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Lithuania has prepared a list of national sanctions against the Belarusian officials, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Wednesday evening.

Thirty-two names are on the list that was drawn up by the Foreign Ministry and was sent to the Interior Ministry for approval on Wednesday, according to Linkevičius.

"We welcome the European Council's resolution to proceed with [...] European sanctions, which is very important," the minister told BNS.

Lithuanian sanctions will target those who used, and were responsible, for the “violence and excessive force” against protesters, as well as those who rigged the election, he added.

This will be Lithuania's contribution to the EU's collective action in the wake of the events in Belarus, Linkevičius said.

If the proposed sanctions are approved by the Interior Ministry, Lithuania will ban entry to 32 individuals, including President Alexander Lukashenko and some people close to him, according to the minister.

"I won't give the names. I'll only say that there are 32 names, including Alexander Lukashenko and other officials from the responsible structures: OMON, KGB [and] the electoral commission," Linkevičius told BNS.