Belarus says it has abolished visa necessities for Polish nationals in a bid to foster "good neighbourly" relations.
The choice to introduce a "non permanent visa-free entry regime" for six months got here from President Alexander Lukashenko, in line with Belarus' Nationwide Border Guard Committee.
This measure shall be in drive from 1 July to 31 December, the committee added.
Polish residents will now additionally be capable to journey to the Belarusian border areas with out particular permission. As a substitute, residents must verbally clarify why they're within the space and the place they intend to go to, a press release learn.
Lukashenko has already allowed residents of Lithuania and Latvia to journey to Belarus with no visa till the top of the yr.
The shock announcement comes amid heightened tensions between Belarus and the European Union over Minsk's help for Russia in the course of the struggle in Ukraine.
The EU has additionally accused Belarus of facilitating unlawful migration to attempt to destabilise the bloc. Lukashenko has denied the allegations.
On Thursday, Poland accused Belarusian authorities of failing to sort out the vandalism of Polish graves and struggle memorials.
Many Polish troopers are buried in western Belarus, an space that used to belong to Poland earlier than World Battle II.
"We strongly condemn that native authorities have created an environment of acquiescence to such practices," Polish overseas ministry spokesman Łukasz Jasina stated in a press release.
"We enchantment to the Belarusian authorities to instantly put an finish to acts of vandalism in cemeteries and to disclose and account for the perpetrators. Poland firmly calls for respect for the graves and commemoration of the deceased," he added.
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