"Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Chesnovsky was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 2 November 2021," the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement in English.
It added that Chesnovsky and Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk "talked about the intrusion into Polish territory from the territory of the Republic of Belarus of unidentified uniformed individuals armed with long guns. The incident took place on the night of 1-2 November."
Wawrzyk "forwarded an emphatic protest to the Belarusian side against the violation of Polish state border, emphasising that the actions taken by the Belarusian authorities in recent weeks have the increasingly evident hallmarks of a deliberate escalation," the Polish foreign ministry said.
It added that Wawrzyk "pointed out that Poland deems such actions unacceptable and will not tolerate them."
Wawrzyk told Chesnovsky "that Poland is determined to defend its borders and the external borders of the European Union," while also saying "that Poland and the Euro-Atlantic community of democratic states will consistently stand opposed to illegal migration orchestrated by Minsk," according to the statement.
Wawrzyk "announced a note of protest" to the Belarusian foreign ministry and "urged the Belarusian side to explain the incident immediately," the Polish foreign ministry also said in its statement.
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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl, tvp.info