Lukashenko: West pushed Belarus and Russia to more intensive development

Western countries, pursuing a sanctions policy, pushed Belarus and Russia to more intensive development, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia Gleb Nikitin.

Lukashenko drew attention to the great potential in cooperation with Russia, including with the Nizhny Novgorod region. The sanction of interaction, according to him, also pushes sanctioned pressure from the West. “These sanctions still have been prompted in many ways to do our own business, not to look around. Seeing not only that is good, but also to create it good at home. They say” sanctions, sanctions “… And I am thinking about that that the West, not understanding that, prompted us to intense development – Russia and Belarus. If someone is ready to join us in this regard, then they will get a serious effect, ”BelTA quotes him.

He also noted that the only thing, this effect will not be momentary, but it will take some time to rebuild the economies of the states: “We just need a little time. Because it is not so simple to expand such a colossus, there are many industries. Industry, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture, agriculture Other areas are huge. It takes time to turn around. “