At the Q&A session titled “Open Microphone with the President” at Vitebsk State University on 2 September Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko explained why he is so demanding to the quality of textbooks, BelTA has learned.

“For me, a textbook is an icon. A textbook is the basis of learning. It should be an ultimate guide to a discipline. And we have reworked these textbooks many, many times. I will not say that I am satisfied. Maybe I am overly demanding. It is necessary to convey complex knowledge in an understandable form to a schoolchild, a student. And this is the most difficult thing to do. This is the way I approach the writing of our textbooks and teaching aids,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.