Today is Monday, 20 August. The first working day of a new team of the Council of Ministers, the youngest Cabinet of Ministers with fresh ideas in the solution of the already indicated problems. The main of them is the growth of people's well-being.
Natalia Kochanova, head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus: "We must fulfill the tasks set by the President, so that all regions in our country developed. One can not think that people will come and work only in Minsk."
These guidelines were also heard at the 5th All-Belarusian Assembly and during the Address to the people and the parliament and at meetings and seminars, and during the President's trips to the regions.
Therefore, after signing the Decree on the appointment of a renewed government team, the President clearly indicated the main accents: discipline and integrity of the government directly determines the well-being of people.
This was stressed today by Prime Minister Sergei Rumas. He is a skilled manager, he already worked in the government during the hard times of devaluations and deficits, after successfully managed the Development Bank, which revived our woodworking.
Sergei Rumas, Prime Minister of Belarus: "The tasks are all known, they are determined by our program documents and we should not expect any revision of these decisions or revolutionary reversals. The head of state made emphasis on such things as discipline, decency and cohesion, and much attention was paid to the welfare of the population: the head of state stressed that this is the main assessment of the work of the government."
Alexander Turchin in the capacity of the first deputy will be responsible for the economy, IT and financial sector. Vladimir Kukharev will be in charge of transport, construction and housing and communal services, Igor Lyashenko will be responsible for petrochemistry and industry, and the social sphere will depend on Igor Petrishenko.
A year and a half ago, the President announced a course on building an IT-country. Much has already been done. A decree on the digital economy was adopted. Thanks to the document, the export of services in the High-Tech Park exceeded $ 1 billion for the first time, and the number of residents increased significantly.
Alexander Turchin, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus: "This is the first steps to build an IT-country, the time for the next stage is coming."
Konstantin Shulgan, Minister of Communications and Computerization of Belarus: "The e-government now needs development, development in terms of services for both the public and business, and industries."
The other newly appointed ministers also made their first declarations.
Dmitry Mikulenok, Minister of Architecture and Construction of Belarus: "It will be important for me as Minister that the construction organizations and enterprises that are involved in the construction complex worked without interruption."
Roman Golovchenko, chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus: "I plan to visit all the enterprises, get acquainted with their work, what's going on with them, and of course I'll pay close attention to the state program of armament, state orders and those innovative projects to create new models of weapons and equipment, which are now under development."
