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“Our aim is to preserve diplomatic contacts as much as possible. We also send that message to the Belarusian side, with which we have so far agreed that a temporary invitation to ambassadors for consultations would serve to reduce tensions and help maintain representation. diplomatic at the ambassadorial level. Together with the Poles, we have already decided to invite Minsk ambassadors for consultations, “Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in a press release on Monday.
According to the minister, no agreement has been reached on not reducing staff, at least so far, but if Belarus continues to insist, appropriate measures will be taken – “mirror”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to coordinate all its actions with Poland and other member states of the European Union (EU).
According to the Foreign Ministry, intensive consultations are underway on the Minsk regime’s demand that Lithuania and Poland reduce the number of their staff in embassies in Belarus.
Mr. Linkevičius spoke by phone with the EU High Representative Josep Borrell, the Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
The EU ambassadors in Minsk are also currently discussing the situation.
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