Belarus: President - Belarus has no problems with foreign labor migrants

Source: Belarusian Telegraph Agency

President: Belarus has no problems with foreign labor migrants

MINSK, 11 October (BelTA) – Belarus has no problems with labor migrants from other countries. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at the press conference held for Russian regional mass media on 11 October, BelTA has learned.

“People from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, other countries, mainly families, people with kids come to Belarus. We welcome them. If they settle down in rural areas, ask for land, it is profitable for us. They work in the civil engineering industry and so on,” said the Belarusian leader. “The best propagandists in Belarus are people that come to Belarus from where life is difficult. They are pleased to become private businessmen, farmers, work in the production sector”.

Alexander Lukashenko stressed that there are no problems with foreign labor migrants in Belarus.

“The fact that they come here is not important. Having a system in place, procedures for welcoming them is,” concluded the President.