The Ambassador of Belarus to Latvia Vasily Markovich was summoned to the MFA on Monday to explain the statements of the Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko that the protest actions taking place in his country are controlled from the Baltic countries, FM Edgars Rinkevics noted after a special government meeting.

Lukashenko said during the rally on Sunday that the protests in Belarus are controlled from the Baltic states, including Latvia, the local agency LETA reported.

According to Rinkevics, such statements are "completely unfounded."

The Ambassador of Belarus will also have to give explanations in connection with the detention in this country of two citizens of Latvia, who were later released.