Government House on Independence Square in Minsk. File photoMOSCOW, July 2 The head of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, Rustam Lyubayev, warned citizens against visiting Belarus against the backdrop of events taking place in the region.Belarus had previously decided to introduce visa-free entry for Polish citizens from July 1 to December 31. Also, visa-free entry into the country is allowed for citizens of Lithuania and citizens (non-citizens) of Latvia from April 15 until the end of this year. The State Border Committee of Belarus explained that visa-free entry is being introduced «in order to maintain good neighborly relations.» «It is worth thinking carefully about whether there is a need to visit a neighboring state, given the processes that are taking place in our region, in Belarus, in the Russian Federation. .. If, nevertheless, there is such a need, then we must remember that it will be difficult to protect the legal rights of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania on the territory of Belarus, since there is no diplomatic representation of Lithuania there, «Lyubaev said in an interview with LRT (Lithuanian Radio and Television). He also noted that the situation at the checkpoint is «quite tense»: there are «large queues» at the checkpoint near the Belarusian border. «There are some problems at the checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation,» Lyubaev added. , the head of the service pointed out that there are only «small queues» when crossing the state border by private individuals.
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