MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) – I am planning to go to Gomel Oblast in late September or in October, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after touring the BelOMO Holding Company in Minsk on 26 August, BelTA has learned.
Over the past weeks the head of state has visited almost all the regions of the country to study the state of affairs. The Belarusian leader is yet to make a trip to Gomel Oblast. “I plan to visit Gomel in late September or October,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
He said that he has a number of international trips on his working schedule in September. Uzbekistan is set to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where the Belarusian leader has something to discuss face to face with his Russian counterpart. “I will have more free time at the end of September, and we are going to take a closer look at Gomel Oblast in October,” the president said.