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The decision to withdraw its ambassadors from Poland and Lithuania, as well as to reduce the staff of the embassies of these countries in Belarus, explained the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic, Anatoly Glaz, for “unequivocal destructive activities by part of these countries. “
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has demanded that the Polish and Lithuanian embassies reduce the number of diplomats working in Belarus. This was stated by the press secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anatoly Glaz, reports TUT.BY.
Glaz explained the decision to cut the staff of diplomatic departments for “unequivocal destructive activities on the part of the indicated countries.”
The ministry representative added that instead of 25, 14 diplomats should remain in the Lithuanian embassy and 18 instead of 50 in that of Poland.
He also noted that Belarusian ambassadors to Poland and Lithuania have been calling Minsk for consultations since October 5.
Mass protests have continued in Belarus since August 9 due to falsification of the voting results in the presidential elections, which, according to official data, were won by incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko. Also, alternative exit polls showed a landslide victory the opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the protesters. They used stun grenades, rubber bullets, and water cannons. During the protests, more than 10 thousand protesters were arrested, hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
On September 23, a secret inauguration ceremony of Lukashenka took place at the Independence Palace in Minsk. For the first time in the history of Belarus was not announced… Contrary to legal requirements, the ceremony not televised… The European Union said that do not consider Lukashenko to be the legitimate president of Belarus.
Lukashenko accuses the opposition of trying to seize power and believes that the protests are financed by Western countries. On September 17, he announced that Belarus would close the border with Lithuania and Poland.
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