Widely announced in Viciebsk a meeting with one of the most influential opposition politicians of the country, Nikolai Statkevich was held at the appointed time, on 31 March and at the appointed place.

The core of the chairman of the organizing committee call for the creation of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Narodnaja Hramada" with viteblyanami has become the need of the Congress of Democratic Forces.

Ask the audience that can make the Belarusian society in crisis, which is now facing the country, the politician himself gave an unequivocal answer to the question. "Save the country"

Nikolai Statkevich sure: even in the most dramatic developments – the emergence of mass social unrest – a society can make them organized. This is necessary in order to prevent bloodshed, to get the most power to pay for their mistakes. It is necessary and to ensure that through the social protests, led by the organized opposition to influence the head of state. Opposition legal capacity – it is also a means to resist the possible Russian aggression during mass disturbances.

According to policy, the government understands that a strong, organized opposition is its main threat, and is doing everything to prevent the unification of the opposition. To confirm his words, he quoted from the report of the State Security Department of Lithuania: "The main objective of the KGB is that the opposition was split, so as not had the opportunity to become a real political alternative to the current Belarusian authorities."

He explained Nikolai Statkevich and why found it necessary to support the idea of the Belarusian intelligentsia to create the organizing committee for the Congress of Democratic Forces. The need for Congress is long overdue, but for the realization of the idea the initiative must come from the community, not partisan politics, where ambition sometimes prevail over common sense.

According to Statkevich, the first goal of the Congress – to tell the Belarusian people about the real situation in which the country finds itself, and how the situation will develop further. It is necessary to give answers to the questions: "What happened to us?", "Why happened?", "Where do we go next?", "What should I do to make our country out of the crisis that we are living better neighbors?" "What should the democratic opposition?". Although the answer to the last question is obvious: "It has to be consolidated." We need to create a common platform for consulting development of common tactics and overall strategy. While the case does not move easily.

Former presidential candidate and political prisoner, told the activists of Viciebsk, that now there is a development project of economic reform for the country. Working Group, which includes the famous Belarusian economists, headed by Leonid Zlotnikov.

The politician drew attention to the ambiguous attitude of the opposition parties in the current parliamentary elections. But it should be understood, he noted that even in the absence of real elections – is one thing, when opposition candidates are in one list, and quite another when each party itself.

Today democratic Belarusian opposition are not a real political entity, said Nikolai Statkevich. Keep in mind the fact that when there are dramatic developments in the country, the threat of another opposition, so the union is ripe as ever. Those present at the meeting of the citizens agreed with this conclusion opposition politician and react favorably to the initiative of the Congress.