THE HEAD OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH POLAND
On 15 November Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas had a telephone conversation with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Fotyga. The Ministers discussed the formation of the European Union’s position on the new EU-Russia agreement and talked about the situation after Russia’s restriction on food trade with Poland.
Minister Vaitiekūnas expressed solidarity with Poland.
Concerning the preparation of the EU-Russia cooperation agreement both states seek inclusion of provisions, conforming to our energy security interests.
According to Mrs Fotyga, Poland hopes for compromise with Russia and solidarity among the EU Members.
The Ministers agreed that the unity inside the European Union is necessary, because any EU Member State can face the same situation as Poland.
Minister Vaitiekūnas said, that Lithuania proposed other EU Members to compromise in order to reach joint decision both on Energy Charter and on food trade.
The position had been expressed yesterday by Lithuanian representative at the COREPER meeting in Brussels.
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