Belarus–Latvia border


The Belarus–Latvia border is of length. It spans from the tripoint with Lithuania to the tripoint with Russia. It is an external border of the European Union.
The current border between the republics of Belarus and Latvia was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and confirmed by an agreement of 21 February 1994 about the establishment of the border, finalized on April 10, 2013, in the agreement about the functioning of the border.
For about, the border runs along the Daugava River. It also crosses the Lake Rychy and an island in the lake.
The border starts from the triple junction of the borders with Lithuania and continues to the east to the triple junction of the borders with Russia
Concerns have been raised at the treatment of refugees at the border. Ieva Raubiško, a Latvian human rights activist, was found guilty of supporting the intentional crossing of refugees from Belarus to Latvia; she had submitted an urgent review to the European Court of Human Rights about the treatment of refugees.

Border crossings

The May 10, 2006 decree of the President of Belarus no. 313 established the following border crossings.
#Name Crossing type
1Minsk, BelarusDaugavpils, Latviarailroad
2Hryharowshchyna — Paterniekihighway
3Urbany — Silenehighway
4Hawrylina — Meikšānisimplified crossing
5Druya — Piedrujasimplified crossing
6Lipawka — Vorzovasimplified crossing
7Plyusy — Kaplavasimplified crossing