He also said he had asked LG's board to evaluate CEO Mantas Bartuska's action, also doubting how the management of the port of Klaipeda could continue working.
"I have not convinced myself now how much effort LG, which earlier told everyone they could not suspend the transportation of fertilizers, put to find ways to implement the sanctions. Therefore, I can say responsibly that the company's board must urgently evaluate all related actions of the company's management. This is what I just told Bartuska," the minister posted on Facebook.
"I also can hardly imagine how the management of the port of Klaipeda, where Belarusian fertilizers are handled, could continue working in this context. I will evaluate this situation within my team, within the ministry," he added.
His comment came in response to media reports on Thursday that LG had intentionally looked for ways to evade the US sanctions and continue working with Belaruskali.
"The Lithuanian government's position on Belarus is clear and united. Naturally, state-owned companies also have to adhere to the same value-based position," the minister said.
Skuodis also said he will present a legal and government resolution bill on the implementation of the sanctions at the national level.
"I do hope we will find an optimal solution with the Foreign Ministry, which is responsible for the sanction policy, and the transportation of fertilizers via Lithuania will stop. WE are meting with (Foreign Minister Gabrielius – BNS) Landsbergis today," Skuodis said.
Romas Svedas, a board member at LG, told BNS the board's chairman Kestutis Sliuzas should comment on the matter. BNS has not managed to contact him yet.
Siena, an investigative journalism centre, reported on Thursday that once major banks refused to service Belaruskali payments after December 8, LG turned to several Lithuania-based fintech companies but received negative answers.
Asked whether LG's CFO reached out to fintech companies to evade the sanctions, Bartuska said the move was aimed not at evading the sanctions, but at finding out whether banks would be able to carry out operations after December 8.
"We spoke not about ways to evade, but we were looking into the situation and whether banks would be able to continue carrying out operations after December 8," the LG CEO told LRT's Dienos Tema (The Topic of the Day) on Thursday.
The transit of Belaruskali fertilizers via Lithuania did not stop on Wednesday when the US sanctions came into forcer.
Belaruskali made an advance payment to LG back in November and the funds are sufficient to pay for transportation in December, January and February.