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A. Skaisgirytė also pointed out that Lithuania was not informed which citizens of our country were included in the Belarusian counter list of authorized persons.
“Lithuania offers several specific points: first, we call for the presidential elections to be held in a transparent and democratic manner, with the participation of international observers. (…) Second, we demand an end to violence against the peaceful population. , the demand remains.
Third, we hope that European leaders can agree on the need to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials who rigged the elections or used violence against their own people, “said A. Skaisgirytė on the LRT radio show” Morning Sound ”.
According to the chief adviser to the head of state, the decision to publish the list of authorized persons is a choice of each state.
“Unfortunately, we have not received a letter and a list of what is included in these lists of sanctioned persons from Lithuania. Belarus has a policy of not informing sanctioned persons that they are on the list. Lithuania, such as Latvia and Estonia shows openness: our lists are available and publicly published, ”said A. Skaisgirytė.
According to her, European leaders are expected to agree to the approval of the list of authorized persons.
“We are talking about 40 Belarusian officials who would be involved,” noted A. Skaisgirytė.
Together with the president The adviser noted that Lithuania was in favor of including Aliaksandr Lukashenko on the list.
‘A. Lukashenko is on the list of sanctioned people in the Baltic countries, and the United Kingdom and Canada, where Lukashenko is also located, have announced sanctions against Belarusian officials. As far as I know, it is not on the European list. (…) We are in favor of him being there ”, added A. Skaisgirytė.
On Tuesday, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry announced symmetrical sanctions against Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. This is a response to the sanctions imposed by these states on Minsk, Anatoly Glaz, a spokesman for the ministry, told BelTA. Each list includes about 100 officials who are now banned from entering Belarus.
On August 31, the Baltic states imposed sanctions on 30 Belarusian officials. A five-year entry ban was imposed on the controversial President of Belarus, Mr. Lukashenko, the Ministers of the Interior and Justice, the Attorney General, representatives of the presidential administration, the Central Election Commission and national security agencies .
On September 25, the parties extended the sanctions.
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