“We need to address investment issues in the first place. Investment means the country’s development. We need large investment projects. I have already said this. Let it be two or three large investment projects. For example, a second nuclear power plant. Or a wood processing plant. We have enough raw material to produce cellulose and goods from cellulose with final added value, and so on. Secondly, we need to develop the industries where we have certain experience. Our industry is export-oriented. Therefore, the enterprises must be highly competitive. Without quality however we can neither compete nor move forward,” the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also mentioned a certain debt burden of large industrial enterprises. “This is the issue which needs to be addressed,” he said.

“As for processing industries, we definitely need a second pulp and paper mill keeping in mind an increase in logging operations. We have to make a decision. The same is true for the second nuclear power plant,” the president said.

The head of state also gave instructions regarding the goods distribution network abroad and assembly plants. “Assembly plants abroad need to be reviewed to ensure all profit come to the country,” he said.

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