It is necessary to create a concentration of forces at Belarus' border, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he appointed Head of the Grodno Border Group Konstantin Molostov as Chairman of the State Border Committee on 30 May, BelTA has learned.
And why did Aleksandr Lukashenko call a government conference with representatives of defense, security, and law enforcement agencies behind closed doors? All of that and many other things are in the regular episode of BelTA's special project President's Week.
"The border is a living organism, and the situation in winter and summer is completely different. In winter the areas are impassable, in spring and summer they become passable," Anatoly Lappo said. "Naturally, the head of state, as commander in chief, is interested in what measures we take."
Prospects of Belarus' membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and details of a four-hour Council of Ministers session hosted by Aleksandr Lukashenko are also in the new episode of BelTA's YouTube project President's Week.
“One can say this story is unbelievable. I once again beg your pardon for talking unofficially and wanting to tell you about this exceptional and unbelievable gift not as the president but as an ordinary person,” he said.
The situation along the border, refugees and army support were discussed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the event to approve the decisions on the protection of the state border in 2023, BelTA has learned.
The West has created the preconditions for perhaps the worst economic crisis in history since the Second World War, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said.