MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has once again proposed that Lithuania begin negotiations and has outlined the points of interest for Belarus as he presided over a meeting of the Security Council in Minsk on 9 December, BelTA has learned.
The head of state assured that Belarus is ready to build normal relations in all areas. “We can always come to an agreement with the people of Lithuania. Just like with the Poles. They are our people. And if you want normal relations, then come to the negotiating table and discuss these issues. We are ready for that. There are no other options,” the Belarusian leader said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Lithuania is now “starting to kick up a fuss” about the vehicles that remained stranded in Belarus after Vilnius closed the border. “If they [the vehicles] are left abandoned by the roadside, maybe that’s normal in Lithuania. For us, it is unacceptable. We have moved them to guarded parking lots and are providing security so no one can break into them and the cargo is preserved,” the president emphasized. “There is no need to kick up a fuss and make a noise about it. There is no need to involve Americans, Russians, or Ukrainians. That trick won’t work. This issue is solely a subject for our bilateral talks and relations.”
Belarus is even prepared to purchase perishable goods, the head of state added. As for the truck drivers, the necessary conditions for their stay have been created in Belarus. “We are doing everything to ensure that things are normal. But they [the Lithuanian side] are scheming and demanding their trucks back'," he stated.
At the same time, Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined several points that are of interest to the Belarusian side. "Return the 17 or 20 vehicles you stole. I mean the fire trucks that were destined for Zimbabwe. Normalize the operation of our health resort that treated children affected by Chernobyl. They essentially took the facility away from children,” the president emphasized. “And return the money for the port we built there.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Lithuania is now “starting to kick up a fuss” about the vehicles that remained stranded in Belarus after Vilnius closed the border. “If they [the vehicles] are left abandoned by the roadside, maybe that’s normal in Lithuania. For us, it is unacceptable. We have moved them to guarded parking lots and are providing security so no one can break into them and the cargo is preserved,” the president emphasized. “There is no need to kick up a fuss and make a noise about it. There is no need to involve Americans, Russians, or Ukrainians. That trick won’t work. This issue is solely a subject for our bilateral talks and relations.”
Belarus is even prepared to purchase perishable goods, the head of state added. As for the truck drivers, the necessary conditions for their stay have been created in Belarus. “We are doing everything to ensure that things are normal. But they [the Lithuanian side] are scheming and demanding their trucks back'," he stated.
At the same time, Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined several points that are of interest to the Belarusian side. "Return the 17 or 20 vehicles you stole. I mean the fire trucks that were destined for Zimbabwe. Normalize the operation of our health resort that treated children affected by Chernobyl. They essentially took the facility away from children,” the president emphasized. “And return the money for the port we built there.”
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