The head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration of the Belarusian Ministry of the Interior, Alexei Begún, explained that together with these UN agencies, measures are being drawn up to resolve the conflict on the Belarusian-Polish border and return the refugees who wish to do so to their homeland. .
He pointed out that the solutions also include the legalization of the legal status of the refugees and the support for their possible income to third countries that want to host them, the TASS news agency reported.
Begún reported that a group of 118 immigrants left Belarus the day before and another is preparing to leave the Minsk airport on Tuesday for their respective countries, after completing the various customs and border procedures.
“Those 118 people flew individually, the interior agencies and the border troops helped them with the paperwork and the passage through the state border,” said the Interior Ministry official.
The Iraqi and Syrian embassies are organizing evacuation flights, after offering their citizens in difficult situations to return to their home nation.
“People who are firmly on the Belarusian-Polish border want to travel to the countries of the European Union. Therefore, they refuse all proposals that have to do with returning, “he clarified.
It indicated that this group did not apply to the competent Belarusian authorities for refugee status or the additional protection that can be provided.
The migration crisis on Belarus’ borders with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia began at the beginning of the year, but worsened as of November 8, when thousands of people approached the Polish border from the Belarusian side, where they remain.
While Western nations accuse Minsk of provoking the conflict, Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko has reiterated that the country is not guilty of such a situation, which he considers consequences of the wars and the difficult living conditions suffered by the people in those countries. countries, provoked by the United States and NATO.
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