Georgian President sends warm wishes to Lithuanians on Independence Day
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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili sent warm wishes to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite on the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence today.
Our countries are bound by long-standing friendship and a strategic partnership based on shared values, mutual trust and respect. I remain confident that we will continue to build even stronger relations and intensify dialogue in every format for the mutual benefit of our two nations”, President Margvelashvili said.
In his congratulatory letter he also said he feels "delighted to observe the positive dynamics and further advancement of bilateral ties between Georgia and the Republic of Lithuania”.
Extending his gratitude for her "unwavering support of Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as our European and Euro-Atlantic aspiration”, Margvelashvili asked Grybauskaite to receive his "highest consideration along with my best wishes for peace and prosperity to the friendly Lithuanian people”.
The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed on February 16, 1918 as a "long-term goal of the nation” following World War I.
Adjara, the Black Sea coastal region of western Georgia, was touted as one of Georgia’s hottest travel destinations at a major Lithuanian tourism fair in Vilnius this weekend.
"Georgia deserves the long-promised visa free regime,” says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius. "Georgia did what it promised on visa liberalisation and we shouldn't be changing rules in the middle of the game," he added.
Yesterday the Foreign Affairs Committee of the unicameral Parliament (Seimas) of Lithuania adopted a special document, where the country’s lawmakers address the EU to grant Georgian citizens with a visa waiver to travel to the EU "in the nearest future”.
Georgia and Lithuania are intensifying their relations, and Georgian Foreign Minister’s visit to Vilnius will enhance this. Minister Mikheil Janelidze is set to embark on two-day official visit to Lithuania today.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili sent warm wishes to Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the Republic Day of Italy today.
The Tbilisi TV tower has lit up in the colours of the Lithuanian flag on the holiday celebrating the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania. The Georgian Foreign Ministry has sent 'warmest congratulations' to Lithuanian people, wishing them prosperity and success.