“An hour ago, the Belarusian Foreign Minister spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, asking for help in resolving these issues (on the return of Belarusian citizens). He discussed specific ways of cooperation on these issues, ”RIA Novosti quotes the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Andrei Dapkyunas.
Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko criticized the decision of many countries, including Russia, to close the borders due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Also, the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Anatoly Glaz said that Minsk and Moscow should fight together with the coronavirus infection COVID-19, and not close the common border.