Lukashenko spoke about his "brainchild" in Gomel, which he had saved from ruin at the time.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, while approving the appointment of a new rector for Gomel State Medical University, recalled how he had once been advised to close the university. But time has shown that the head of state's decision to preserve the educational institution has paid off, a BelTA correspondent reports