Lukashenko appointed Pertsov as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has appointed Vladimir Pertsov as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, BelTA correspondent reports.

Until now, Vladimir Pertsov served as the Minister of Information of Belarus.

"Ideological work is coming to the forefront today. And a decision has been made to send you to the Presidential Administration to head this entire information sphere in the country. When appointing a Deputy Head of Administration for Economics here (you have probably followed this), I told him that we need to somehow concentrate and build a pyramid. There are many good specialists in ministries, departments, and the government – and to bring the work in economics to the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. We need to do the same to improve and organize all mass media, ideological work, and bring it to the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. Perhaps even have some kind of commission under my leadership to consult and react in a timely manner," the head of state said.

Alexander Lukashenko noted Vladimir Pertsov's extensive experience in the information sphere. Previously, he worked as the head of radio and television at the regional level, and headed the representative office of the Mir Interstate Television and Radio Company in Belarus. "A very solid company, respected by me. I have always had a good opinion of it. It was during your tenure that this company rose," the head of state remarked.

"I would like to see all of this put in order in Belarus. I mean ideological work. You can talk to people. This is a rarity for a person. I always say that a person who can conduct ideological work is a unique commodity. Not just to come, as we once had an information political day on Thursdays: whether it's needed or not, who can do it or not, we talked, and often to the detriment," the President said.

"I think that this radical step - from the position of minister to the head of mass media, ideological work in the country - is a necessary and useful step in this direction," Alexander Lukashenko noted. - There will be a lot of work. But this is a very independent job. Don't think that someone - either the Head of Administration, or someone else - will do this work. No, this is exclusively your organizational work. And the Head of Administration, everyone else, including myself, will help you. But

Source: belta.by