MINSK, 30 October (BelTA) – Sanction wars have become a major instrument of achieving political goals for many participants of international relations in the 21st century, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the operational meeting of the command staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces on 30 October, BelTA has learned.
The head of state believes that the economic situation of strategic partners and in the world in general cannot but affect Belarus. “We should not forget that our economy is one of the most open economies in the world. It means that it is affected by economic storms happening in other countries,” Alexander Lukashenko noted.
The President stressed that under the influence of certain unfavorable factors new financial and economic issues emerged and old ones escalated in Belarus. “We have to do a lot to ensure stability and sustainable progress in all branches of the national economy. Meanwhile, rational use of existing material and financial resources, including in the defense sector, is of paramount importance,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed.
