Opinions & Interviews

SOLIGORSK, 19 June (BelTA) – Stability in Belarus can be disrupted only by economic factors, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with the labor collective of Belaruskali and local journalists on 19 June, BelTA has learnt.

“Foreign journalists who interview me often start lamenting that there is dictatorship over there and Putin will enter Belarus on a tank after Ukraine. This is just ridiculous. No one will ever come to us on any tank and no one will make us leave the path we are following,” the head of state said. “No one is able to throw the country into turmoil; only economic factors can do it. Our stability can be disrupted only by economy and only if our companies shut down and we fail to sell our products,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He added that Belarus should manufacture high quality products and sell them at a reasonable price.

The President reminded that Belarus buys natural gas and oil from Russia at lower prices than the neighboring countries. What else would Belaruskali or other companies need? They need a stick, as I often tell our officials, and some pressure to make them work,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He noted that there is nothing he or the government can be blamed for in this respect.