Industry, foreign economic track and inspection of the Armed Forces. Lukashenko heard reports from Turchin and Volfovich
October 15, 2025
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard detailed reports from Prime Minister Alexander Turchin and State Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Volfovich on October 15. BELTA was informed about this by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The Prime Minister's report included current issues of the domestic agenda and interaction with key partners of Belarus on the foreign economic track. He also reported on the results of the meeting between Alexander Turchin and Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, which took place on the morning of October 15.
- Belarus and Russia have determined the conditions for the functioning of the oil refining industry
- Belarus intends to diversify supplies to Russia through new industrial products
A separate and one of the main topics of the report was the work of the industrial sector of Belarus as a whole. In particular, the decrease in production and export volumes (for objective and subjective reasons) in January-August of the current year, as indicated by statistical data. The President demanded that the Prime Minister seriously address the industry and pay attention to this area.
Following the personnel meeting held on Monday, October 13, with the Head of State, the tasks facing the Belarusian light industry and specific enterprises with renewed leadership were also substantively discussed.
The main topic of the report by State Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Wolfovich was the snap inspection of the Armed Forces of Belarus, which is being carried out by decision of the President. The discussion covered the specifics of the second stage of the inspection and the initial overall results. Attention was also paid to areas to which the President had previously demanded special attention: the use of drones and electronic warfare systems; the experience of the special military operation in Ukraine, which must be taken into account when training the domestic Armed Forces.