MINSK, 16 December (BelTA) – Belarus will carry on despite the sanctions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss ways to counter the sanctions against the country, BelTA has learned.
"The sanctions are here. This is a given. They have already become a part of our lives. Another round of sanctions has been recently imposed against us. They will have a certain negative effect, but we need to continue to live and work peacefully, preserving the economic growth dynamics," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
During the meeting, the president noted that he was interested not so much in assessing the possible consequences, as in proposals to minimize their impact and the response measures that he instructed to prepare.
"I have already said that now is one of the most difficult stages of the country's life: sanctions, COVID, attempts to undermine our stability from within in order to change the state system. Despite these and other challenges, we need to prevent the deterioration of the main economic indicators and, most importantly, we need to protect people, preserve their well-being at least at the level of the current year," the head of state emphasized.
He noted that this is the task literally for all in attendance. That is why so many people have been invited for the event.
"The sanctions game should in no way affect the upcoming domestic political events. Sooner or later, it will be over but for now we are forced to respond to the ongoing pressure," Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
