Belarus President makes personnel decisions

        President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made several personnel decisions.
Appointing the ambassadors, Alexander Lukashenko stressed their work must produce concrete results that will benefit the country not only in politics but primarily in economy.
The head of state remarked that he is going to meet with diplomatic workers in July 2014. Today the Belarus President Administration has to determine serious criteria to judge the performance of ambassadors, Alexander Lukashenko added:
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        “It is clear that our political influence is not universal. And we don’t insist it has to be universal, we don’t pursue large-scale geopolitical goals. Our policy is absolutely pragmatic. As for, let’s say, the post-Soviet space, our neighbors, then yes, our political influence is great. We should maintain our interaction, influence in diplomacy and politics at this level.
As for cooperation with countries like the People’s Republic of China and Venezuela, political matters are important here, too. But trade and economic relations are more important. They are the key things. Matters of trade, economy, investments and the rest are of utmost importance where we can and should play a politically important role. 
          I am trying to get you to understand that starting tomorrow you should get down to dealing with these matters and problems.”