French President Emmanuel Macron, in a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, noted a decrease in migration flows on the Belarusian-Polish border. This was announced on Wednesday, December 15, at the press service of the Elysee Palace.
“With regard to the situation in Belarus and the instrumentalization of migration flows, the President of the Republic noted with satisfaction that the measures taken by the European Union and the work carried out with international organizations helped to reduce organized flows and provide assistance to people blocked at the border,” the statement said.
In addition, it is noted that Macron called on Putin to continue actions in this direction together with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.
The French leader also expressed his readiness for decisive action “so that fundamental rights are observed in Belarus.”
In conclusion, as reported by RIA Novosti, the presidents of the two countries agreed to hold a new conversation before the end of this year and discuss the previously raised issues.
Earlier, on December 14, a source in the office of the German Chancellor said that the situation with refugees on the border of Belarus and Poland is a matter of concern. He added that the purpose of the EU summit on Thursday will be to put pressure on Belarus and express solidarity with Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
On December 2, the US, Canada, Great Britain and the EU called on the Belarusian authorities to stop “organizing illegal migration” across the EU borders. On the same day, the United States introduced a new package of sanctions against Belarus. According to the above list, the new measures affected 20 individuals, 12 organizations and three aircraft.
On December 4, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the new sanctions against the republic are illegitimate and inhuman in nature due to their negative impact on the life of Belarusians.
The situation with migrants on the border of Belarus and neighboring states worsened in early November. A large group of refugees came to the border in the forest belt. Migrants cut barbed wire at the border of the two countries and asked to be allowed into the territory of the European Union.
Source: IZ
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