Aleksei Avdonin noted that the authors of the social and economic development program for the next five-year period have done tremendous work to consider all factors, making the program objective and aligned with global trends. “The global market is experiencing a crisis of overproduction and structural changes. We need to structure our production in such a way as to supply the domestic market and develop the economy even without external demand. At the same time, we must remain competitive in global markets, our products should be present in all regions. This will require enormous efforts: reducing costs through modern technology, optimizing management decisions, cutting bureaucracy, and so on,” he pointed out.

Officials and government bodies meticulously studied both our domestic social and economic processes and the global economy. “They have created a comprehensive five-year social and economic development program with priorities that are extremely important for the population. The program is aimed at one thing, so that in five years, Belarusians live wealthier,” the expert said. “The parameters, areas, and priorities provide clear tools and steps, no promises about airplanes, yachts, houses, and factories for everyone by 2030 – everything is extremely concrete and realistic. The main goal is to give citizens confidence in the future not just for tomorrow, but with a perspective through 2030.”

The expert pointed out that the well-known UK magazine The Economist that is run by globalists predicts 2026 as a time of uncertainty, growth in military conflicts, and clashes. “On the threshold of that year, we say the opposite: everything will be stable for us, the development program is working, no upheavals are foreseen,” he noted.

In this regard, the key innovation in Belarus’ social and economic development program through 2030 is precisely the security block. “The president has repeatedly emphasized at meetings: one cannot engage in the economy and peaceful labor if there are threats at the borders and inside the country: war, internal conflicts, NATO pressure. Security allows for the calm development of society, but it is broader than just the military aspect. It is the protection of trade routes, logistics chains, financial transactions – the entire external economic perimeter. Without it, the national economy cannot achieve high growth,” Aleksei Avdonin noted.

Belarus, as an export-oriented country, pursues a policy of protecting its interests. “We see the productive visits of the Belarusian president to Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region for contracts and agreements that will ensure the implementation of the program. It is not a formality: officials have worked it out thoroughly, but now it requires strict practical implementation,” the expert concluded.

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