{"id":156713,"date":"2025-09-23T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156713\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-slams-government-over-poor-economic-performance","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156713\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka slams government over poor economic performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 23, <\/strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has blamed the government for declining performance in key economic sectors during his meeting with Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What surprises me is that I instructed you to focus directly on industry,” Luka\u0161enka\u2019s press office quoted him as saying. “Agriculture may be doing well, and you may exceed last year’s figures. Yields are also higher. . .\u00a0 But nevertheless, we are short of the target in agriculture . . .\u00a0 But we are also lagging in the industry. Industry is your responsibility. It is the number one issue. Get organized, work hard and sell,\u201d he stressed, citing a 2.5-percent decline in exports. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler also noted an increase in stockpiles of unsold industrial goods, of 36.2 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I spoke with high-ranking Chinese officials in China when I was there,” he said, noting that Beijing was reportedly ready to increase trade with Belarus. “It’s not right that people are starving in the world, and we can’t sell everything. Well, if they don’t buy butter, then we need to cut its production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka also told the prime minister to increase control over pork production, sales and exports, blaming Deputy Prime Minister Juryj \u0160ulejka for poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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