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This was announced on Thursday by Asta Skaisgirytė, Advisor to the Head of State and Head of the Foreign Policy Group.
“The government must take steps to prevent such entry and we await suggestions on how this could be done in the near future,” A. Skaisgirytė told LRT radio on Thursday.
“The president is also considering convening a State Defense Council to discuss the situation at the Astrava nuclear power plant specifically,” he added.
According to her, G. Nausėda will also speak on this issue with the Presidents of Latvia and Estonia, as friction between the Baltic states continues on the methodology aimed at preventing Astravas electricity from entering the Baltic market.
“But again, we are waiting for steps from the Minister of Energy, because this must be done in his prerogative,” said A. Skaisgirytė.
Minister Dainius Kreivys presented data on Wednesday at a closed-door meeting of the Seimas Defense and National Security Committee (NSGC), which, according to him, shows that Lithuania has already paid almost 4 million for the electricity produced by Astrave during the last ten days of January. euros.
“That electricity does not flow physically to Latvia, but to Lithuania through our border, because we have a huge electricity deficit, we consume that electricity and pay for it,” D. Kreivys said on Wednesday.
According to the minister, 77 million. Kilowatt-hours entered Lithuania during the last 10 days, when the Astrava power station was operating stably.
The ban on trade in Belarusian electricity in Lithuania is provided for by the so-called “antiastravic” law. Trade with Belarus on the Lithuanian-Belarusian leg was suspended in November, immediately after the start of the Astrava nuclear power plant.
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