Lukashenka: One Direction Is To Create Super Harvester

The dictator summoned his “economic headquarters” for a conference.

Lukashenka held a conference with his “economic headquarters”, having invited the Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, the Head of the Belarus President Administration, the Head of the “Council of Republic”, top officials of the State Control Committee and the National Bank, BelTA reports.

The dictator reminded that he had earlier decided in favor of hosting quarterly government conferences with the political, economic, and power-wielding blocs of the government. Such events will have an almost operative character and are supposed to focus on “tactical matters”.

“I would like to warn the Prime Minister and all the people present here that it has nothing to do with the government having to present a report to the president. The relevant report has been scheduled. It will take place at a time I deem necessary or when the time is right,” – Aliaksandr Lukashenka stressed.

“Last year we agreed that one high-performance job needs to be created for every job, which has been made redundant. But Belarusian companies still continue firing more people than hiring. At least according to the reports I get. I wonder why,” – Lukashenka asked the “economists”.

“Where do people go? New jobs are seemingly created on paper but this is nothing but window dressing in practice. If I am wrong, I would like to hear an answer to that question. I am told that the number of employed Belarusians is on the decline,” – Lukashenka expressed his concern.

The ruler wanted to know how his instructions concerning the flax industry are being fulfilled starting with flax farming and ending with flax processing. He said he wanted to know how flax seed areas are chosen, how technologies are observed, and how Belarus-grown seeds are produced.

“I would like to look at the problem from another angle. Do we now have a domestic market and a foreign one for the flax products? For the fabrics and our ready-made products? If the reports I get are correct, I wonder why flax factories are overstocked these days?” – the dictator warned.

Lukashenka paid special attention to the “super harvesters” issue.

“I've given instructions to update the Palesse harvester lineup by the 2018 harvesting campaign. We need to focus on some models that will sell well on the market. The harvester we tested in Mahiliou region and Vitsebsk region a short time ago is a good one. It leaves a clean field and is on par with imported harvesters in every parameter. It is a good thing that Gomselmash engineers are not satisfied with their accomplishments. They say there are ways to improve this harvester,” – Lukashenka pointed out.

He noted herein that engines for these harvesters should be produced in Belarus since the relevant factories are available in the country. “Creating a Gomselmash super harvester that will beat foreign competitors is another thing. I am not going to reveal all the secrets but the designers have already made some headway into it,” said the president. He gave instructions to schedule a visit to the Belarusian agricultural machinery company Gomselmash in winter for the sake of getting familiar with vehicle modernization and the production of new models.