April 8, Minsk /BELTA/. 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 level of the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. We need to do the same to improve and bring all mass media and ideological work into order and elevate it to the level of the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. Perhaps even have some kind of commission under your leadership to consult and react in a timely manner," the Head of State stated.
Alexander Lukashenko noted Vladimir Pertsov's extensive experience in the information sphere. Previously, he headed radio and television at the regional level, and led 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 attitude towards it. It was precisely during your tenure that this company rose," the Head of State remarked.
"I would like all of this to be put in order in Belarus. I mean ideological work. You can talk to people. This is rare for a person. I always say that it's a rare commodity when a person can conduct ideological work. Not just come, as we used to have on Thursdays, an informational political day: whether needed or not, whether someone can or cannot, they talked, and often to the detriment," the President said.
"I think that this radical step – from the position of minister to head of mass media and 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 very independent work. Do not 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 this work needs to be built. I hope you will do it."