Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed with outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel holding talks between Minsk and Brussels to find a solution to the migrant crisis, Belarusian media reported.

The two parties discussed the migrant crisis on the borders between Belarus and the European Union, and they reached an agreement on solutions to the existing issues, as well as migrants wanting to enter Germany.

"Chancellor Merkel spoke again with Mr. Lukashenko," her spokesperson wrote on Twitter. "She stressed the need, with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organisation for Migration and the cooperation of the European Commission, to provide humanitarian aid and repatriation facilities to the affected people."

German foreign minister Heiko Maas declared that his country does not want to "harbor" the migrants stranded on the Belarus borders.

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Maas asserted that he would call for returning those stranded on the border home following a meeting with his EU counterparts, asserting that "people must not be used as a political tool" by Belarusia's Lukashenko.

Merkel's term will be ending within days after Germany's Social Democratic Party, a center-left formation led by Olaf Scholz, won the general election by winning 25.7% of the votes.

Poland slams Merkel phone call with Lukashenko

Poland, which is in the middle of a row with Belarus over migrants stranded on the border between the two nations, heavily criticized Merkel's direct call with Lukashenko - a president the European Union sees as "illegitimate."

Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller said he was surprised by the direct talks with Lukashenko, "For it is, in a way, a recognition of his legitimacy."

Mueller explained that he understands the situation but does not see the phone call as a good step.