Minsk Mayor failed his “exam” to Lukashenka when working with investors

02.04.2014 | Society

Aliaksandr Lukashenka expressed his displeasure at the meeting dedicated to the fulfillment of instructions concerning the construction of important facilities in Minsk.

“Frankly speaking, I am fed up with having to constantly hear about delays, plans going haywire, and the revision of investment projects to build important facilities,” – said Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

He noted that such situations are most frequent in Minsk, which dishonors the city administration. “The issue of construction projects in Minsk can no longer be tolerated. I am not going to tolerate it even if the government and even law enforcement agencies are okay with it,” – stressed the head of state.

“I am sorry but I am already starting to suspect all the top officials in Minsk City Hall and I have my reasons. I’ve mentioned the first vice mayor of Minsk repeatedly. He has been tried and convicted for taking huge bribes. Things like that don’t happen out of the blue. What is going on in Minsk now and the reports I get are alarming. You may face a destiny along the lines of your first deputy’s,” – Lukashenka told Minsk Mayor Nikolai Ladutko. – “You don’t like this or that thing or you take a year to find an investor or you need to polish a concept when it is ready and people are ready to act on it. Or you reschedule projects on your own authority even past 2020. None of us will be around then. Who is going to build, who is going to implement your ideas?”

According to the head of the state, for many years the situation has been dire with regard to such projects as Minsk City, the Tractor and Dinamo stadiums, the freestyle center, and the aqua park.

“From this point of view the performance of the Minsk City Executive Committee is nothing but dissatisfactory. You practice a peculiar kind of work and attitude to instructions, particularly instructions given by the president,” – BelTA quotes Lukashenka saying. – “When decisions to start a construction projects are made, these officials just nod their agreement. Once the real work begins, they start begging for the revision of projects and the rescheduling of deadlines. Instead of doing their jobs they drag their feet! This attitude is unacceptable!”

Aliaksandr Lukashenka threatened to mobilize the State Control Committee to these problems.

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