"The recommendation not to visit Belarus is still valid in Lithuania. First of all, because of the country's action against its own citizens, but also because of its involvement in Russia's military aggression in Ukraine," Vytaute Smaizyte-Kuliesiene, spokeswoman for the foreign minister, told BNS on Thursday.

Vilnius has not received any official information from Minsk regarding the possibility for Lithuanian citizens to visit the country without visas, she underlined.

The Belarusian border service announced on Thursday that Latvian and Lithuanian citizens would be able to enter the country visa-free for a month in view of the upcoming Orthodox and Catholic religious festivals. People will reportedly be able to cross the Belarusian border with Latvia and Lithuania without visas through border crossing points from April 15 to May 15.

Also, as reported, people will be able to make multiple visits, visit to the whole territory of Belarus and will not require permits to visit the border area but will only be required to notify border guards of such intentions in advance.

In response to these reports, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also advised its citizens on Thursday not to do so.

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