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September 16, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has expressed his unhappiness with the reduced number of border crossings operating between Belarus and the European Union as he discussed cargo transit with U\u0142adzimir Ar\u0142o\u016dski in charge of the State Customs Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnly five border checkpoints out of 26, two each on the Polish and Lithuanian directions and one on the Latvian one are currently open at the Belarusian border,\u201d his press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twelve of these checkpoints are located at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border and were closed after authorities in Minsk supported Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Lithuania closed its \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius checkpoints, and in March 2024, Lavori\u0161k\u0117s and Raigardas, leaving only Medininkai and \u0160al\u010dininkai to handle the cross-border traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vilnius cited national security, smuggling and international sanctions as the reasons. Latvia also closed the Silene border crossing at its shared border with Belarus indefinitely, citing concerns about illegal migration. The move left Paternieki as the only operating checkpoint between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2023, shortly after Belarus had sentenced journalist Andrzej Poczobut to eight years in prison in a criminal case widely seen as politically motivated, Poland closed the Bobrowniki border crossing indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only two checkpoints remain open at the Belarusian-Polish border: Brest for passenger traffic and Kaz\u0142ovi\u010dy for cargoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Warsaw urges Minsk to release Poczobut, ease tensions at shared border<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has expressed his unhappiness with the reduced number of border crossings operating between Belarus and the European Union as he discussed cargo transit with U\u0142adzimir Ar\u0142o\u016dski in charge of the State Customs Committee. \u201cOnly five border checkpoints out of 26, two each on the Polish and Lithuanian directions and one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":76996,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-105114","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u0141uka\u0161enka concerned about transit restrictions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 16, Pozirk. 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