LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND CANADA’S NEW AMBASSADOR DISCUSS NORDIC COOPERATION AND THE UPCOMING NATO SUMMIT
On May 16 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and new Canadian Ambassador to Lithuania John Morrison discussed bilateral relations, cooperation among Nordic countries and the NATO Summit that is due in Chicago next week.
Ažubalis emphasized the significance of the Canada-Nordic-Baltic Parliamentary Friendship Group, which was created in the Parliament of Canada in May, for the strengthening of ties between the countries in the region.“This is yet another step in advancing the reciprocal relationships. Northern European countries, Baltic States and Canada have much in common, these countries belong to the Nordic space,” the Minister said.
Participants of the meeting also discussed preparations for the NATO Summit that is due in Chicago on May 20-21. According to the Ambassador, Canada strongly supports the NATO air police mission in the Baltic States.
Canada recognised Lithuania’s independence on August 26, 1991, and, prior to that, the country adhered to the policy of non-recognition of Lithuania’s annexation. Diplomatic relations of Lithuania and Canada were re-established on September 2, 1991.
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