traditional supply markets and developing new export directions, the president today convened a meeting on the development of domestic industry. the conversation is planned in the country by the new relevant minister. alexander lukashenko is directing the department towards effective work. in general, the situation in the industry is developing well, production volumes have been growing for several years in a row, exports add. at the end of last year, we managed to reach record numbers: $6.5 billion. this is the maximum value over the last 10 years.

today i can say that i am drawing this long arc for our economy, we are not giants, we annually sell 30-40% of what we produce. our main two partners, russia and china, we are not saying that this is a distant arc, this is traditional, our partners, well, so to speak, this is our anchor, we are anchored, and if anyone thinks that we will leave russia, china , tomorrow we will be received with open arms, complete nonsense, yes, we are small. the economy is export-oriented, but we must understand that these are billions of dollars, the competition is serious, with our goods we no one is really waiting anywhere, so russia and china, especially russia, are our traditional market, economy, you can’t go anywhere. as for the domestic market, not everything is smooth here; it cannot be given over to competitors. another problematic issue is that accounts receivable are overdue and continue to grow. alexander lukashenko requires strict discipline and calculation. without resolving

fundamental issues, it is impossible to achieve sustainable development and ensure technological sovereignty, because a strong economy is an independent state. details of the meeting in our next issues. the announcement of us president joe biden about his decision to withdraw from the race for the seat of the owner of the white house has become one of the main topics in the world media. so the new york post published on the front page a photograph of biden leaving the room with the inscription in large letters. end.

will continue their candidacy in the race, most people thought we were headed for disaster, so for such a difficult decision, biden has sincere respect and gratitude. at the same time, although it is not yet certain that the candidate will be vice president haris, she is certainly starting the path of a strong position. french figaro writes that joe biden took the united states by surprise with his announcement of leaving the company. the publication draws attention to demands for the immediate resignation of the president. the newspaper also provides the results of surveys that... experts say that it is currently difficult to figure out the balance of power, much less make further forecasts. latvia has begun installing anti-tank barriers on the border with russia, their stocks were shown on social networks by a european parliamentarian neil ushakov. the video was filmed near zilupya, at the entrance to the terikhov checkpoint. latvia, let me remind you, together with other baltic countries. countries

creates the so-called baltic line of defense on the border with russia by our state. it involves the construction of fortified defensive positions and various obstacles, including anti-tank ditches. dragon teeth and mining of the border area. the council of europe recommended that vilnius reconsider the structure of correctional institutions, namely, think through in detail a strategy for increasing number of guards. this, according to the organization, should help avoid violence among prisoners. violence in the european context is an ephemeral term; it turns out that it refers to drug use, informal hierarchy and untimely medical care. previously, the council of europe has repeatedly criticized lithuania for conditions in prisons, including physical abuse of prisoners by staff. the heat is easing, and belarusians will experience unstable weather throughout the week.