President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to the appointment of Igor Petrishenko as First Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States. BELTA was informed about this by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Until now, Igor Petrishenko held the post of Deputy Prime Minister, overseeing the social sphere. On March 3, the Head of State appointed Vladimir Karanik, who previously held the post of Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee, to this position.