The leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), Mindaugas Sinkevičius, says that the possibility of resuming the transit of Belarusian fertilizers through Lithuania should be assessed by the State Security Department (SSD).
He stated this during a broadcast on the Lietuvos rytas television channel on Thursday, responding to a question about whether he supports the position of his party mate, MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, that Lithuania should resume the transit of Belarusian fertilizers.
When asked whether Lithuania could transport Belarusian fertilizers, Andriukaitis replied in an interview published on Wednesday by the LRT portal from Strasbourg: "Absolutely, yes!".
The MEP stated that he supports the idea that permission for the transport of Belarusian fertilizers would be granted in exchange for the opportunity for Ukraine to transport fertilizers to the Port of Klaipeda through Belarus.
He also described the sanctions on fertilizers as "an ill-considered step." Furthermore, the MEP argued that fertilizers belong to the food industry, which is a category of goods that should not be subject to sanctions.
It should be noted that the United States lifted sanctions on Belarusian fertilizers at the end of last year.
In Latvia, the transit of Belarusian fertilizers is strictly prohibited.
Last year, 34 million tons of cargo were transshipped in Latvian ports. This is half as much as, for example, in 2015.
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