President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 14 dedicated to the results of 2016 and tasks for 2017, criticized the government's work.

Ulugbek Rozukulov, Deputy Prime Minister, head of complex of development of export potential and machine building engineering, automotive and electrical industry, standardization of products, the chairman UzAvtoSanoat was reprimanded.

"My biggest complaint to you - it is the shallow attitude towards work related to boosting exports ", - the President said. "The Deputy Prime Minister is supposed to exert far more efforts, only then there will be a good result."

Gulomjon Ibragimov, Deputy Prime Minister, head of complex on geology, fuel and energy complex, chemical, petrochemical and metallurgical industries was also reprimanded.

"If we continue to hide behind tumid words, then we will not be able to ensure the stable progress in the country. Then it will be too late", - the President stated. He added that if the set tasks are not fulfilled, then "we don’t actually need such a deputy prime minister."

For serious shortcomings the head of UzNeftMahsulot (trans. UzOilProduct), Bakhtiyor Sultanov has been sacked.

UzNeftMahsulot has a debt amounting to 1 trillion soums. And this is actually the public money, "- the President noted. "Why for the last five years there are advancement in the industry?" - He said.

The President also sacked the head of UzElTechSanoat, Erkin Yimin, whose work, according to the head of state, "was not up to the level"

" I had high hopes and confidence in you when I assigned you to this post," - Shavkat Mirziyoyev said and added: "At this pace, we will never achieve our goals."

The President also proposed to sack the chairman of UzKimyoSanoat, Normat Ibragimov. The head of state expressed his dissatisfaction with short delivery and shortage of phosphate fertilizers for agriculture, as well as for repeated increase in prices for mineral fertilizers.

A number of other senior executives were subjected to serious criticism for their work.

"All of us should understand that with current pace we will not achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves," - the President underscored at the meeting.

Under the new realities and challenging environment we must no longer work with out-dated methods, settling for minor successes. "It is time to radically change our attitude to work, to focus on the end result," - Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

"We often find excuses and place blame on various circumstances. But let us ask ourselves a question: who should change the circumstances for us? Do not we do - their selfless labor, intellectual and spiritual potential? Of course, no one side will not do "- said the head of state.