Foreign ministry issues diplomatic note to Belarus over violation of state border

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces it has summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Lithuania on Friday. The Belarusian official was handed a diplomatic note in strong protest against the repeated violations of the Lithuanian state border.

The note was issued in connection with a violation of the Lithuanian state border committed by a Belarusian guard officer in the territory of the Švenčionys border post earlier this week.