Lukashenka’s Former Press-Secretary Appointed to the Position of Deputy Minister of Information of Belarus
The Council of Ministers has issued a decree to appoint Pavel Liohki to the position of Deputy Minister of Information of Belarus. He dismissed the post of Minister-Councilor of the Embassy of Belarus to Russia at that.
Pavel Liohki is well-known in journalist circles of Belarus for leading Alexander Lukashenka’s Press Service for 10 years, since 2003 till 2013. Unlike some of his colleagues, he was in touch with the press, regardless of the status of media outlets.
It is worth mentioning that Aliaksandr Lukashenka appointed Aliaksandr Karliukevich, a professional military man, a journalist, and the top manager of the state-owned ‘Zviazda’ Publishing House to the position of the Minister of Information of Belarus in September 2017. The latter substituted Liliya Ananich on the post.