Lukashenka: Next year will be very difficult; there hasn’t been such years in the history of Belarus

Aliaksandr Lukashenka made new appointments on 22 December, his press service informs.

“You will do nothing without order and discipline. Iron order is the most important thing,” Aliaksandr Lukashenka stressed when announcing the new rearrangements in the administration.

When appointing heads of local administrations the President emphasized: “Another topical issue which concerns me is that a lot of newly appointed executives begin to improve their housing conditions immediately after the appointment despite I warn them that they are on the frontline, are face to face with people. I am not against, but they must do it using their own money.”

Aliaksandr Lukashenka also noted that a lot of chairmen of district executive committees were involved in such affairs. He warned: “If you take the post, you should know that you are in full public view, people see everything that you are doing. The coming year will be a very complicated one, I dare say there have not been such difficult years in the history of our country. Russia is in recession, Ukraine which is our second largest market is in trouble, Kazakhstan has difficulties. We just need to hold out. If we work without paying attention to people, without supporting them, if we focus on creating our own financial wellbeing, people will not need such government. Remember it.”

The President stressed that the zones of responsibility have been determined and it is needed to work hard to fulfill the requirements, BelTA quotes him saying.

The head of state noted that the strictest requirements will be applied to government officials.