Dmitry Mezentsev appointed Secretary of State of the Union State

Dmitry Mezentsev appointed Secretary of State of the Union State

This resolution was signed by the Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko

On March 19, Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed Resolution No. 1 “On the State Secretary of the Union State”.

As stated in the message posted on the official website of the President of Belarus, by this Resolution Grigory Rapota was relieved of his post as State Secretary of the Union State.

Dmitry Mezentsev, who until now was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus, was appointed to the post of State Secretary.

In addition, as stated in the message, on March 19, Directive No. 1 was adopted on the announcement of gratitude to Grigory Rapota for his significant contribution to the development of the Union State.

Dmitry Fedorovich Mezentsev is a statesman and diplomat. He was born in Leningrad in 1959, his biography is filled with bright pages. After graduating from the Institute of Railway Engineers in 1981, he worked as a foreman at the Baltic depot of the October Railway. For several years he was a freed Komsomol worker, then served as an officer in the Soviet army in the army press.

Dmitry Fedorovich was a deputy of the Leningrad City Council, a member of the Federation Council, President of the Center for Strategic Research, Chairman of the Commission on Information Policy, Governor of the Irkutsk Region and Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Dmitry Mezentsev is well aware of the sphere of Russian-Belarusian cooperation. Back in 2018, by order of the Government of Russia, he was included in a joint working group with the Republic of Belarus on integration. And on April 30, 2019, in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 201, Dmitry Fedorovich was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus. Now he will continue to work in the interests of union integration as Secretary of the Union State.

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Quotes

"It is necessary to ensure that all citizens of Russia and Belarus understand what the Union State is"

On March 9, Dmitry Mezentsev was interviewed by Rosbusinessconsulting (RBC). Here are some quotes:

“The Russian Federation in relation to Belarus has never allowed itself those steps that could be interpreted as some kind of pressure, threats, a reason for offense. This is by definition impossible. "

“Today we see a change in rhetoric, the readiness of the Belarusian authorities to hear people. I believe that even larger and deeper steps will be taken in this direction, especially since this is required by society, this is required by the external situation. "

"The potential of the union treaty signed in December 1999 is great and, in its own way, enormous."

"The symbols of the Union State would also be an important unifying factor."

“We need to ensure that all citizens of Russia and Belarus, or the absolute majority of those who are interested in political life, social life, understand what the Union State is. We have absolutely equal passports, we have no state borders. We have the opportunity for every Russian or every Belarusian to go to their brotherly neighboring country to improve their qualifications, study, receive treatment, talk with partners, and build a business. There are no restrictions here. "