“We urge to completely stop air traffic with Belarus: no flights to or from Belarus, no flights over Belarus ... We also call for the immediate adoption of the fourth package of sanctions,” RIA Novosti quoted the text of the statement.
Earlier, the French Foreign Ministry allowed the EU to refuse to fly over Belarus, calling the incident "an act of state piracy."
The Ryanair plane, flying from Athens to Vilnius, on May 23 urgently landed in Minsk due to a report of a bomb on board.
Information about mining was not confirmed.
The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized in Belarus as extremist, Roman Protasevich, was flying in the liner, who was detained after landing.
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that the actions of the competent authorities in this situation fully complied with the established international rules.