KAMENETS DISTRICT, 1 August (BelTA) – Belarus heavily relies on work of rural dwellers, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with residents of the Belovezhsky agricultural town in Kamenets District, Brest Oblast, BelTA has learned.
“Of course, you have done a great job. I have noticed that I rarely praise people, but your performance is outstanding. Thank you very much for your work. Our peasants are strong people. I praise you not because I come from a peasant family myself. You are strong people and you are the pillar of the country. And even in those difficult times, none of you went astray. Everyone was in the field, growing food for everyone - both those who deserved to enjoy the results of peasant labor, and those who roamed (mostly across Minsk) and waved their arms. Therefore, you are the foundation of our country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
“And I don’t regret at all that back in the day we adopted programs to revive the countryside and invested substantial money in agriculture. Today we see appreciable results: last year we did not only feed our people, but also sold a decent amount of foodstuffs abroad,” the president added. “I often meet with the president of Russia, we discuss these issues, align our efforts. We had this gut feeling that these ‘friends’ from the West could create problems for us. Today, both Russia and Belarus are self-sufficient in food. Our people have enough to eat and to wear. This is the main thing. There will never be stability in the country without this. And the clothes, shoes and food come from you, peasants. I wish we had such farms all over the country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.
