Working trip to Petrikov District, Gomel Oblast

It is necessary to promote the Polesie region, and the launch of the new potash production will be highly instrumental for this, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he toured Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant of the Belaruskali potash producer on 27 August.

“We should support Polesie, the area from Mozyr to Pinsk. And we will succeed,” the Belarusian leader emphasized.

Aleksandr Lukashenko deems it necessary to keep promoting this territory. Although this region gets enough attention, the head of state noted that additional measures could be worked out.

Aleksandr Lukashenko was informed about development prospects for Belaruskali and Petrikov Mining and Processing Plant in particular, the social and housing construction programs.

The head of state inquired about the personnel issues. The President was assured that they are being resolved. "There are courses, training programs. Thanks to social support, people happily take up jobs here," said Belaruskali Director General Ivan Golovaty.

The Petrikov town development program was also on the agenda. During a recent visit to Minsk Oblast, the head of state spoke about the need to tidy up the land, to involve the unused objects and territories into economic use. He said that these issues should be constantly on the radar. "We should keep the country clean, so that the next generations will not have to sort out our mess," the Belarusian leader emphasized. "We build new modern enterprises like Petrikov plant and we should not ignore things around it,” he added.