The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus promised to contact the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ensure that restrictions on the flights of their airlines to Europe and the use of airspace by other countries. It is reported by RIA Novosti.
According to officials, the introduction of sanctions against Minsk occurred without preliminary negotiations on the settlement of disagreements, as required by international legislation.
they also referred to the provisions of the Chicago Convention on the International Civil Aviation of 1944, which prohibits unilaterally blocking the flights of courts on a national basis.
previously it became known that Belarusian aircraft will not be able to use the airspace of the European Union and land at its airports from June 4. Economic sanctions against Minsk can follow at the end of the month.
Some European countries have introduced restrictions on flights over Belarus and banned Belavia to make flights to their territory after the incident with the Ryanair airplane at Minsk airport, following which the oppositionist and the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich was detained.