“We declare the next year the Year of Peace and Creation.
This corresponds both to the spirit of the time and to the aspirations of our hearts.
Just as much as you, I wish peace and goodness to my dear Belarus,” the President said.
As RIA Novosti reports, according to the president, the past year was not easy and sometimes tense, but the main thing is that "it was peaceful."
On December 30, the Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin wished a number of world leaders a Happy New Year and Christmas.