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[00:00:00] an exchange of cadets, somewhere we exchange
[00:00:04] experience based on the results of scientific research, somewhere
[00:00:07] we help with the organization of specialist training,
[00:00:11] these can be short-term training programs, this can be classic
[00:00:15] education over 4 years
[00:00:18] in the field of higher education, and thus
[00:00:21] quite active cooperation
[00:00:22] is being carried out.
[00:00:31] A view from Minsk on what is happening in the world. The most notable events and
[00:00:35] topics being discussed. Exclusive opinions and important
[00:00:38] comments from expert guests. Belarus and Uzbekistan are
[00:00:42] strategic partners. We are actively developing a bilateral dialogue
[00:00:45] in the areas of trade, industry, as well as agriculture and tourism. In
[00:00:49] 2018-2016, our trade turnover between
[00:00:53] our countries was only 200 million and even lower.
[00:00:56] Today, we are already approaching the 1 billion mark.
[00:01:14] In Belarus, the basic principles of the Shanghai Cooperation
[00:01:17] Organization are close. Relations between the two countries are developing in all
[00:01:21] directions. The parties discussed development issues and agreed to
[00:01:24] strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of education, healthcare,
[00:01:28] and people's diplomacy.
[00:01:31] Belarusian and Chinese ophthalmologists signed a memorandum of
[00:01:34] cooperation. Chinese colleagues proposed organizing a mutual exchange of
[00:01:37] doctors for training. According to the Belarusian side, the project will benefit
[00:01:41] the health of citizens of both countries. The pulse of
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[00:01:47] every Saturday on TV channel Belarus
[00:01:51] 24.
[00:02:18] Hello, this is Simple Economy with Alexey Avdonin. Let's start with
[00:02:22] Europe. In June, an abnormal heatwave swept
[00:02:25] across the continent, it hit wheat at
[00:02:29] its most sensitive point.
[00:02:39] According to the Financial Times, citing the association of European
[00:02:44] grain traders, in just 4 weeks after the start of the heatwave,
[00:02:48] the forecast for grain production in the EU and the UK was cut by
[00:02:52] almost 9 million tons, in
[00:02:55] money it's more than 2 billion euros,
[00:02:58] approximately 5% of the expected cost
[00:03:01] of the entire harvest. 9 million tons -
[00:03:05] this is not an abstraction, it's more than the entire
[00:03:08] forecast grain harvest of Austria, Ireland and
[00:03:12] the Netherlands combined, and this is estimated to be the worst
[00:03:16] harvest in the EU and Britain since 2018.
[00:03:19] What does this essentially mean? Unified
[00:03:23] Europe has spent decades building an image of a
[00:03:26] well-fed, confident region, but
[00:03:29] one hot wave is enough for the entire system
[00:03:32] to crack. Less grain, more expensive bread,
[00:03:36] more expensive feed, more expensive meat and milk. In essence, Europe
[00:03:40] is entering autumn and winter with a question that until
[00:03:43] recently seemed unthinkable: will there be enough
[00:03:46] food of its own? And now let's see how things are with
[00:03:50] us, and the contrast here is fundamental. While the EU is
[00:03:54] counting losses, in Belarus the harvesting campaign
[00:03:57] of 2026 is underway and... it is under
[00:04:00] the personal control of the head of state. On July 21, Alexander
[00:04:04] Grigoryevich Lukashenko held a conference call
[00:04:07] on harvesting, and before that he personally visited the
[00:04:10] regions, Orsha, Minsk region, demanding
[00:04:13] one thing: to ensure full readiness of equipment,
[00:04:17] to exclude crop losses. The figures speak for themselves:
[00:04:20] the average yield of grain in the country is almost 43
[00:04:24] centners per hectare, and the increase in yield is happening in all, without
[00:04:28] exception, regions. The task set by the president is extremely
[00:04:32] specific: the gross harvest of grain must exceed
[00:04:35] 11 million tons and definitely surpass last
[00:04:39] year's results. A minimum threshold for the pace has also been set - not
[00:04:43] less than 6% of the areas per day, and the optimal
[00:04:46] 7-8%. Separately, the head of state demanded
[00:04:50] to strictly fight false reports. One must
[00:04:53] count real, not paper bread.
[00:04:56] The harvest for us is not just an agrarian company.
[00:05:00] it is, as aptly put, a food
[00:05:03] exam for the whole country, it is passed not by those who
[00:05:07] were lucky with the weather, but by those who built a system of
[00:05:10] order. That is why
[00:05:12] not only the village works, law enforcement agencies,
[00:05:16] military, the entire vertical are involved, the bread is harvested by the entire
[00:05:20] state, hence a simple conclusion: food
[00:05:23] security has ceased to be a peaceful topic, today
[00:05:27] it is an element of the country's security as
[00:05:30] a whole, just like defense or
[00:05:32] energy. Where the land is treated as
[00:05:36] a residual principle, one heatwave turns into
[00:05:40] billions in losses and talk... of hunger. For
[00:05:43] us, food security is ensured, our own bread
[00:05:47] will be there, the main thing for us is to work calmly
[00:05:51] to improve the well-being of our families
[00:05:54] and the entire Belarusian people, while some count losses,
[00:05:58] we count in tons, this was simple economics with
[00:06:01] Alexey Avdonin.
[00:06:32] The most interesting Belarusian enterprises and farms, what
[00:06:36] a man cannot do, a woman can, it's
[00:06:40] just like a barrier.