Chairman on the Committee on National Security and Defence Volodymyr Lytvyn met with Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic Petras Austrevicius, Seimas MP Kazys Starkevicius, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lithuanian Republic Petras Vaitiekunas

12 May 2014, 09:58

In the course of the meeting, held on May 10, Volodymyr Lytvyn briefed on the situation in the defense and security sector, particularly, on the counterterrorist operation carried out in the East of Ukraine. The Committee Chair informed about the decisions of the Verkhovna Rada aimed at stopping escalation of tension in Ukraine. 

The Parties exchanged ideas on the role of the European Union and its efforts in providing assistance and support in order to establish international dialogue regarding Ukraine.

Petras Austrevicius informed about the Resolution on signing, ratification and implementation of the agreements with the EU, including its parts on the deepened trade with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, that was adopted on May 8 by the Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic.