Trade unions should be a key pillar of social stability in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said on 17 July while receiving a report from Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus Yuri Senko, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko first of all asked Yuri Senko to give his take on the situation with trade unions. After his election, Yuri Senko had enough time to get a good grasp of the situation and assess trade union activities with a fresh perspective.

«I very much hope that our trade unions will be a well-organized, powerful instrument to promote social stability,» said the head of state. «They are probably the most powerful ‘party-like’ organization now. And in organizational terms, they are ranked higher than any party in our country,» he added.

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