Lukashenko wants new government to protect domestic market from imports
<p> MINSK, Jun 4 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has challenged the new government to protect the domestic market from imports, although Belarus describes itself as a country with an open economy. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko made a statement to this effect at the meeting to appoint the new government on Jun 4. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Our domestic market is not big, but we must protect it. This is number one priority for the government, and the previous government did not resolve the issue,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “They referred to some obligations. Look what Russia did. They closed their borders and banned the import of diesel fuel and gasoline. They closed from imports. Was it right? It does not matter, the pandemic will justify everything. So they closed their borders.” </p> <p> </p> <p> “Why are other countries working so hard to protect their domestic markets? They did not open them for us. Even if we address them as our friends when we want to sell something, they are mulling over for a year or two. They want us to provide a list and to show how much we will sell on their markets, what prices we want to get for our products. These processes are under control,” the president said. “The operations with foreign manufacturers should be under control. Unfortunately, the previous government did not fulfill my instructions to protect the domestic market. Pending decisions should be made in the near future.” </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko has instructed to ensure economic growth not only at the expense of the domestic market, but mainly through exports and external demand. “There will be no foreign currency without export. We need to finally resolve the issue of dependence from the market of one country. We cannot even depend by 50-55% on brotherly Russia. We need to diversify markets,” the president said. End </p> <p> </p>
2020-06-05
Primepress
Lukashenko wants new government to protect domestic market from imports
MINSK, Jun 4 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has challenged the new government to protect the domestic market from imports, although Belarus describes itself as a country with an open economy.
Lukashenko made a statement to this effect at the meeting to appoint the new government on Jun 4.
“Our domestic market is not big, but we must protect it. This is number one priority for the government, and the previous government did not resolve the issue,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “They referred to some obligations. Look what Russia did. They closed their borders and banned the import of diesel fuel and gasoline. They closed from imports. Was it right? It does not matter, the pandemic will justify everything. So they closed their borders.”
“Why are other countries working so hard to protect their domestic markets? They did not open them for us. Even if we address them as our friends when we want to sell something, they are mulling over for a year or two. They want us to provide a list and to show how much we will sell on their markets, what prices we want to get for our products. These processes are under control,” the president said. “The operations with foreign manufacturers should be under control. Unfortunately, the previous government did not fulfill my instructions to protect the domestic market. Pending decisions should be made in the near future.”
Lukashenko has instructed to ensure economic growth not only at the expense of the domestic market, but mainly through exports and external demand. “There will be no foreign currency without export. We need to finally resolve the issue of dependence from the market of one country. We cannot even depend by 50-55% on brotherly Russia. We need to diversify markets,” the president said. End