The National Security Commission has instructed public authorities to submit proposals for measures to reduce the number of vehicles and people crossing into Lithuania from Belarus.
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The State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (VSAT) is clarifying whether a border guard vehicle might have crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border when manoeuvring.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has reservations about Lithuania closing more than two border crossing points at the border with Belarus as this would have implications for other neighbouring countries. That is why Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have agreed to coordinate actions in case their borders ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Lithuanians not to travel to Belarus due to hostile activities and provocations of the Minsk regime against Lithuanian citizens. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantas Adomėnas notes that Belarusian border guards pressure and blackmail travellers.
Lithuania marks the 32nd anniversary of the Medininkai tragedy, when seven border officers were killed on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border in an Omon paramilitary police attack.
The capacity of the Salcininkai international border checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border might decrease for four days in December due to power network repairs.
Lithuanian haulage companies are facing delays and increased costs after Belarus has stepped up border checks on Lithuanian-registered trucks, the president of the national road carriers' association Linava has said.
Traffic across Lithuania's border with Belarus continues as normal, the commander of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said on Friday morning.
Lavoriskes-Kotlovka border checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border will be opened on Tuesday.
Gas supply via a gas pipeline to Lithuania from Belarus has been halted on Monday as Belarus started repairing a gas main in its territory.
A Lithuanian MP has proposed providing free medical treatment as of 2020 to Ukrainian and Belarusian pensioners who permanently reside in Lithuania, even if they never paid social insurance contributions.
With Russia keeping thorough checks on Lithuanian vehicles in place for more than two weeks now, most Lithuanian truckers prefer to drive to Russia through Belarus rather than via Latvia, the president of the national haulers' association Linava said on Monday.
The development of Lithuanian-Belarusian ties could become the basis for closer communication between the two nations, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Thursday, congratulating his Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich on Belarus’ Independence Day.
