Lithuania adopts action plan supporting Georgia

The Lithuanian parliament has prepared a four-year action plan on support to Georgia.

With their 2017–2020 action plan the Committee on European Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania called their government to mobilise political, expert and financial support for Georgia "with a view to helping the country to overcome the emerging challenges and sending the message that Georgia is not alone on its path of reform and integration”.

Calling Georgia "the most advanced country in the Eastern Partnership” the committees said "the major challenge to and objective of Georgia’s friends is to preserve the achieved leadership and to provide incentives for the Georgian society and government to maintain the strategic direction and vision”.

The committees:

• call on the government and authorities of Lithuania to implement the 2017–2020 action plan by making joint and coordinated efforts and harnessing Lithuania’s experience
• urge the Lithuanian government and the relevant authorities to earmark the necessary funds for support measures of Lithuania for Georgia and take vigorous action to implement the proposals set out in this decision
• propose that, at least once during the Seimas session, the government provides, at the joint meeting of the committees, information on the implementation of the measures provided for in the 2017– 2020 action plan.

The full text of the 2017-2020 action plan can be found here.