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The Honorary Consul of Belarus in Klaipeda, Nikolai Logvin, who did not hide his civic position due to the continuing violence in Belarus, appears to have already lost these positions. He has not been officially informed so far, although a note from the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry was sent from the Belarusian embassy on 22 September.
He expressed a civic position
N. Logvinas, who is also the leader of the Belarusian Klaipėda “Krynica” community, did not hesitate to express his civic position on the events in Belarus, even realizing that it could cost him the post of honorary consul.
The protests in Belarus, which have not ended for the second month in a row, when unreasonable violence is used by force structures against peaceful protesters, are causing concern among Belarusians in Klaipeda, many of whom live in their historic homeland. .
About a month ago, Logwin issued a public statement on behalf of the community stating that “at this time of tension, they have no right to remain silent as spectators” and expressing their condolences to “all the innocent victims of abuse in the country. by the forces of order “.
A note was sent to the Ministry
This attitude of the Honorary Consul of Belarus in Klaipeda could not go unnoticed by the official authorities in Minsk, since the person is approved for this position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
As I do not support the policy followed by the Belarusian authorities, they probably do not believe that I have the moral right to represent it.
“On September 22, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) received a note from the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius returning the accreditation card of the Honorary Consul in Klaipeda N. Logvin at the end of his term. The Ministry did not has more official information on this topic. “
Logvin himself said that he had not been officially informed of his resignation and that representatives of the Belarusian embassy had not contacted him.
“Both the appointment and removal of honorary consuls is the prerogative of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I understand that it has already made a decision, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported, but no one informed me personally. I only understood it from the site. Belarusian embassy website “Honorary Consul”, the information about me here has been removed, “Logvin said.
The table went, the flag went
The duties of the honorary consul are public, for which the consul does not receive a salary.
The Honorary Consulate of Belarus in Klaipeda was located at Naujojo Sodo str. 12 – was housed in the premises of a company with Belarusian-Lithuanian capital that operated here.
By the way, there is no sign on this building, which testifies about the honorary consulate of Belarus, only the flag of the state of Belarus hangs.
“Since I do not support the policy followed by the Belarusian authorities, they probably do not think that I have a moral right to represent it. Perhaps the embassy will appoint some new honorary consul. But in Klaipeda I do not know people loyal to the Belarusian government who agree to represent it. I call, ask. for visas, on other things, I consult them according to my competence ”, said N. Logvinas.
Following the silent removal of the Honorary Consul of Belarus N. Logvin by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, ten more honorary consuls are currently working in Klaipeda, representing Estonia, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Norway, France, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine and Germany.
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