Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 4:17:59 GMT -5
The unusual event occurred in a forest in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes, where a farmer decided to move the only milestone that has divided the border between France and Belgium for more than years.
The truth is that a group of fans who were walking through the place were the ones who not Chinese Overseas Asia Number Data iced that the rock that delimited both nations had been moved. Although it may seem crazy, since a stone was the one that divided the territories and until now no one had modified it, until...
The fans commented that the rock was approximately meters from where it should be, which at first glance may not seem like much, but it is an event of great importance, which is why an investigation was even started, where the authorities were looking for understand how a border free of conflict for more than years had been moved from place.
Apparently, according to several neighbors, the agricultural producer was the one who decided to move the stone that weighed at least kilos to the French side. Among the hypotheses as to why he did it, they identified that it could have been to be able to maneuver better with his tractor or he moved it slightly to enlarge his land.
Despite the event, both nations just smiled thankfully. For his part, the mayor of Erquelinnes, David Lavaux: "he made Belgium bigger, and France smaller, and that's not a good idea." Then, laughing, he said, "I was happy that my town had gotten bigger, but the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc didn't feel the same way."
For his part, the mayor of the French town, Aurélie Welonek, added quite humorously that he believed he could resolve the issue without having to resort to "a wall."
Although no major problem was generated between both nations, the various officials of the countries assured that they will have to ask the farmer to place the stone in its original place. But if the man refrains from doing so, the entire case could end up in the hands of the Belgian Foreign Ministry, which in turn would have to convene a commission on the Belgian-French border, something that has not happened since
The truth is that a group of fans who were walking through the place were the ones who not Chinese Overseas Asia Number Data iced that the rock that delimited both nations had been moved. Although it may seem crazy, since a stone was the one that divided the territories and until now no one had modified it, until...
The fans commented that the rock was approximately meters from where it should be, which at first glance may not seem like much, but it is an event of great importance, which is why an investigation was even started, where the authorities were looking for understand how a border free of conflict for more than years had been moved from place.
Apparently, according to several neighbors, the agricultural producer was the one who decided to move the stone that weighed at least kilos to the French side. Among the hypotheses as to why he did it, they identified that it could have been to be able to maneuver better with his tractor or he moved it slightly to enlarge his land.
Despite the event, both nations just smiled thankfully. For his part, the mayor of Erquelinnes, David Lavaux: "he made Belgium bigger, and France smaller, and that's not a good idea." Then, laughing, he said, "I was happy that my town had gotten bigger, but the mayor of Bousignies-sur-Roc didn't feel the same way."
For his part, the mayor of the French town, Aurélie Welonek, added quite humorously that he believed he could resolve the issue without having to resort to "a wall."
Although no major problem was generated between both nations, the various officials of the countries assured that they will have to ask the farmer to place the stone in its original place. But if the man refrains from doing so, the entire case could end up in the hands of the Belgian Foreign Ministry, which in turn would have to convene a commission on the Belgian-French border, something that has not happened since