Belarus President wants all state programmes to be implemented in full

All state programmes in Belarus should be implemented in full, despite the global crisis, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with the Vitebsk oblast officials on November 25, BelTA has learnt. The Head of State thinks it necessary to revise all programmes and measures that were to be implemented, taking into consideration the dynamic development of the country. According to him, today it is necessary to fulfill all the projects that have been planned. Alexander Lukashenko said that he does not like the enterprises that buy more than sell. “Today we are saving foreign currency and it is hard to import products, especially not critical ones, but this situation came just in handy: we will put domestically manufactured products on the shelves,” the President underlined. According to the President, the global crisis had a smaller impact on Belarus from the point of view of market speculations. At the same time, it is hard for export-oriented enterprises to market their products abroad as the demand has fallen. Nevertheless, the main objective is to preserve the enterprises and jobs, to prevent the situation that happened after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. According to the President, there are apprehensions that the coming year will be hard, but for many countries it will be the time for recovery and a way up. “We will hope that we will not lag behind, because we have gained vast experience of finding solutions in situations like this,” the Head of State added.

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