On May 20, Minsk /BELTA correspondent/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a number of important personnel decisions on May 20, BELTA was informed by the press service of the Belarusian leader. The head of state appointed Semyon Shapiro as Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee, releasing him from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Food. Mikhail Rusy, Chairman of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus for Agrarian Affairs, has been appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food. The President also appointed Boris Batura as Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee and gave his consent to the appointment of Valery Ivanov as First Deputy Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. The head of state specifically noted that the Minsk region is being strengthened by two highly professional leaders with experience of working together. Leonid Krupets has been released from the post of Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee in connection with his transfer to another job. The candidacies of Boris Batura and Semyon Shapiro have been submitted for approval by the regional Councils of Deputies in the prescribed manner.-0-

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