Belarus leader Lukashenko proposes honouring Xi Jinping with monument in Minsk
Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has proposed erecting a monument to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Minsk during the opening ceremony of the National Football Stadium on 8 June 2025.
Source: Belarusian state news agency BelTA
Details: It is reported that during Lukashenko's visit to China, Xi Jinping unexpectedly showed him two scaled mockups – an international pool and a football stadium.
The Chinese president then said that the construction of these facilities would be a gift for the Belarusian people.
The stadium.
Photo: BelTA
Quote: "I immediately did not believe it, knowing China well, the Chinese. But then I thought: the Chinese don't throw around empty words. And even more so the head [of China]. That's where it all started."
Details: According to Lukashenko, the stadium was built "relatively quickly", and also appeared in the Belarusian capital and a new international-class pool.
Quote: "We are officially opening the largest 'monument'. I said at the entrance [near the stadium there is a sculptural composition depicting a Belarusian and a Chinese football players – ed.]: this is a good place to erect a monument to my friend Xi Jinping.
Entrance to the stadium and the sculpture.
Photo: BelTA
Because only thanks to him, the Chinese built this stadium at their own expense."
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