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“Belarusian ambassadors to Poland and Lithuania are being recalled for consultations in Minsk from October 5. Polish and Lithuanian ambassadors to Belarus are accordingly advised to follow suit,” Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glas told reporters in Minsk.
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“Given the undoubted destructive activities on the part of these countries, it is proposed that they implement parity with the Belarusian missions in the respective countries by October 9, 2020 with regard to the composition of their diplomatic missions in Belarus,” Glas stated.
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According to BelTA, Lithuania should reduce the number of diplomats in Belarus from 25 to 14, and Poland – from 50 to 18.
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“I would like to emphasize that we are not implementing these coercive measures without regret after a long period of suffering. [Lietuvas un Polijas rīcību] and called for prudence, (..) as the Polish leadership and the Lithuanian leadership have decided to play a particularly destructive role in relation to Belarus, “added a spokesman for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Lin Linkevich told reporters in Vilnius on Friday that
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Lithuania does not intend to recall its ambassador to Belarus for consultations or reduce the staff of the diplomatic corps.
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“We are not interested in reducing cooperation and communication channels,” Linkevičs emphasized.
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He also noted that Belarus did not request, but only proposed to reduce the number of Lithuanian diplomats in Belarus.
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Following the falsification of the results of the presidential elections on 9 August, Lithuania and Poland are taking a firm stand against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko and expressing their support for the citizens of Belarus, who are calling for new elections to be held.
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