LIVE: Lukashenko holds ‘Big Conversation’ with press and members of public in Minsk

Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko is holding a meeting with Belarusian and foreign press as well as representatives of the general public in Minsk on Monday, August 9. The event is taking place exactly one year after Lukashenko was re-elected, which was followed by the biggest protest movement in the country’s modern history. This year more than 300 applications from journalists, media representatives and individuals have been submitted for the event. The last “Big Conversation with the President“ was held in 2019 and lasted over seven hours.