Lukashenko and Merkel spoke for about 50 minutes. Details of the conversation have become known.

A telephone conversation between the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the acting Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel took place this evening. The conversation lasted about 50 minutes. This was reported to BELTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

A telephone conversation between the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the acting Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel took place this evening. The conversation lasted about 50 minutes. This was reported to BELTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

During the conversation, a number of issues were discussed, primarily the situation with refugees on the Belarusian-Polish, Belarusian-Lithuanian and Belarusian-Latvian borders.

The conversation also touched upon in detail the ways and prospects for resolving the migration problem in order to prevent an escalation of the situation at the border. "And another very important aspect, which the President of Belarus and the acting Chancellor of Germany discussed in detail, is humanitarian support for refugees through the provision of humanitarian aid to them," the press service noted.

Alexander Lukashenko and Angela Merkel agreed on further contacts with the aim of resolving the situation.

Source: belta.by