US president said it’s necessary to oppose dictatorship in Belarus

George Bush reminded Belarus in a traditional annual proclamation on Captive Nations Week on 18 July. “Today, our Nation faces new struggles with adversaries who murder the innocent and seek to subject millions to their violent, totalitarian rule,” the US President said.

In countries like Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe, people continue to live under oppressive regimes, Bush noted, Radio Svaboda reports.

“Still, we remain confident that the light of liberty will again overcome this darkness. To bring that day about, we must support young democracies in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. In countries like Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe, people continue to live under oppressive regimes, and we will work for the day when all these nations are free,” the US President told.

The US Congress has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week in July of each year as "Captive Nations Week".