The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus urged the Lithuanian side to refuse to close the Losha-Shumskas and Vidzy-Tvyaryachus checkpoints located on the border of the two states. This is stated in a published statement. area departments.
“We urge the Lithuanian side to abandon the practice of creating artificial barriers for citizens and business representatives,” the Foreign Ministry said.
The text states that Minsk will take into account the interests of the residents of the neighboring country when responding to the actions of Vilnius. At the same time, no changes are planned in the functioning of the visa-free regime.
18 August Lithuanian authorities closed Two of the six checkpoints (checkpoints) on the border with Belarus. The work was stopped by objects at Shumskas and Tveryachyus.
According to the Republic’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Agne Bilotaite, the decision was taken within the scope of combating smuggling and due to possible threats to national security. The head of the department explained that X-ray equipment is not installed at these checkpoints and that the inspection efficiency is much lower than other checkpoints.
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