Security Council of Belarus

The Security Council of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет бяспекі Рэспублікі Беларусь) is an interdepartmental meeting with a mandate to ensure the security of the state. It considers internal and external affairs of the state with regard to the interest of maintaining security and defense. It is composed of 20 people: the President, Prime Minister, Chairman of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, the Chairman of the Supreme Court, the head of the Administration of the President, the Secretary of State, General Attorney, Chairman of the National Bank, Chairman of the Committee of State Security and State control, the Ministers of Defense, Foreign and Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, the chairman of the Investigation, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the senior son of President Alexander Lukashenko who is an assistant for national security.

The Council was established upon the adoption of Resolution № +1249 on 15 November 1991. The current Secretary of the Council is Stanislav Zas.

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