Belarus' Visa-Free Policy Contributed To Migration Flow - Russian Security Council

The well-organized migration flow to Belarus became possible thanks to visa-free policy of Minsk, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has said

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd November, 2021) The well-organized migration flow to Belarus became possible thanks to visa-free policy of Minsk, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has said.

"According to the information we have, recently a well-organized influx of migrants has been going on to Belarus using the possibilities of a visa-free regime, primarily from Iraq and Syria, as well as from Afghanistan, Libya and some other countries," Patrushev told the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

Migrants located at the Belarusian-Polish border became hostages of the situation created by the West, Patrushev added.

"Belarus is a sovereign state that decides for itself with whom and for how long it should introduce a visa-free regime. Minsk has its own priorities in foreign and domestic policy," the official said, when discussing calls from West to Belarus to cancel the visa-free policy.