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120-kilometer fence to be built on Latvian-Belarusian border
BC, Riga, 13.05.2017.
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Print versionA fence approximately 120 kilometers long will be built on the Latvian-Belarusian border to help the Border Guard apprehend illegal immigrants and other trespassers, according to the Interior Ministry's report submitted to the government, writes LETA.
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Construction of the fence will be part of a border zone infrastructure enhancement and development project that will commence in 2018. The entire project is estimated to cost EUR 9.6 mln.
Latvia has a 176-kilometer border with Belarus.
At the moment, a fence is being built at Latvia's border with Russia. The project commenced in 2015 and will conclude in 2019.
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