Lukashenko instructed to create a commission that will deal with export issues

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has instructed to create a commission that will deal with the export of Belarusian goods. This became known during a meeting between the head of state and the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoy, a BELTA correspondent reports.

A corresponding decree on the establishment of the commission is to be signed in the near future. Its exact name is not yet known, but Dmitry Krutoy will head it.

"Grant yourselves proper powers in the decree," the President demanded. "Of course, this will be a burden on the apparatus you have. That's fine, as a new person, you will find those people who are currently underloaded or who can handle a larger workload. But here too, ministers, the government apparatus – everyone you deem necessary must be involved."

At the same time, Alexander Lukashenko demanded to report to him directly if any issues arise in the commission's work. "It is your business how you will plan this work. If people approach me, they will go straight to you. And you gather together and discuss. Collegiality is present in your character, and I think responsibility is also present. Report directly, say what needs to be done," the President said.

"We have endured. Now we need to rise from our knees. Sanctions or no sanctions – the whole world is ready to buy both mineral fertilizers and oil products. Even Russia has a deficit. And so on. Therefore, there are no goods in Belarus that we cannot sell. We just need to get moving. You, your commission, are responsible for particularly important groups of goods," the head of state emphasized.

As Dmitry Krutoy told reporters, the President requires that this commission does not interfere in the current activities of enterprises, but acts as a kind of industry body and makes proposals on fundamental issues.

"For example, on logistics or railway tariffs. That is, on those matters that the director of our enterprise cannot resolve on his own in Russia, where, possibly, the intervention of the prime minister or the presidential level is required," the ambassador explained.

The commission will primarily work with the most important groups of goods. The head of state has instructed to identify 75 key positions.

Answering the question of whether the commission will deal with exports only to Russia or exports in general, the ambassador noted: "First of all, of course, exports to Russia."

Source: belta.by