BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/12/2008

Belarus attains high human development index

Belarus has advanced to the list of the countries with high human development index, Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus, said during the international scientific-practical conference "Belarus: Formation of the Statehood" on December 18. The event is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of founding of the BSSR, BelTA informs.

Belarus is currently ranked 64th among 177 countries in terms of human development index.

According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, today when the profits of some transnational corporations exceed the budgets of some countries and when a financial crisis in one country can bring about the crisis of the global economy, the concepts of statehood and historical memory are becoming very important for the national development. "Because of the dynamic development of the world science does not give univocal explanation of the term 'state'. It was interpreted differently by philosophers of various epochs while the definition of this term and what the optimal state order is depend on the historical context," Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

The centre of consolidation of the Belarusian nationality was the Principalities of Polotsk and Turov, which formed Kievan Rus together with other Slavic states. "We have been friends for centuries. This is not the foreign policy of Belarus. This is our destiny from which we will never refuse," Mikhail Myasnikovich added.

In early 20th century, when the Belarusian lands were part of the Russian Empire, all necessary conditions ripened for the formation of Belarus' own statehood. That happened on January 1, 1919. When being part of the Soviet Union, Belarus made great strides in economic and cultural development. A strong economic foundation, state management system, science and education were created then.

Belarus underwent a terrible ordeal during WWII. Nevertheless, in early 1960s Belarus became one of the USSR key industrial centres with highly-developed engineering, machine-tool construction and other industries. Belarus also developed chemical and petrochemical industries, opened new educational institutions.

The Chairman of the NAS Presidium is confident that the adoption of the 1994 Constitution with the amendments and addenda introduced in 1996 became a starting point for the Belarusian state. Today it is a well-developed country that has a good standing in the international arena. In Belarus there are no disagreements in the state, economic and cultural life; there are no restrictions in human rights, Mikhail Myasnikovich said. He added that the country's major advantage is the basis for further economic and social development. "We have stability and believe that the stability is what our partners like about us. We are also ready to heed to a piece of constructive advice," he said. According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, the history of the modern Belarus is divided into three periods: stabilization (1994-2000), recovery growth (2001-2005) and formation of the contemporary efficient system of state management and economic development.

The task set forth in 1996 to restore the economic and industrial potential of Belarus was implemented before 2000. Belarus managed to do it quicker than all other former Soviet Union countries. The second stage centred on the development of engineering, petrochemistry, microelectronics and agriculture. Over the last decade Belarus' GDP grew 2.3 times, output - three times, investments - 3.7 times.

Mikhail Myasnikovich stressed that for the efficient development of all areas it is necessary to provide the youth with every opportunity to implement their goals. He added that in 2008 the Belarusian NAS staff under 30 made up 21% of the total what shows that the Belarusian science as well as the state has the future.

Source:

http://news-en.trend.az/cis/belarus/1375147.html

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