This was announced by the official representative of the EC Eric Mamer.

“The European Commission will hold technical negotiations with the UNHCR, IOM and Belarus on repatriation,” he wrote on Twitter.

According to Mamer, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is currently holding consultations with the EU states on the situation at the external borders of the community.

The EC representative also called on Belarus to guarantee the admission of humanitarian aid for migrants and provide them with a place to stay.

Earlier, the Acting Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, in a conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, stressed the need to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees in the republic.

According to the assistant to the President of Belarus for the Grodno region Yuri Karaev, mattresses are promptly brought to the logistics center for migrants, and pearl barley porridge is prepared in six field kitchens, and dry closets are installed on the streets.

In addition, about 2 thousand blankets and pillows were sent there through the Red Cross.

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry noted that the country bears significant costs from the stay of migrants from the Middle East: Belarus spends funds on setting up tents for heating and bringing firewood to migrants.