“I want to emphasize that (…) the unification (of sanctions against Belarus – ELTA), which took place a few months ago, took quite a long time – for more than a year we sought to avoid certain concessions to the Lukashenko regime. And because of that, those sanctions were not approved at all,” G. Landsbergis told reporters at the Adutiškis border crossing on Monday.
The head of Lithuanian diplomacy also emphasized the significant contribution of Latvia together with Lithuania in order to strengthen the community’s position towards A. Lukashenko’s regime.
“We are constantly working so that the sanctions are at least unified – those applied to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus,” the minister assured.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Bražė, also agreed to this, adding that both Baltic states are not yet satisfied with the scope of the currently valid sanctions package.
“We have to work with some partners, some European Union governments, to ensure that certain (…) products and goods are included in the sanctions lists,” the politician told reporters.
“Regarding what Lukashenka says, I would suggest evaluating it very critically,” the head of Latvia’s diplomacy testified.
ELTA reminds that at the end of June, the European Union (EU) states agreed on new sanctions against Belarus, with the aim of bringing them more in line with the punitive measures introduced for Russia and thus curbing their evasion.
The new package of sanctions expands export and import restrictions, as well as a ban on the import of helium, and an additional ban on providing services to the Belarusian government or companies controlled by it.
The Belarus sanctions package also includes specific measures to combat sanctions evasion, which were also approved by the fourteenth package of sanctions against Russia.
2024-08-27 09:37:11