Merkel discussed aid for refugees at EU-Belarus border in phone call with Lukashenko -German govt spokesperson

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko held a phone call on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid for refugees and migrants stranded at the EU-Belarus border, a German government spokesperson said.

"The Chancellor and Mr. Lukashenko spoke about the difficult situation on the border between Belarus and the European Union - especially about the need for humanitarian aid for the refugees and migrants there", spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement, adding both agreed to continue their exchange on these issues.

The talks are the first contact between the Belarusian president and a western leader after presidential elections in Belarus in August 2020, at which Lukashenko claimed victory, igniting the biggest street protests in the history of the country.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)