‘The historical experience of the Belarusian people, the conscious choice of our path of development call for us to be vigilant, pay close attention to the security of the state, and pursue a peaceful foreign policy. This is why Belarus has been closely adhering to a policy of good-neighbourly relations in the international arena and has been a firm advocate of a multi-polar world order based on mutual respect for the rights of nations and peoples,’ said President Alexander Lukashenko in his opening remarks at the reception for the graduates of military education institutions of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.