WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND THE DIASPORA TO A NEW LEVEL, VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS
On August 22 in Vilnius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė met the new head of the Board of Lithuanian World Community (LWC) Danguolė Navickienė and the Representative of the community in Lithuania, Vida Bandis. It was agreed to continue strengthening the cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and LWC and to put into the practice the idea of Global Lithuania.
“Cooperating for a common goal and using the nowadays opportunities, we have to turn the idea of Global Lithuania into reality and take the relations between Lithuania and Lithuanian diaspora to a new quality level”, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania said.
She also noticed that there is a tangible progress in the implementation of the Global Lithuania’s programme for 2011-2019 (involvement of Lithuanians living abroad in the State’s life), but in order to maintain the momentum it is necessary to continue the cooperation between the Board of LWC and Lithuanian communities in different countries.
“Lithuanian World community’s activities are crucial to strengthen the links between Lithuanians living abroad, in order to enhance their involvement in Lithuania’s life”, A.Skaisgirytė Liauškienė stressed.
There were also discussed the possibilities of development of the LWC activities in Lithuania, the implementation of educational and cultural projects, diaspora’s support for Lithuania’s strategic issues.
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs thanked the new President of the Board for her long-term philanthropic activities and financial support to the Lithuanian health care institutions.
IT specialist Danguolė Navickienė is the President of the "Lithuanian Children Hope" Los Angeles department, which over the 20 years period has donated more than 1.5 million US dollars to the Vilnius University Children's Hospital.
The new Board of Lithuanian World Community was elected during the 14th World Lithuanian symposium held in August in Vilnius. D.Navickienė replaced Regina Narušienė, who chaired the LWC Board for six years.
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