Lukashenko urges govt to come up with effective but harmless for Belarus response to western sanctions
<p> MINSK, May 26 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko demands that the government should make an effective response to western sanctions but avoid doing harm to Belarus. Lukashenko made a statement to this effect on May 26 at a meeting with Belarusian MPs, members of the Constitutional Commission and representatives of government bodies, the president’s press-service reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko said: “The government is supposed to give the most effective response to the sanctions. It is necessary to primarily protect our citizens fr om shocks and prevent social benefits from worsening. I don't want you to close borders. No, we should calculate everything just like rich countries do. But we should avoid harming ourselves.” </p> <p> </p> <p> “Juggle the assets and forces but the performance of the economy should not be reduced. Close attention should be paid to preserving living standards of the people, to executing socially important programs, and fighting those, who want to exploit the problems. It applies to pricing and property,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko stressed that measures should be worked out to prevent the foreign currency Belarusians work so hard to earn from leaving the country as a torrent. </p> <p> </p> <p> Mass protests started in Belarus on 9 August, after the presidential election, wh ere Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. The law enforcement agencies suppressed the protesters with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The authorities have officially confirmed the deaths of three protesters. </p> <p> </p> <p> Western countries did not recognise the Belarus elections as free and democratic and Lukashenko as the legitimate president-elect. The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and their allies imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and some companies associated with them. </p> <p> </p> <p> At the end of April 2021, the Belarusian government imposed retaliatory sanctions and banned the import of Skoda Auto, Liqui Moly and Beiersdorf products into Belarus for six months. The Belarusian authorities said they could impose sanctions on European businesses operating in the country and ban the transit of goods through its territory in response to sanctions of Western countries as part of the reciprocal “symmetrical and asymmetrical” sanctions. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-05-27
Primepress
Lukashenko urges govt to come up with effective but harmless for Belarus response to western sanctions
MINSK, May 26 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko demands that the government should make an effective response to western sanctions but avoid doing harm to Belarus. Lukashenko made a statement to this effect on May 26 at a meeting with Belarusian MPs, members of the Constitutional Commission and representatives of government bodies, the president’s press-service reports.
Lukashenko said: “The government is supposed to give the most effective response to the sanctions. It is necessary to primarily protect our citizens fr om shocks and prevent social benefits from worsening. I don't want you to close borders. No, we should calculate everything just like rich countries do. But we should avoid harming ourselves.”
“Juggle the assets and forces but the performance of the economy should not be reduced. Close attention should be paid to preserving living standards of the people, to executing socially important programs, and fighting those, who want to exploit the problems. It applies to pricing and property,” said Lukashenko.
Lukashenko stressed that measures should be worked out to prevent the foreign currency Belarusians work so hard to earn from leaving the country as a torrent.
Mass protests started in Belarus on 9 August, after the presidential election, wh ere Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. The law enforcement agencies suppressed the protesters with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The authorities have officially confirmed the deaths of three protesters.
Western countries did not recognise the Belarus elections as free and democratic and Lukashenko as the legitimate president-elect. The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and their allies imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and some companies associated with them.
At the end of April 2021, the Belarusian government imposed retaliatory sanctions and banned the import of Skoda Auto, Liqui Moly and Beiersdorf products into Belarus for six months. The Belarusian authorities said they could impose sanctions on European businesses operating in the country and ban the transit of goods through its territory in response to sanctions of Western countries as part of the reciprocal “symmetrical and asymmetrical” sanctions. End