Lithuanian FM: 'Lithuania is a true friend of Georgia, supporter of its Euro-Atlantic aspirations'
During his three-day visit o the country, Landsbergis will also visit the occupation line in the village of Odzisi, central Georgia. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
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“I want to confirm that Lithuania is a true friend of Georgia, Georgian people and a true supporter of it’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations”, Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis said after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart, David Zalkaliani.
The situation in the South Caucasus and the security environment issues were discussed at the meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.
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Talks focused on the close cooperation between Georgia and Lithuania, including Georgia in the process of European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Lithuania’s significant support in this regard was also underlined during the meeting.
Landsbergis confirmed readiness to assist Georgia in combating the pandemic.
The agreement reached between the EU-mediated ruling party and the opposition was also welcomed by the Lithuanian FM:
Internal political problems will not stop Lithuania to make Georgia more secure and the region safer. We [Lithuania, Georgia] will continue to discuss the transatlantic direction, of which Georgia is a part”, said Gabrielius Landsbergis.
The Lithuanian FM paid tribute to the faller Georgian warriors.
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A meeting with the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili will be held today.
On April 29, Gabrielius Landsbergis will visit the occupation line in the village of Odzisi (central Georgia), where he will get acquainted with the current situation on the ground together with the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM).
The Lithuanian government has sent essential medical supplies to combat the coronavirus to Georgia, Armenia and Moldova.
The visitors of Lithuania’s capital city Vilnius can now walk on Georgians Street – Kartvelu Street from now on.
Lithuania has made a historic decision and changed Georgia’s name in its language.From now on, the official title of Georgia will be Sakartvelo, not Gruzija.
The new President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda said that his country “consistently supports” sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and condemns resumption of “borderisation” process on occupied territories. Gitanas Nausėda made remarks during his meeting with the Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who paid a visit to Vilnius on August 22.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis has visited the administrative boundary line (ABL) by the Russia-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) with the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) today.
"It is important that all political parties and elected members of parliament join the efforts to the immediate implementation of the agreement”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis said during a press conference today.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis says that the European integration of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine is ‘within the interests of the EU’. At a meeting of EU ministers of foreign affairs yesterday, Landsbergis asserted that for the Eastern Partnership to succeed, political and economic ties with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine need to be strengthened.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani discussed the country’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration agenda, including the results of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit held in December last year, at his meeting with Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday.