In the event of a war, Poland may become an evacuation site for up to 1 million people in the Baltic States, warns Lithuanian Home Minister Martynas Katelynas.
Katelynas met at the Polish-Lithuanian border with Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński. Earlier in Suwałki, they discussed scenarios for evacuation of the population from Lithuania and another Baltic countries in the event of a war hazard.
According to the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of abroad Affairs, the border crossing between Poland and Lithuania should be prepared for the adoption of about 1 million, and possibly even more evacuated: Lithuanian services have already conducted exercises on this scenario. Poland and Lithuania besides make solutions concerning infrastructure, additional border crossings and reception points - in Łódź, close the border with Poland, a centre for possible refugees is besides being created.
