Information policy was discussed by the President

The President calls on the national mass media to propagandize only the truth and to build their work in this way. A discussion on topical issues of information policy took place at the Palace of Independence. The Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration, the Minister of Information, the press secretary of the Belarusian leader, and the chairman of the Belarusian Television and Radio Company were in the President's office. One of the issues was the forthcoming election campaign and the tasks that the mass media are facing. They also touched upon the creation of a new information TV channel in Belarus. The first information channel and news.by portal are being opened on the basis of the TV news agency. As for the prospects of the union media holding, Aleksandr Lukashenko expects to create it on equal terms with Russia. As previously reported, in January this year, the Supreme State Council meeting decided to create a media company of the Union State. It is planned that its structure will include a TV channel, print media and a resource media center for the creation, adaptation and distribution of content in the digital environment. The Council of Ministers of the Union State will be the founder of the media company.