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Lukashenko: Today it is especially important to be ahead of time

MINSK, 1 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko specified his requirements to the operation of the Belarus President Administration at the meeting with senior officials of this state body on 1 October, BelTA has learned.

“Amid this lengthy pandemic and unprecedented challenges to our statehood, strategic planning and prompt responses to the changing situation in the country and in the world in general become the crucial factors in the organization of the operation of the Belarus President Administration. Today it is especially important to be ahead of time. We should not lag behind. This pertains to everything: the personnel policy, the president’s schedule, ideology, the preparations for making political decisions,” the Belarusian leader stressed.

“You know what I expect from your work, you know how I monitor the fulfillment of the president’s instructions. I want strong discipline and order,” the president said.

According to the head of state, since the previous meeting there has been a personnel reshuffle, new senior officials of the Belarus President Administration have been appointed, structural changes have been made.

He remarked that the meetings with the senior officials of the Belarus President Administration should become a tradition and should be held regularly just like meetings with the representatives of the government. “We discuss economic matters at our government meetings. Key political and ideological issues will be on the agenda of the meetings with the representatives of the Belarus President Administration. It will become a tradition. Every three months or when necessary we will discuss issues handled by the Belarus President Administration, the State Secretariat of the Security Council, and the Belarus President Property Management Directorate,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“Let’s be honest. We have gone through serious challenges and have accumulated good experience. These tests pointed to the issues of state administration which require paramount attention. We must make corresponding conclusions and act. Today I want to make sure that you use this experience in your work,” the president concluded.

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