"Speaking of funds, now it will be funds that will be allocated from the state budget, bearing in mind that the balance of the state budget is negative, that is, the budget with a deficit, this will mean credit funds," Interfax quotes her.
Simonyte believes that the countries guarding the EU borders may raise the issue of financing the fence, because the risk is not “specifically Lithuanian”.
The agency clarifies that the border guard service proposes to erect a mesh wall, the height of which will be 4 m, and the length - 508 km.
The costs for it can exceed € 150 million.
Earlier, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda asked the European Union for additional human and financial resources to curb migration.
The European Commission said that the EU "has repeatedly rejected such use of migrants" by Belarus.
Brussels will consider the possibility of imposing sanctions against those Belarusian people who are allegedly responsible for the migration crisis in Lithuania.
At the same time, Minsk called the accusations against Belarus unsubstantiated.