Report of Minsk Oblast Governor Anatoly Isachenko
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Belarus
President Aleksandr Lukashenko heard out a report of Chairman of the Minsk
Oblast Executive Committee Anatoly Isachenko on 31 July. The meeting focused on
the progress in the harvest campaign, development of the meat and dairy
industry and road construction.
First of all, the head of state
asked about the progress in the harvest campaign in the region because the
results of Minsk Oblast can tell about the situation in the country in general.
“Minsk is an exemplary region,
there are different climatic conditions. Probably, a half of the harvest has
been already gathered in the south, the works have just begun in the north or
they have gathered 15-20% of the harvest. Because of different climatic
conditions we can get average impressions about the situation in the country in
general,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The president paid special
attention to the harvesting of grain. “What will we have? Of course, this
year’s grain harvest will not be as high as it was in the previous years,
especially in the south. By the way, the situation in the east and north of
Minsk Oblast might be different. There was plenty of rain, those regions have
good fields and will have a good harvest,” the head of state remarked. “I think
we should hope to get a good harvest of corn. Maybe, the corn yield will
increase by a million tonnes or even more.”
The participants of the meeting
also discussed the development of the meat and dairy industry in Minsk Oblast,
road construction and other topical regional issues.