Lithuania to close two more border checkpoints with Belarus

VILNIUS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to close the Lavoriskes and Raigardas border checkpoints on the border with Belarus from March 1, according to the Lithuanian Interior Ministry.

As a result, only two border checkpoints -- at Medininkai and Salcininkai -- out of the six will remain open on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The border checkpoints at Sumskas and Tverecius