August 3, Minsk /BELTA/. Heads of state bodies will hold direct telephone lines in August. The schedule is posted on the website of the Council of Ministers, BELTA reports.

On the upcoming Saturday, August 4, direct telephone lines will be held by the Minister of Culture Yuri Bondar, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk, the head of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization Sergey Popkov, and the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Leonid Zayats. On the same day, it will be possible to communicate directly with the Minister of Justice Oleg Slizhevsky, the Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee Oleg Dvigalev, and the heads of the State Property Committee and the State Committee on Science and Technology Andrei Gaev and Alexander Shumilin.

The Minister of Housing and Communal Services Alexander Terekhov and the Chairman of the State Border Committee Anatoly Lappo will be on direct telephone lines with the public on August 11.

A week later, on August 18, questions can be asked to the Minister of Architecture and Construction Anatoly Cherny, the head of the Ministry of Finance Vladimir Amarin, and the Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization Viktor Nazarenko.

On August 25, direct telephone lines will be held by the Minister of Information Alexander Karliukevich and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Leonid Zayats.

In addition to the heads of state bodies, their deputies will hold direct telephone lines. The time for direct telephone lines is from 9:00 to 12:00. The numbers can be clarified on the official website of the government. -0-

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