Today, the Head of State Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting at the Palace of Independence on the main areas of work to improve quality in 2024 and the Quality Mark of the Republic of Belarus.
"Our first working meeting this year at the Presidential level concerns the main topic - the Year of Quality. We have defined a very ambitious goal: to raise the quality control of manufactured goods and services, the quality of life in the country to a higher level," said Alexander Lukashenko. "Belarus can be proud of its quality goods, but to be on trend, to compete with the best world examples, we need to add a little, we need to earn this quality mark."
In this aspiration, Belarusians have something to start from, the Head of State emphasized. Firstly, from traditions – the republic has preserved the continuity of the Soviet era.
“This historical period gave a start to our national development. Now you understand why (as I was criticized) I “cling” to that Soviet time: if there had been no Soviet time, there would not have been the most modern and new models. It is easier to ruin everything, but on what basis would we create new, progressive models? This basis would not exist. Smart people preserve and develop everything that was accumulated by previous generations. We did it,” the Belarusian leader noted.
Alexander Lukashenko recalled that the economy of the BSSR was one of the most technologically advanced and developed among other union republics. “Having survived the devastation of the 90s, it was not easy for us to preserve the quality standards created by the labor of Soviet people, but we were able to do it,” he said. “People got into such a mess that there was simply nowhere to go. We got out. Today we create the most modern models of technology. But I say frankly: the quality is still lacking. Our competitors are breathing down our necks. And everything we produce in Belarus is produced in dozens of countries around the world.”
Secondly, Belarus has formed an image of the successor of the best Soviet achievements. And the way Belarusians cope with modern challenges demonstrates the reasonableness and foresight of the people’s choice, the President noted.
“Thirdly, we see a growing demand for the values of a social state. And not only in the post-Soviet space – all over the world. Returning to these values is a question of the quality of people’s lives: the spiritual sphere, economic well-being, social justice. Everything is interconnected here. Therefore, when we talk about quality and what to do, we are waiting for something (there will be a program, naturally), there is no need to wait for anything. If someone does not know where to start, start with yourself: come to your work on time and do your job very well. Everyone here knows how to do it,” the Head of State summed up.
Detailed information about the event is posted on the Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus
