On 15 February in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans discussed issues, which were relevant to Lithuania and related to energy, relations with Russia, as well as the EU's Eastern neighbours.
"After a successful implementation of strategic energy projects, such as the liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) in Klaipėda, two electricity interconnections connecting Lithuania to Poland and Lithuania to Sweden, the country is now dealing with a particularly important issue of synchronization with the power network of the Continental Europe. It is precisely this topic that has drawn our greatest attention," said Lithuania's Foreign Minister after the meeting.
"I once again informed the First Vice-President of the European Commission about Lithuania's concerns over the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, which is being constructed in Ostrovets, Belarus. Lithuania has received no answers from Belarus to its questions about relevant environmental requirements, the country has no intention to carry out the so-called 'stress tests', even though it promised to. I drew the attention of Timmermans to the fact that nuclear safety issues must be invariably raised also in the relevant international authorities," said Linkevičius.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister assured that the Nord Stream 2 project was not only not feasible economically, but would also have a negative impact on Europe's energy security: "If we have agreed to create a European Energy Union, we must abide by our agreements and strive for the fulfilment of energy projects in line with the objectives of the European Energy Union.