Ministry Of Defense: Parades Are To Be Held In Minsk

The ministry responded to the demand of the Belarusians to "rattle the arms" outside the capital.

After the tank that lost its control crashed down a lamppost and a tree in the city, initiative citizens of Minsk filed a petition, asking to abolish the parades in the capital. 9297 people put their signatures under the document. Today the official response from the Ministry of Defense to the application of citizens has been received, tut.by reports. If to cut a long story short – the parades are to be held.

Representatives of the Defense Ministry commented on the demands of citizens even at the time when the signatures were being collected. All the answers of high military officials boiled down to one idea: parades play an important role in nurturing a sense of pride for the country, and the economic component does not matter.

The petition demand is to move the parades with heavy military equipment to special grounds. Tanks spoil the asphalt and create a traffic collapse in the city center and on the main highways.

The Ministry of Defense sent an official response to the citizens’ claims. They believe that the decision to hold parades in the city is supported by the overwhelming number of Belarusian citizens, and the transfer of the holiday will lead to a significant increase in the cost of holding it.