Response of spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus R.Varankou, when asked by BelTA about statements by Prime Ministers of Poland and Lithuania about plans to open checkpoints across Belarusian-Polish border
R.Varankou: It is not for the Prime Minister of Poland, nor Lithuania to decide when the checkpoints across the state border “Bobrovniki” and “Kuznitsa” will resume their work. Nevertheless, we take note of their statements and consider it necessary to clearly state our principled position.
The border is a complex engineering, technical and organizational system. Any changes in its operating mode require full-fledged bilateral training. Belarus will agree to the opening of its side of the border if and only if it is fully ready for this in terms of infrastructure, personnel and, most importantly, in the field of security.
