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On 19 June in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador of Bulgaria to Lithuania Vassiliy Takev. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral dialogue in the context of Lithuania’s incoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Linkevičius presented preparations for the Presidency of the EU Council, Presidency priorities and key tasks. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister invited Bulgaria to participate at the highest political level in the 3rd Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Vilnius in November this year.

Takev noted that the Lithuanian Presidency priorities - financial stability, smart growth, open, secure and safe Europe, energy security, the Eastern dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the protection of the EU’s external borders, and the development of macro-regional strategies - were important for Bulgaria and for entire Europe.

The officials stated that Lithuania and Bulgaria were successfully collaborating as partners within the European Union, committed to further actively develop their bilateral relations and to coordinate positions on key issues related to EU policy.

Takev also met with the Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister Rolandas Kriščiūnas to discuss trade and investment relations between Lithuania and Bulgaria. The Foreign Vice-Minister stressed investment possibilities in Bulgaria and hailed Lithuania’s rapidly growing investments in Bulgaria.

The Ambassador of Bulgaria to Lithuania presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė on 19 June 2013. The countries re-established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1991.