Berianidze
02-13-2006, 05:13 AM
Lukashenko calls on Belarussian families to have three children
08.02.2006, 17.29
MINSK, February 8 (Itar-Tass) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on every Belarussian family to have three children as a minimum.
“At present, there are only 10 million people in Belarus, while the country's territory is far from small. The government must give thought to what can be done about this,” he said on Wednesday at a meeting devoted to the Children of Belarus and Young Talent of Belarus projects for 2010.
“What kind of security can one talk of, if there is nobody to defend the country,” Lukashenko said.
This problem can be settled only by increasing the birth rate and the government has to support those families who have decided to have three children and more.
“I am sure that Belarus will be able to feed 30 million,” he said.
“It is not an easy task to bring up three children, so our families's incomes must be big enough,” Lukashenko said.
The problem of social orphans is also high on the agenda, the president said.
“At present, Belarus has 30,000 orphans, most of them are social orphans, whose mothers and fathers are alive,” Lukashenko said.
“If parents are drug-addicts or alcoholics and are unable to support their children, they should be sent to special rehabilitation and employment centers, where they will work for the state and the money they earn will be transferred to orphanages, where we will bring up and educate their children,” Lukashenko said.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=3034003&PageNum=0
08.02.2006, 17.29
MINSK, February 8 (Itar-Tass) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on every Belarussian family to have three children as a minimum.
“At present, there are only 10 million people in Belarus, while the country's territory is far from small. The government must give thought to what can be done about this,” he said on Wednesday at a meeting devoted to the Children of Belarus and Young Talent of Belarus projects for 2010.
“What kind of security can one talk of, if there is nobody to defend the country,” Lukashenko said.
This problem can be settled only by increasing the birth rate and the government has to support those families who have decided to have three children and more.
“I am sure that Belarus will be able to feed 30 million,” he said.
“It is not an easy task to bring up three children, so our families's incomes must be big enough,” Lukashenko said.
The problem of social orphans is also high on the agenda, the president said.
“At present, Belarus has 30,000 orphans, most of them are social orphans, whose mothers and fathers are alive,” Lukashenko said.
“If parents are drug-addicts or alcoholics and are unable to support their children, they should be sent to special rehabilitation and employment centers, where they will work for the state and the money they earn will be transferred to orphanages, where we will bring up and educate their children,” Lukashenko said.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=3034003&PageNum=0