PoliticsPresident Dalia Grybauskaitė met with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Munich. Latvian and Estonian presidents also participated in the meeting where views were exchanged on cooperation with the United States and on strengthening the transatlantic bond. Baltic Defence Ministers agreed on an easier movement of NATO forces. MEPs approved Ceta during this week's plenary session followed by a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telling them how the EU-Canada trade deal was not just about commerce, but also about improving people's lives. Newly-elected Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen also addressed the Parliament, while MEPs adopted new anti-terrorism measures and set out their ideas for the future of the EU. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis: Lithuania assumes responsibility for its security2017-02-17, 12:10On his visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg. The meeting focused on the security policy in the Baltic region, Europe and in the world. The Seimas ratified the Defence Cooperation Agreement, signed between the governments of the Republic of Lithuania and the United States of America on 17 January 2017. The draft law on the ratification of the Agreement No XIIIP-342 was unanimously adopted under the exceptional urgency procedure by 111 votes in favour. Lithuania is a leader among countries seeking to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Douglas Frantz, who is visiting Vilnius on 13 February. Lithuania’s progress and essential tasks were discussed in the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius. The title of a statement by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on prospects for resuming Middle East peace talks will be changed to “Situation in the West Bank, in particular settlements”. An oral question on Germany’s revised road toll plan was moved from Thursday to Wednesday afternoon. Minister of National Defence R.Karoblis met with Germany’s Minister of Defence Dr. U. von der Leyen2017-02-13, 16:23Sunday morning Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis arrived in Berlin and met with Minister of Defence of Germany Dr. Ursula von der Leyen. On February 12-13 Ministry of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis will visit Berlin to meet with Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, representatives of Federal Defence and Foreign Ministries, Federal Chancellery and the Bundestag. Lithuania consistently supports Ukraine that defends the freedom not only of its country, but also that of the entire Europe, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a meeting with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister is visiting Kyiv. |
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