Belarus to set up emergency procedure for transfering presidential power - Belta

[April 24, 2021]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that he would sign a decree allowing the transfer of presidential power to the Belarusian security council if he became unable work as president, the state Belta news agency reported.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk, Belarus April 16, 2021. Sputnik/Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS

The prime minister would head the security council, if the president is absent, Lukashenko added.

(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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