Czech lawmakers joint criticism of Minsk over illegal migration

The chairpersons of parliamentary foreign committees from 11 countries, including the Czech Republic, jointly criticised the regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for state-organised smuggling of migrants to the neighbouring Lithuania today. The statement was posted online by the Senate foreign affairs chairman Pavel Fischer. It was also signed by the chairman of the Chamber of Deputies foreign affairs committee Ondrej Vesely.