State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus

State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Дзяржаўны пагранічны камітэт Рэспублікі Беларусь
Государственный пограничный комитет Республики Беларусь
Emblem of the State Border Guard Service
Emblem of the State Border Guard Service
Flag of the Border Guard Service
Flag of the Border Guard Service
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBelarus
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Headquarters24 Volodarsky Street, Minsk, Belarus
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyArmed Forces of Belarus
Child agencies
Website
gpk.gov.by
One of the buildings of the committee in Minsk

The State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, GPK (Belarusian: Дзяржаўны пагранічны камітэт Рэспублікі Беларусь, ДПК; Russian: Государственный пограничный комитет Республики Беларусь, ГПК) manages the international borders of Belarus. Its armed paramilitary force is known as the Border Guard Service (Belarusian: Пагранічная служба Беларусі; Russian: Пограничная служба Беларуси), It carries out committee orders and policy. The primary tasks of the State Border Committee include:[1] border policy and enhancing border security.

The service covers the borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.[2][3]

  1. ^ "State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus". gpk.gov.by. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "State Border Committee". Gpk.gov.by. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Taras Seredyuk, the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus". 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.