Deputy Pashkov: the national security system of Belarus is stable and adapted to modern realities

The work on legislative support of national security of Belarus is carried out rhythmically, on a planned basis, proceeding from the need to neutralize external and internal threats to national security, to ensure the protection of the rights, freedoms and interests of citizens. This was stated by Igor Pashkov, a member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on National Security, at a briefing dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the formation of the bicameral Parliament of the Republic of Belarus and held today, November 11, in the press center of the House of Press.

- In recent years, the House of Representatives in cooperation with the Government, the power bloc, the Supreme Court and other state bodies has developed and adopted a number of laws to fulfill this task. These laws are aimed at protecting the sovereignty and constitutional order, preventing the rehabilitation of Nazism, countering extremism and terrorism, strengthening criminal liability for calls for sanctions, as well as improving the activities of law enforcement agencies. They made it possible to adapt the national security system to the realities of the modern situation. The system operates sustainably and meets the challenges it faces.

Igor Pashkov clarified:

The strategic documents on which we are guided in our work are, of course, the concept of national security of the Republic of Belarus, the military doctrine of the Republic of Belarus, approved by the decisions of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, as well as the concept of legal policy of the Republic of Belarus, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus. During the last third session of the House of Representatives of the 8th convocation, a number of bills in the field of national security were adopted. In particular, draft laws on amending the laws on military security and defense, on the activities of the bodies of the State Control Committee, bodies and units for emergency situations, on state fingerprint registration, as well as the prevention of offenses. In January 2025, a draft law on amending codes on criminal liability was adopted, aimed at ensuring the balance of criminal law norms and strengthening the principle of justice in criminal liability.

In addition, a number of adopted draft laws are related to the ratification of international agreements signed by the Republic of Belarus in the field of law enforcement and military-technical cooperation. The parliamentarian reported:

- During the fourth session of the House of Representatives in the field of national security, we will consider draft laws to amend the defense law and amend the law on military service. In accordance with the plan for preparing draft legislative acts for 2026, their submission to the House of Representatives is expected before the end of this year. In general, the work on legislative support of national security is carried out rhythmically, on a planned basis, proceeding from the need to neutralize external and internal threats to national security, to ensure the protection of the rights, freedoms and interests of our citizens.