Muraveyko said goodbye to the Banner of the Ministry of Defense

Pavel Muraveyko said goodbye to the Banner of the Ministry of Defense in connection with the appointment of the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense, writes sb.by.

Earlier it was reported that today President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Pavel Muraveyko as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus. Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin thanked Pavel Muraveyko for his exemplary service and significant contribution to the construction and development of the Armed Forces.

- Thirty-eight years of service are inextricably linked to loyalty to the Fatherland and the Armed Forces. Having graduated from the Minsk Higher Military-Political Combined Arms School with a gold medal, you managed to adequately pass all levels of officer service, the minister said.

He drew attention to the fact that Pavel Muraveyko worked for two decades in the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, and almost half of that time in the post of its chief.

Viktor Khrenin noted that it was Pavel Muraveyko who was one of the main developers of the main strategic planning documents: the updated National Security Concept and the Military Doctrine. Later, as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defense, he led the process of bringing national legislation into line with the new Military Doctrine.

— Major General Muraveyko is a real role model, an experienced, intelligent leader and organizer, a sensitive and responsive person who in all positions had great respect and unquestionable authority among colleagues and subordinates. I am sure that in the future, in your new position for the benefit of your native Belarus, you will be able to use the experience gained during your service in the Armed Forces with maximum benefit, the defense minister said.

Pavel Muraveyko addressed the officer corps of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces, thanked the officers for their joint service.

By the decision of the Board of the Ministry of Defense for the long-term performance of military duty, diligence and distinction in service, achieved successes in official activity, Major General Pavel Muraveyko is listed in the Book of Honor of the Armed Forces.