DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE PAYS A VISIT TO VILNIUS
The Deputy Secretary General for Inter-institutional Affairs for the European External Action Service (EEAS) Maciej Popowski, who is paying a visit to Vilnius on 15 May, and the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas discussed key issues related to Lithuania’s incoming Presidency of the EU Council.
The high-ranking official from the EEAS was acquainted with aspects of Lithuania’s incoming Presidency of the EU Council related to the dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy, the Presidency’s key events, and Lithuania’s position when preparing for the EU Summit in December 2013, which is scheduled to hold a substantial debate on defence matters. The meeting with Popowski focused on the EU-NATO cooperation and the European Global Strategy.