The Government of Belarus answered Lithuania about the prohibition of goods introduced by Vilnius through the territory of the republic. According to the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko, the transit stop hysrit mainly to citizens of Lithuania and the business of the Baltic state reports “BelTA”.
“If someone in Lithuania believes that it will cause some damage to Belarus, I can say with all the responsibility that the chief damage will be inflicted by Lithuania,” said Golzchenko. The head of government added that the decision to suspend the trade turnover of Lithuania repeats the situation with the energy supply of the country. If Vilnius bought electricity from Belarusian suppliers, she would have cost him twice cheaper, said Golzchenko.
In Minsk, it was ready in advance to such an outcome, adds the prime minister. Golitchenko hopes to postpone the delivery of goods in other markets. “From May-June, we prepared including this option, worked out alternatives,” the official shared. At the same time, Golovchenko did not specify which directions considered the government.
Lithuania introduced a ban on the transit of Belarusian goods, first of all fertilizers since December 2021. Similar measures are valid in Latvia, which did not miss the territory of 383 tons of Belarusian petroleum products on December 21 on December 21. Baltic has an economic pressure on Minsk due to the sanctions introduced by the United States of America and the European Union due to the political situation in Belarus.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus accused Lithuania in “hostility and cynicism.”