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Restructuring of the Border Troops of Belarus

26 September 2007

On 25 September 2007, President of Belarus Mr. Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on restructuring of State Committee of Border Troops. Border troops are renamed to organs of border service and State Committee of Border Troops to State Border Committee.

One of the main tasks of State Border Committee will be performing the law enforcement functions directed to provide secure control and barrier to trans-border criminality. The Head and key figures in SCB remained unchanged.