Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has appointed former head of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation Dmitry Baskov a member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly. The head of state announced his decision during a working meeting at the Palace of Independence which was also attended by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova on 14 September.
Pictured are Aleksandr Lukashenko, Dmitry Baskov and Natalya Kochanova