Head of the state holds meeting on protection of state border

20 января 2017

In the Palace of Independence they talked about improving the performance of the State Border Committee, the optimization of its structure, as well as raising the level of training of military personnel. Attention to this area is paid due to difficult international situation, an increase in the terrorist threat and increase in illegal migration flows. At the same time, our country will significantly simplify the entry for law-abiding travelers.

The total length of the state border of Belarus is more than three and a half thousand kilometers. The state constantly allocates the necessary funds to improve the efficiency of border guards. Belarus is at the same time a reliable barrier to illegal streams of both people and goods. The number of violations on the border has decreased by more than 17 percent.