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“It just came to our attention then. There was no official, we can only see that closed wall. We received the information after great efforts through the border representatives, the explanations were that it was due to a pandemic,” L. Linkevičius told BNS.
“As we understand it, it has to do with Lithuania, Poland, maybe Ukraine,” he added.
According to the minister, Belarus does not allow all passenger transport.
“Nobody is admitted, it does not matter. Belarusian or Lithuanian citizens, to my knowledge, there have been cases where Belarusians who have a permanent residence in Lithuania have not been admitted,” said the head of Lithuanian diplomacy.
According to L. Linkevičius, such a decision by Minsk is difficult to assess and interpret.
“The path is strange, because if such things exist, it has to be some kind of information. It is difficult to assess, knowing the situation in that country, it can be interpreted in any way here, whether for a pandemic or other reasons ”, said L. Linkevičius.
He also stated that the Lithuanian Embassy in Minsk had contacted the country’s services regarding the situation at the border and was awaiting information.
“Our embassy in Minsk has already asked, but has not yet received official information. We hope that the information will reach us with explanations,” said the foreign minister.
Belarus closed the border with Lithuania for passenger transport on Thursday afternoon, citing security requirements for the coronavirus.
Belarus has been protesting against authoritarian President Aliaksandr Lukashenko for more than two months.
Currently, according to Lithuanian officials, only freight transport can cross the border.
Belarusian media report that the borders are also closed with Poland, Ukraine and Latvia.
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