VILNIUS, 7 April (BelTA) – The Foreign Ministry of Lithuania has denounced the plans of the European Union to impose sanctions on Belarus, BelTA has learnt.

The document submitted by the Foreign Ministry of Lithuania to the government in the run-up to the meetings of the EU foreign ministers, says that Lithuania disapproves of economic sanctions that can hit the people of Belarus.

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry deems it necessary to analyze more thoroughly the objectives and repercussions of such measures, their compliance with the rules of morality and the mechanism of their withdrawal in case the situation changes. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry suggests that the European Union should help the Belarusian society to become more open and to this end it should launch negotiations on the simplification of the visa regulations with Belarus.