Representative of Belarus was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania because of the plane that landed in Minsk

This is stated on the website of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.

“On May 23, the Charge d'Affaires of Belarus was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.

He received a demand for the immediate release of all passengers and crew members held at the Minsk airport, ”the statement says.

Earlier, a Ryanair plane on a flight from Athens to Vilnius urgently landed in Minsk.

According to reports, this was due to a bomb report on board.

The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized as extremist in Belarus, Roman Protasevich, was flying in this airliner, who was detained after landing.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has already appealed to the Belarusian authorities with a demand to release Protasevich.

On October 20, 2020, a court in Belarus recognized the NEXTA-Live Telegram channel and the NEXTA logo as extremist.