Poland summons Belarusian chargé d'affaires over 'aggressive actions of Belarusian KGB'

Poland's foreign ministry said on Thursday it had summoned the Belarusian chargé d'affaires to protest what it described as "the aggressive actions of the Belarusian KGB" towards Polish diplomats posted in Belarus.

The Polish foreign ministry's building in Warsaw.

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"Due to the aggressive actions of the Belarusian KGB towards diplomats of the Republic of Poland accredited on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and of third countries, and further to the note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus of 11 December 2024, the Polish MFA summoned Belarusian Chargé d’Affaires Aleksei Ponkratenko on 18 December 2024," the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement.

It added that Ponkratenko "was handed a note expressing a firm protest against the above actions and was informed that if such provocations continue, the Polish side will be responding symmetrically."

Due to the aggressive actions of the Belarusian KGB towards 🇵🇱 diplomats accredited on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and third countries, the MFA summoned Belarusian Chargé d’Affaires Aleksei Ponkratenko on December 18.https://t.co/AkjsKeZeXn

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) December 19, 2024

Meanwhile, Belarusian foreign ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz accused Poland of "seeking confrontation" and warned the government in Warsaw against "attempts to destabilize the situation in Belarus," public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

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Source: IAR