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Over 255,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus using visa waiver program , BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

A total of 211,961 foreigners visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver program. Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, Belarus has welcomed 135,422 citizens of Lithuania, 16,567 non-citizens and 54,619 citizens of Latvia.

Lithuania says it has completed a steel wall stretching along the border with Belarus to stop the flow of illegal migrants after tens of thousands, mostly from the Middle East, tried to enter the country and fellow EU-member states Poland and Latvia, from Belarusian territory last year.

Over 200,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

“As of 00:00 on 15 August, 186,625 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland took advantage of Belarus' visa waiver program. Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, 120,515 citizens of Lithuania, 14,602 non-citizens and 47,616 citizens of Latvia have visited Belarus,” the State Border Committee informed.

Over 171,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Ukraines foreign minister has vowed to sever diplomatic ties with Belarus should its army intervene in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Over 158,000 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Since the visa-waiver program was launched on 15 April Belarus has welcomed 129,872 people: 84,888 citizens of Lithuania, 10,565 aliens and 33,399 citizens of Latvia.

“Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, 75,605 citizens of Lithuania, 29,024 citizens and 9,336 aliens of Latvia have visited Belarus. On 1 July Belarus waived visas for Polish citizens who arrive in Belarus through the Belarusian-Polish border. Around 500 Polish citizens visited Belarus over ten days, over 200 during the past weekend alone,” the committee informed.