Lukashenko appoints 19 officials and outlines program for local vertical of power

The rotation of the local vertical of power, appointments in ministries and integration structures were made during the personnel day at the Palace of Independence. Alexander Lukashenko appointed 19 persons at once. The Belarusian leader personally instructed 8 of them.

6 new chairmen of district executive committees were appointed in Pruzhany, Kobrin, Luninets, Borisov, Starye Dorogi, and Slutsk districts The chairman of Borisov District Executive Committee is going to change his place of residence to Mogilev, where he'll be in charge of the construction and housing and communal services as deputy governor. And the first deputy minister of sport and tourism will move to Vitebsk and take a chair of deputy chairman of regional executive committee. "The appointees are not novices - they know very well both the situation on the outside and the inside of the country," emphasized Alexander Lukashenko. All that is needed is diligence and initiative. The President outlined the program of action for local authorities.

"Fairness must be at the heart of our policy," said the President! Discipline, organization, and active work with people are the cornerstone issues for local government.

The President instructed the officials to deal with village councils and emphasized the role of regional leaders: "It's necessary to bring the enterprises to a new level in the regions, from industrial and agricultural enterprises to trade and services. The material resources are in their hands. The jobs and wages of Belarusians depend on them.

The management team of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and the Ministry of Sports was renewed today. 5 positions have also been filled in the CIS economic court, in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia and also in the Joint Staff of the CSTO.