VOLKOVYSK, 13 August (BelTA) – Governors should get the Government to pay attention to local issues, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said today at a meeting held in Volkovysk on 13 August to discuss the social and economic development of Grodno Oblast, BelTA has learned.
Chairman of the State Control Committee Leonid Anfimov reported to the head of state that many problems in the regions are not addressed due to the fact that local authorities do not bring up these issues to the attention of the Government and the Government is unaware of them and therefore the problems are not addressed.
There are questions that need to be addressed at the level of ministries and the Government. I know that this happens. Governors do not bring up the issues and the government is happy being uninvolved,” he said.
The President stressed: “The accountability will be tough for this. If the Governor does not maintain a dialogue with the Government, this means there will be a new governor. If the Government does not understand the local authorities, this means there will be a new government.”