On June 30, while making personnel decisions, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke about plans to visit the AMKODOR enterprise, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
The Head of State agreed to appoint the current Minister of Industry, Alexander Efimov, to lead AMKODOR. Moreover, he had already worked at this enterprise, which means he is well acquainted with the specifics of the holding and the team.
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"There are thousands of people there, and they are waiting for an answer: will the state abandon us or not. Tell them directly on my behalf (I will be with you again in the near future): we are not going to abandon anyone, our people work there. And the fact that this enterprise could not function properly in private, one might say, order, also speaks volumes. Therefore, act," said Alexander Lukashenko. "Bring the enterprise out of its current situation into a normal one – good. But convey to the team that relying again on us to pour in some millions of rubles or dollars – that won't happen. First of all, you will get out of this situation using your own resources and reserves."
The President noted that AMKODOR's products are in demand in every corner of the world. The machinery produced at the enterprise is used for a wide variety of tasks.
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"Appropriate initiative is needed. The team needs to be motivated," emphasized the Head of State. "You will have to work hard in the markets to sell your products. Optimize production, figure things out. Not in terms of the range of products manufactured, but in terms of where you need to create new production facilities, build something, and so on. You know what we are talking about."