Lithuanian Prime Minister: the European Commission conducts negotiations with Minsk on resolving the migration crisis
Poland, moderated by the European Commission (EC). Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Szimonyte spoke about this at a meeting with her Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki. The quote is from RIA Novosti.
Related materials15: 25 – 19 November Border stand. Migrants on the border of Poland and Belarus – about a breakthrough to Europe, life in a camp and fear 00:01 – 18 November “They would rather die in Europe than return home” How migrants on the border with Poland changed life in Belarus < p>In this way, the countries of Europe, which are supposed to have been hardest hit by the crisis, have found willing to discuss its resolution. “Now the technical negotiations are taken over by the European Commission and the European External Action Service. It is very important for us that they are coordinated with those countries that are on the front line of the hybrid attack – that is, with Lithuania, Poland, and Latvia, ”Shimonyte said, adding that in any case, Belarus is opposed to In any case, increase the pressure.
Earlier, the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the government of the republic admits the possibility of a complete closure of the borders with Belarus due to the migration crisis. The day before, the Polish authorities promised to complete the fence on the border with Belarus in the first half of 2022.
The migration crisis near the eastern borders of the European Union erupted after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that Minsk would no longer hold back the flow of illegal immigrants to EU countries. In this regard, the West accuses him of deliberate provocation and the use of people at the border in their own interests.