Alexander Lukashenko Demands to Get Moscow to Remove Passport Control on the Russian-Belarusian Border. The President of Belarus announced this at a meeting on the liberalization of the visa regime. Recall that the drive of the union republic for increasing the number of foreign tourists and the excessive openness of the union republic forced the Russian authorities in early 2016 to establish a border zone at the Russian-Belarusian border and begin checking passports. This was preceded by an increase in Byelorussia visa-free stay for foreigners from five days to two weeks. During this time, they could not only ride around the republic, but also freely travel through the open border to Russia and return. Moscow, of course, did not like it. But, it turns out, this is not the limit. In particular, in accordance with the decrees signed by Lukashenka, visa-free entry for up to 30 days is permitted to citizens of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates. Minsk counts on Arab investments, but it can come not only money, but also Islamic terrorists. The terms of visa-free stay are extended for trips to the tourist zones of Belarus and for citizens of other states. The purpose of the trip, they can declare a trip, but how to track the true intentions and routes of each of these tourists. Naturally, Russia is insured against possible risks against the background of the growth of the terrorist threat. By the way, Lukashenka himself admits. At the same meeting, he said that "the current migration policy of the European Union, namely, the lack of real control over the movement of refugees, is already starting to give its sad fruits. First of all, this is the growth of the terrorist threat in the region. Therefore, taking these or those decisions, we must remember the most important for us - the security of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus and those who are at one time or another in Belarus. Security - above all, no money from tourism is not compensated for ", - BelTA quotes the words of the Belarusian president.. But this, in his opinion, is not a reason to introduce at least some kind of tightening of the regime of the Russian border. "This is abnormal, when the border between two fraternal states and peoples is restored again, which we so painstakingly filmed more than 20 years ago. I do not know who needs this, "Lukashenko complained, noting that" the Russian side without official notification began to exercise full-fledged passport control in respect of all persons following road transport, and then - on air and rail ". He demanded that all disagreements with Moscow in the border area be resolved. Moreover, according to the President of Belarus, the two countries have joint lists of foreigners who are prohibited from entering the territory of the Union State. And those who are brought in, to enter not only Russia, but also to Belarus will not be able to. Well, those who are not in them - the green light. However, it should be noted that while setting the task of further liberalizing the stay of foreigners in the country, Lukashenka called for detailed consideration of all aspects taking into account world trends and taking optimal and weighty decisions in the interests of both Belarus and its neighbors. "We should not in any case create problems for all states along the perimeter of Belarus," he said..