{"id":65536,"date":"2024-02-07T14:04:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T11:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&p=65536"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"latvia-to-keep-silene-border-crossing-closed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/65536\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia to keep Silene border crossing closed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 7, Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. The Latvian government has decided against reopening the Silene border checkpoint at the shared border with Belarus, its website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, Latvia closed the checkpoint from September 19 to February 11, citing a sharp rise in illegal crossing attempts and internal security threats. The move left Paternieki (Hryharo\u016d\u0161\u010dyna on the Belarusian side) as the only operating border crossing between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Latvia thwarted at least 13,863 illegal border crossing attempts by migrants from third countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 6, the Lithuanian commission in charge of national security suggested closing Lavori\u0161k\u0117s (Kat\u0142o\u016dka) and Raigardas (Pryva\u0142ka) border crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 18, Lithuania closed the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius checkpoints at the border with Belarus, citing the lack of equipment for scanning truck trailers and security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania continues operating the Medininkai checkpoint at its border with Belarus, while Poland left only the Terespol border crossing open for passenger traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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