
"The President's Message will be delivered – this is what everyone is eagerly awaiting. Everyone understands the acuteness of the moment, the importance of the President's speech precisely at this time, a programmatic, fundamental speech. It will definitely be so. The President understands this better than anyone," said the press secretary of the head of the Belarusian state, Natalya Eismont, earlier in an interview with journalists.
Traditionally, the presidential Message will be broadcast live on major Belarusian television channels and internet resources.
On the second day, it is planned to consider the Program of Socio-Economic Development of Belarus for 2026-2030. This is the main document to be approved by the delegates of the VII All-Belarusian People's Assembly. The program will be presented by Prime Minister Alexander Turchin.
Work on the socio-economic development program has been underway for over a year. In the final stage, the provisions of the draft document were actively discussed with the participation of the People's Assembly delegates in the regions, and more than 1,000 specific proposals were received.
Alexander Lukashenko, at a meeting in November on refining the program, emphasized that this document should contain an answer to the question of how Belarusians see themselves and how Belarusians see their country. "People need a realistic, concrete document that is understandable not only to every delegate but also to every citizen of our country," he said.
The draft program defines several key priorities. The main ones are related to human development: demographic security, human potential development, and the creation of a favorable and high-quality living environment. These are followed by the development of competition, technologies, and the digitalization of the economy. Other priorities include strong regions, the development of the defense sector, enhancing the country's defense capability, and tourism potential.
Among other agenda items of the Supreme State Council is the election of a member of the Presidium of the Supreme State Council (replacing Konstantin Burak, who was appointed Assistant to the President - Inspector for the Grodno Region in April 2025). This decision will be made by secret ballot.
