Over the weekend Frontex The statement said that its representatives had already started working on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, but that this number will more than double this week and they will also be provided with patrol cars.
Frontex will also provide Lithuania with experts to assist national authorities in obtaining information on illegal border crossings and to ensure the circulation of operational information.
“We are ready to step up our support and deploy border guards and equipment in Lithuania. We will now speed up the deployment and increase the number of staff. The Lithuanian border is our common external border, and Frontex is ready to provide the necessary assistance, “he said Frontex in a statement by Executive Director Fabry Leger.
The Lithuanian government has announced that more than 1,500 illegal migrants have been detained on the Belarusian border by Friday. Most of them come from the Middle East and Africa.
Last week, Lithuanian soldiers began to strengthen the border with Belarus by placing barbed wire, and plans to build a border wall in the future.
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