MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed new governors in Vitebsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast on 13 December. Vice Premier Aleksandr Subbotin was appointed Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Anatoly Isachenko became Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee. The head of state noted that he wants to personally introduce the new governors to the staff of the regional executive committees, BelTA has learned.
“I will introduce you both. Igor Sergeyenko [Head of the Belarus President Administration] will tell you when I will come,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The head of state noted that he also wants to meet with members of the regional councils of deputies and senior officials. “I will explain in more detail my personnel decisions, because governors are key officials in the country. There is no country without governors,” the president emphasized.
