In Belarus, the role of the Security Council is being enhanced – Lukashenko has emphasized key points on a resonant issue

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a Security Council meeting to discuss enhancing the role of this collegial body in the life of the state, BELTA correspondent reports.

The Security Council meeting, according to the President, was held to continue the discussion on enhancing the role of this collegial body in the life of the state.

"Including in matters of protecting the independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty, and constitutional order of Belarus, maintaining civil peace and accord, countering extremism and terrorism – a very wide range of issues," said Alexander Lukashenko.

The role and powers of the Security Council must be commensurate with the risks and threats of the current time, the President emphasized.

"For those who are currently reflecting in networks and messengers about the new decree and do not understand the issue, I will explain. The Security Council is not just security officials, as some here write," noted the head of state. He pointed out that among the permanent members of the Security Council, half of the officials are civilians: heads of the government, both chambers of parliament, and the Presidential Administration. "And if you take the full composition of the Security Council, it's actually two-thirds civilians," added the head of state.

Alexander Lukashenko also recalled that this constitutional body ensures the implementation of the powers of the head of state in the sphere of ensuring national security, including as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. "Naturally, it includes and will always include the heads of the main security structures," noted the Belarusian leader.

Among the issues discussed today at the Security Council meeting was the development of a new regulation for this collegial body. According to the President, the document is based on the Constitution, the Law "On Defence", the Military Doctrine, the National Security Concept, other legislation, and international legal acts adopted during Belarus's independence. During its preparation, the experience of similar collegial bodies in other countries, primarily Belarus's allies, was carefully studied and taken into account.

"It is fundamentally important that the new legislative act, which details the work of the Security Council, has no restrictive markings and becomes fully open to the public. Every resident of Belarus, especially in the current conditions, must know and see that all decisions are made collegially and openly," the Belarusian leader emphasized.

"The most important task of the Security Council has been and remains the consideration of internal and foreign policy issues in the context of national security," the President stated. He also drew attention to the fact that the activities of all state bodies in overcoming modern challenges and threats must be not only effective but also maximally coordinated.

"Considering the aggressive attempts to turn Belarus, in the terminology of the United States of America, into a 'failed state', we must assign new specific, vital functions to the Security Council. Such an expansion of powers will contribute to ensuring the stable and secure operation of the entire state and every individual," said Alexander Lukashenko. "These are all issues of protecting sovereignty and the constitutional order, which are mentioned in the Decree I signed on May 9."

Source: belta.by