Lukashenka's press secretary: talking with Merkel about recognizing the president's “below dignity” Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, who earlier said that Alexander Lukashenko, in a conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, put forward an ultimatum: the migration crisis will end if the European Union recognizes the legitimacy of his power and lifts the sanctions. RIA Novosti reports this on Wednesday, November 17
“It would be beneath the dignity of President Lukashenko to raise such questions or put forward similar conditions during the conversation. Not a single word about sanctions, and even more so about some kind of “recognition” was not said during the conversations, “Eismont said.
According to her, for the Belarusian society” such a question does not exist. ” The spokeswoman said that Liimets's comment testifies that Tallinn understands nothing about the solution of the refugee problem and means nothing in this process.
“The Estonian Foreign Minister should bear in mind that the transcripts of these conversations are stored both here and in Germany. Let them turn to their partners in the European Union, where they may be provided with reliable information, ”Eismont added.
Lukashenko and Merkel twice discussed the migration crisis by telephone, on November 15 and 17. The press service of the Belarusian leader said that the parties agreed to bring the problem to the EU level. Bild said that Germany may provide indirect financial assistance for the construction of housing for migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border.