According to the LRT report, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Arnoldas Abramavichyus said that the Lithuanian authorities will not yet completely close the border with Belarus. According to him, such a move would cause serious problems.
“If we close all six border points at once, we could face significant organizational problems. [на границе с Белоруссией] The Poles have one checkpoint, they have reduced their number from four to one, the Latvians have two international checkpoints with Belarus, we have six now, two of them may have limited right of way,” Abramavičius explained.
He added that in the near future the Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Baltic States and Poland will hold talks, one of the main topics of which will be the situation on the border with Belarus. Abramavičius stressed that the ministers will discuss the measures to be taken if their borders are closed completely.
8 August Latvia, Lithuania and Poland acceptance A mechanism for the complete closure of borders with Belarus. As noted in Vilnius, appropriate measures are provided for critical situations. At the same time, Lithuania has already limited the operation of several checkpoints on the border with Belarus.
Former Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko judicial The “frantic” borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
Source: Gazeta
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