President appoints new Agriculture Minister

Today Alexander Lukashenko appointed Sergey Bartosh as new Agriculture Minister. Previously, he worked as an assistant to the President – Inspector for the Gomel region. During the meeting with the new minister, the head of state set a number of tasks for him. The President demands maximum mobilization of forces and resources during the harvesting campaign. The main focus is on sowing winter crops in order to speed up the pace and timing of harvesting in the future.