Lukashenko informs Putin on situation on Belarus-EU border
<p> MINSK, Nov 19 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko briefed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the situation on Belarus’ border with EU countries in a phone conversation on 19 November, Lukashenko’s press-service said in a statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> The presidents discussed the development of bilateral relations. In particular, the implementation of 28 union programmes. Putin and Lukashenko also exchanged opinions on the overall situation in Belarus and Russia, the statement reads. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Kremlin press-service informed that in their Nov 19 telephone talks Putin and Lukashenko continued discussing the situation on Belarus’ border with EU countries. </p> <p> </p> <p> In the particular, Putin and Lukashenko expressed “concern over the unacceptable actions of Polish border guards who use brute force and riot control weapons against migrants”, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Belarusian president reported the November 17 phone conversation with Germany’s acting Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed Minsk’s actions on de-escalating the crisis and providing humanitarian aid to the migrants. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The presidents of Russia and Belarus noted the importance of establishing cooperation between Minsk and the EU to resolve the issue,” the statement emphasized. </p> <p> </p> <p> Putin and Lukashenko also touched on the aspects of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in the sphere of trade and economy. The parties agreed to continue regular contacts at various levels. </p> <p> </p> <p> In July 2021, President Lukashenko stated that, due to sanctions imposed by Western countries, he no longer intended to restrain illegal migration to the European Union. This was followed by attempts to illegally cross the border with Lithuania, Poland and Latvia by migrants from the Middle East, with total inactivity of the Belarusian border service. On 15 November at a session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), foreign ministers of member states of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on applying the 5th parcel of sanctions against Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> Merkel discussed the migration issue on 10 and 11 November by phone with Putin, who said, among other things, that de-escalation of the migration crisis is only possible through direct talks between the EU and the Belarusian authorities. On 15 November, Merkel and Lukashenko held their first telephone conversation, the second phone talk followed on 17 November. End </p>
2021-11-20
Primepress
Lukashenko informs Putin on situation on Belarus-EU border
MINSK, Nov 19 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko briefed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the situation on Belarus’ border with EU countries in a phone conversation on 19 November, Lukashenko’s press-service said in a statement.
The presidents discussed the development of bilateral relations. In particular, the implementation of 28 union programmes. Putin and Lukashenko also exchanged opinions on the overall situation in Belarus and Russia, the statement reads.
The Kremlin press-service informed that in their Nov 19 telephone talks Putin and Lukashenko continued discussing the situation on Belarus’ border with EU countries.
In the particular, Putin and Lukashenko expressed “concern over the unacceptable actions of Polish border guards who use brute force and riot control weapons against migrants”, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday.
The Belarusian president reported the November 17 phone conversation with Germany’s acting Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed Minsk’s actions on de-escalating the crisis and providing humanitarian aid to the migrants.
“The presidents of Russia and Belarus noted the importance of establishing cooperation between Minsk and the EU to resolve the issue,” the statement emphasized.
Putin and Lukashenko also touched on the aspects of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in the sphere of trade and economy. The parties agreed to continue regular contacts at various levels.
In July 2021, President Lukashenko stated that, due to sanctions imposed by Western countries, he no longer intended to restrain illegal migration to the European Union. This was followed by attempts to illegally cross the border with Lithuania, Poland and Latvia by migrants from the Middle East, with total inactivity of the Belarusian border service. On 15 November at a session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), foreign ministers of member states of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on applying the 5th parcel of sanctions against Belarus.
Merkel discussed the migration issue on 10 and 11 November by phone with Putin, who said, among other things, that de-escalation of the migration crisis is only possible through direct talks between the EU and the Belarusian authorities. On 15 November, Merkel and Lukashenko held their first telephone conversation, the second phone talk followed on 17 November. End