On May 25, Astana / Vladimir Matveev - BELTA /. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is confident that Belarus will overcome the economic crisis. The head of the Belarusian state announced this today at a meeting with the faculty and students of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. "Lately, they've been shouting at us: you have problems there. We've been hit by the second wave of the crisis. Resources, which we don't have, have practically doubled in price again. And we can't get the same amount of currency from the real sector as the raw materials market has grown. It's very difficult and hard to find a large amount of currency at once to pay for all this," the head of state noted. "Yes, our exports have increased, but we can't find that much currency. Therefore, difficulties have arisen again. And the question is how to get out of this situation. We will get out. If there is a will, we will get out of this situation," Alexander Lukashenko emphasized. He also commented on television reports shown in the news broadcasts of Russian TV channels in recent days about the economic situation in Belarus. "Lukashenko will sell enterprises, they need this much, they need that much, - they are creating a stir around our country. Clearly, probably wanting to profit themselves first and foremost. In such a situation, we will get out of this predicament ourselves. But we will not just throw anything to anyone," said the President of Belarus. Regarding the situation in the foreign exchange market, Alexander Lukashenko said: "We have stopped selling currency from gold and foreign exchange reserves, and whatever rate is established, that will be it. We set it yesterday at the level of Br5 thousand per $1. Let there be a devaluation of the national currency, it's nothing. The main thing is to manage it properly - this is very important for an export-oriented economy." The President also noted that he is not against private property, but privatization should not be abrupt. "Everyone wants to buy cheaper, and better - for next to nothing. We are not against private property now and support it, but specifically those who create it themselves. That private property which is based on privatization and was sometimes obtained for next to nothing, it is not valued," said Alexander Lukashenko. "There is no need to rush to destroy state-owned enterprises under any circumstances, especially if they are operating profitably." -0-

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