In Lithuania, the Russians declared among illegal migrants from Belarus. This was told by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomenas on the Echo “Echo of Moscow”.
According to him, Vilnius is now negotiating with the representative of Moscow about their return. At the same time, the deputy minister noted that two thirds of illegal immigrants crossing the Belarusian-Lithuanian border are citizens of Iraq. Adomenas added that negotiations were also underway with Iraqi authorities on this issue.
Earlier, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister said that Vilnius had evidence of Minsk involvement in the migration crisis in the Lithuanian territory. He noted that the flow of migrants to the republic reached huge values. “We have 4 thousand refugees, which is a little unexpected. Since last year it was 74,” the diplomat said.