“Lithuania and Japan have celebrated the 100th anniversary of their relations and are turning a new page in their new shared history,” the President spoke, emphasizing the importance of the strategic partnership between Lithuania and Japan, common security challenges, and support for the people of Ukraine.
The President met with the organizers of the exhibition Prof. Renaldas Gudauskas, Director General of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, and Tetsu Ozaki, the Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Lithuania, and thanked them for this initiative to strengthen the bilateral relations.
“Lithuania and Japan are like-minded partners, maintaining bilateral relations based on sincere friendship and respect for democratic values. Japan is Lithuania’s most important partner in Asia; we welcome our strategic partnership and look forward to further strengthening our bilateral relations. Japan’s G7 presidency and its membership in the United Nations Security Council are key to ensuring international order and peace. We appreciate Japan’s strong stance towards Russia’s military aggression, its support for Ukraine and commitment to act together,” the President added.
Transatlantic unity and close cooperation with the Indo-Pacific region is of great importance today, and the countries must work together to address the challenges of global security, climate change and the pandemic, as well as to defend the international order, Gitanas Nausėda pointed out.
