Under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty, any NATO member state may request consultations with other member states if it considers that its territorial integrity, political independence or security are threatened.
“We are discussing with Latvia and, in particular, Lithuania whether to start Article 4 of the NATO agreement,” Moraveckis told the PAP.
“It is not enough for us to express public concern. We now need concrete steps from all over the alliance.”
As part of an extensive hybrid attack on the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, attempts have been made in recent months to send thousands of illegal immigrants from Belarus to Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, most of whom have arrived in Belarus as tourists from Iraq.
On Monday, however, there have been massive attempts by migrants from Belarus to break into Polish territory.
The EU has accused the Minsk regime of seeking to avenge support for the Belarusian opposition and of sanctions against Belarus in response to last year’s violent crackdown on protests.
Moraveckis told PAP that EU leaders would discuss new sanctions against Minsk.
“We will definitely discuss further sanctions, including the complete closure of the border,” the prime minister said.
He also reiterated the EU’s obligation to co-finance the construction of the border fence at the bloc’s external border.
Meanwhile, the PAP reports that all illegal immigrants who managed to break into Polish territory on Saturday night have been captured and returned to the border.
One Polish policeman was taken to hospital after being injured in a stone by an illegal immigrant during a collision.
Stanislav Zharin, a spokesman for Poland’s intelligence coordinator, said on Twitter that Belarusian construction companies were transporting stones and rubble to trucks at the border.
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