At the meeting of the Head of State with Cardinal and Special Envoy of the Pope Claudio Gugerotti, the topic of Lithuania's border closure was also discussed. It should be reminded that the neighboring country of Belarus closed the border at 23:30 the day before. Currently, almost 1.600 trucks are registered in the electronic queue for departure to Lithuania. 420 passenger cars are awaiting departure. Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Ryzhenkov called Lithuania's actions a provocation and an instrument of intimidation of the Lithuanian people.
