30 October 2001
Lukashenko postpones Brest trip

 Aleksandr Lukashenko has postponed, from November 3 to 9, his announced trip to the Brest region in southwestern Belarus, officials in Brest said late last week.
No reasons were given for the postponement. While in Brest, the Belarusian ruler is expected to visit the city hospital, the regional cancer center, the carpet factory Kovry Bresta, as well as the Ice Palace, one of the world-class hockey arenas he has built throughout the country. He also plans to hold a conference with local executive officials and enterprise heads. It will be entirely the prerogative of the state media to
cover the trip. No non-state reporters will be allowed, Brest officials told BelaPAN.