Opinions & Interviews

MINSK, 10 December (BelTA) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes that the work of civil servants should be absolutely transparent for the public. Alexander Lukashenko made this statement at the nationwide meeting to discuss the problems in the construction industry and ways to improve the work with managerial staff on 10 December, BelTA learned.

“There are no and should not be any forbidden areas for criticism when it comes to the work of civil servants,” the head of state said.

At the same time the President noted that the criticism should be constructive and specific, not captious and indiscriminate. “Such an attitude to people who conscientiously serve the state is unacceptable,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

The President reminded that the perestroika period marked “a rampant campaign to defame party functionaries”; the repercussions of this campaign still influence the public perception of civil servants. “I do not want to idealize all Soviet functionaries, because there were all kinds of people among them, but decent, truly competent people who built the huge country were the majority. You cannot tar everyone with the same brush,” the head of state said.