Lukashenko Orders Negotiations with Lithuania to Open the Border After the Tobacco Smuggling Crisis

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Belarus President wants to restore normality after Lithuania closes the border in October due to balloons used for smuggling. About a thousand Belarusians crossed it daily.

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Vilnius spoke to the Americans, the dictator immediately announced negotiations.

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According to Lukashenko's press service, he issued the order on November 11 after reports by Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankov, Chairman of the State Border Committee Konstantin Molastov, and Head of the State Security Committee Ivan Tertel.

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Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday ordered the Foreign Ministry to hold talks with Lithuanian officials on normalizing the situation and fully restoring border checkpoints. According to the Belarusian state news agency Belta, Lukashenko ordered Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov to hold talks with Lithuanian officials responsible for the situation at the border.

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday instructed Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhankov to organize and conduct negotiations with Lithuania on the tense situation on the common border. Belta and Reuters agencies reported this. According to Belta, the upcoming negotiations are to focus on normalizing the situation and resuming the operation of border crossings. At the end of October, the Lithuanian government decided to close the border …