Diplomatic sources at the United Nations said on Tuesday that the UN Security Council will convene on Wednesday.
An emergency session on the forced landing of a passenger plane in Belarus on Sunday, and the arrest of an opposition journalist on board.
The source also requested that her names not be published, because the session was held in response to an official request submitted by 3 member states of the Council, namely France, Spain and Ireland.
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On the personal order of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, a “MiG-29” fighter on Sunday intercepted a Ryanair plane.
It was in Belarusian airspace during a regular flight between Athens and Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
As soon as the plane landed at Minsk airport, security forces arrested Roman Protasevic, a journalist accused by the authorities of “being involved in terrorist activities.”
The sources explained that the session will be held under the title “Other Items” after the end of a session of the Council that was previously dedicated to discussing developments in the Syrian crisis.
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As of 18:35 GMT, there had been no confirmation or denial regarding the holding of this session by the Chinese mission to the United Nations, which is presiding over the work of the Security Council for the current month.
On Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a “full, transparent and independent investigation” to be conducted into the forced landing of the plane and the arrest of the Belarusian journalist.
Guterres urged all relevant actors to cooperate with this investigation.
