FM: Belarus invites Poland to study the situation on the border together

Belarus has invited Poland to jointly study the situation on the border, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov told the media on 15 July, reports BelTA.

“Our head of state has recently offered the Polish side (and this position was brought to the Charge d'Affaires of Poland in Belarus) to send to Belarus any Polish delegation, any Polish experts, specialists, representatives of the country’s authorities in order to jointly take a look at the situation on the border,” the minister said.

According to Maksim Ryzhenkov, the situation has given rise to a big amount of fake news in the West. They say that there are camps in Belarus that train migrants for illegal crossing of the border.

“If you know where these camps are, if you know law enforcers of Belarus, who are engaged in such actions, you are welcome to come and see the real state of affairs. We will provide you with access to any place on the territory of Belarus. And all these fake news will be taken away. Poland refused the proposal,” the diplomat said.

Moreover, Poland started making political demands. Belarus considers such a situation unacceptable.

“We invite any other organizations, representatives of the EU countries, who are here, to come to the border, to take a look, to hold talks, discuss any issues, and outline plans,” Maksim Ryzhenkov said.

According to him, a press briefing with the participation of law enforcement agencies and international organizations will be held on this topic closer to autumn. The issues of illegal migration and the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border will be discussed in detail.