Polish Foreign Ministry advised citizens not to travel to Belarus

Warsaw Chopin Airport. File photoWARSAW, Jul 2Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Pavel Yablonsky said that the Polish Foreign Ministry does not recommend citizens of the country to use the right of visa-free entry to Belarus. 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.» «We recommend that you be very careful and avoid traveling to Belarus,» Yablonsky told reporters. considers Poland an enemy, he must be aware that the risk is very serious, because there are enemy intentions there,» he added. >Poland completed the construction of a fence on the border with BelarusIn late June, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei noted that Minsk is committed to developing dialogue with Western countries, because only diplomatic ways to resolve disputes will help ensure peace and stability in the region. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that Minsk is aimed at a peaceful dialogue, although its Western neighbors are pulling up NATO troops to the border. In June, against the backdrop of the migration crisis, Poland built a five-meter-high barrier on the border with Belarus. citizens of Lithuania, more than 22 thousand citizens and about 7.6 thousand non-citizens of Latvia.