Lukashenko reviews performance of forestry industry

The head of state recalled that when he appointed Aleksandr Kulik forestry minister a year ago, he told him about plans to take stock of the situation in the forestry industry. Back then the president said that a forestry minister should be an open, honest, principled person who could get this industry into shape.

“A forest is a forest. Almost half of the country is covered by forests. This is our asset, a God's gift. And we should not only preserve it, but take good care of it. We should harvest mature forest in time, process it, so that the country can make good use of it. There were a lot of questions regarding the work of former ministers, officials and managers, people who were in charge of the forestry sector. Therefore, I chose you over other candidates because you seemed to be an absolutely down-to-earth person who is well-versed in this industry and loves nature,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.