MINSK, 18 December (BelTA) – It is important we ease, as much as possible, all requirements and procedures for the demolition of abandoned buildings, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the Belarusian people and Parliament in Minsk on 18 December, BelTA has learned.
The president recalled that throughout this year, Belarus has been actively engaged in the landscaping of public spaces. Many significant sites have been spruced up, and two nationwide clean-up days have been held.
“Now it is time to turn our attention to abandoned buildings,” the head of state stated. “The government, local executive committees together with the military must streamline all requirements and procedures to the greatest extent possible, reduce both the timelines and the costs of demolition, and bring the land into active use. All powers have been delegated and distributed, the documents signed. The center of gravity must now shift to the local level. The chairmen, the district executive committees must solve this problem in the districts, and perhaps the village councils as well. This is their interest and area of responsibility.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the Year of Improvement is concluding, but the process itself is not. It will remain under the president's oversight. “Regardless of the goals and objectives that prompt my trips to any given region, the first thing I assess is the responsible, proprietary approach at any facility. There should be no neglected factories, villages, roads, or anything else,” the Belarusian leader said. “Do not forget that Belarus is our common home. Order is the primary consideration when discussing the fundamental directives for the development of the social sector. Comfort is a quality of life, and the economy is about people. People who rebuilt our country from the ground up not so long ago, after the war [the Great Patriotic War.]
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