Lithuania hands in note to Minsk over Astravyets NPP

Lithuania has on Tuesday handed in a diplomatic note to Minsk over plans to launch power production at the Astravyets nuclear power plant in early November, Asta Skaisgiryte, an adviser to the Lithuanian president, said today.

"Lithuania categorically objects to such a hasty launch. The protest note to Belarus was sent today (Tuesday – BNS) already," Skaisgiryte told journalists following President Gitanas Nauseda's meeting with several ministers.

Lithuania's power transmission system operator Litgrid said on Monday it had been informed by Belarusian operator Belenergo that power production at the Astravyets nuclear power plant would be launched on November 1-10.