MOGILEV, 14 December (BelTA) – While presenting the new chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee on 14 December Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked the previous governor Leonid Zayats for his work, BelTA has learned.
Upon the president's decision Leonid Zayats was appointed member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on 13 December.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I have no big complaints about his work. He demonstrated he is an experienced, skillful, and demanding manager.” In his words, Mogilev Oblast demonstrated substantial gains in the main development parameters. The president noted that during conversations Leonid Zayats had always described Mogilev Oblast as his own. Which means he genuinely viewed it as his native land.
“I'd like to thank him for his work and wish success,” the Belarusian leader said.