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It is important to take a responsible attitude to your official duties and understand that the well-being of our country depends on you today. This was stated to journalists by the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalia Kochanova during the break of the meeting of the Council for interaction of local self-government bodies, held today, November 13, in Dzerzhinsk. The event is dedicated to the work of rural Councils of Deputies, the correspondent of sb.by reports.

In Belarus, out of 1,277 Councils of Deputies, 1,120 are village councils, which employ about 8,000 deputies, Natalia Kochanova explained the essence, importance and relevance of today's meeting:

- This is 23 thousand settlements. That is, this is a huge work that these people (deputies of local councils) are doing. - On the ground. They live there, work there, directly know the issues and problems that concern our citizens. We have addressed this issue today at our Council meeting. In order not only to hear how the village councils work, but also to compare the approaches in the work determined by us in the implementation of the decisions of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly. Strong regions are a priority of the current five-year plan. The president of our country has repeatedly said: we lose the country, we lose the country. The village is primarily the village councils. This is working with people, working with their instructions, appeals and questions that are asked by our citizens who live in rural areas. And, of course, this is a careful attitude towards people.

The President of the Council of the Republic made a special emphasis on this:

- The most important thing in his work is working with people. It's defining. If there is full interaction with the people, with the population, of course, the issues that need to be fulfilled in this or that locality will be resolved. And when you understand the scale of this work (and these are not always large settlements, there are also small ones, of which there are quite a lot, for example, in the Vitebsk region), this includes trade support, medical assistance, and the work of social facilities. And the most important thing is the vision of every family that lives in this village.

Noting that today at the meeting in Dzerzhinsk they also talked about dysfunctional families and the involvement of deputies in solving this problem, the speaker explained:

- I always say it's not our questions! It’s just because we work with people. While working on draft laws, we are well aware that today, at this stage of our country’s development, we still need to adjust. For example, now we will work with the law on local government and self-government. We work with the marriage and family law. There are issues that regulate the activities, including the deputy corps. Therefore, we need to see whether it is correct to make certain additions, changes to these laws. And we can do this only if we compare it with those who work and directly implement these laws on the ground. That's what matters. What is important is not formalism in this work, but a responsible attitude to your official duties and the understanding that the well-being of our country largely depends on you today.

Natalia Kochanova said that such extensive meetings with colleagues who work in the field allow to see and identify issues that require elaboration. And she summarized:

- This is not just a matter of improvement, of bringing order. These are issues of quality and comfortable life, which is another priority of the socio-economic development of our country in the current five-year plan. We talked a lot about civic initiatives, which we call popular projects. Today, many civil initiatives have been implemented. It was not the first time that a forum of such initiatives was held in Gomel, and in 2027 we planned to hold a republican forum of civil initiatives in Grodno. And we are sincerely grateful to the President of our country for supporting this proposal of the deputy corps of Belarus.

The meeting of the Council for interaction of local self-government bodies under the Council of the Republic is held in Dzerzhinsk