{"id":144670,"date":"2025-06-30T15:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144670\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"kuzniacou-replaces-jafimau-as-industry-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144670\/","title":{"rendered":"Ku\u017aniaco\u016d replaces Jafima\u016d as industry minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuznecov_AE_minprom_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Andrej Ku\u017aniaco\u016d\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Industry ministry)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Andrej Ku\u017aniaco\u016d, 48, has been promoted to industry minister after serving as deputy minister for a year, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office reports, citing today\u2019s appointments by the Belarusian ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar Jafima\u016d, who had served as minister for just over one year, will take over as CEO of Amkador, a major Belarusian manufacturer of construction and logging equipment said to be struggling amid western sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homiel-born Ku\u017aniaco\u016d earned his first degree from the local technical university. He had worked for a Homiel-based farm implement plant for more than 10 years, moving up the ranks from a foreman to CTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2013 until 2021, he worked for Russia\u2019s Bryanskselmash agricultural equipment manufacturer in managerial positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five years ago, Ku\u017aniaco\u016d completed postgraduate studies in Russia, specializing in agricultural machinery and technology, and returned to Homiel to work as CEO of the farm implement plant until 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/posolstvo_belarusi_v_egipte_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Luka\u0161enka appoints ambassadors to Africa, Middle East, Latin America<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 30, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed Ja\u016dhien Sabale\u016dski as ambassador to Egypt, Algeria and Oman and D\u017amitryj Dzieravinski, to Venezuela, Pul Pervogo, his press office\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel says. Sabale\u016dski will also represent Minsk at the League of Arab &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144656\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 30, Pozirk. Andrej Ku\u017aniaco\u016d, 48, has been promoted to industry minister after serving as deputy minister for a year, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s press office reports, citing today\u2019s appointments by the Belarusian ruler. Alaksandar Jafima\u016d, who had served as minister for just over one year, will take over as CEO of Amkador, a major Belarusian manufacturer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":144655,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-144670","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ku\u017aniaco\u016d replaces Jafima\u016d as industry minister | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 30, Pozirk. 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