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The presidents of both countries also spoke about the supply of vaccines against COVID-19, bilateral relations.
According to the Presidency report, the leaders of Poland and Lithuania paid particular attention to the situation in Ukraine and Belarus when discussing the Eastern Partnership.
Mr. Nauseda and Mr. Duda unanimously supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the fight against disinformation and propaganda from hostile countries.
The leaders also expressed their solidarity with Belarusian civil society in the fight for democratic elections and human rights. According to them, it is necessary to support the long-term vision of a democratic Belarus with concentrated forces.
The leaders of Poland and Lithuania also discussed the situation in Russia following the imprisonment of critical Kremlin opponent Alexei Navaln.
“Russia has not passed the human rights test,” G. Nausėda said according to the report.
The president also emphasized Lithuania and Poland’s call for Russia to release illegally imprisoned Russian citizens. The leaders also expressed concern over the recent expulsion of foreign diplomats from Russia.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said early Friday that several diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany who had “participated in illegal actions under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations … declared themselves persona non grata” and will have to leave the country. in the near future.
As indicated in the report, the organization of the Eastern Partnership Forum in the second half of this year is also under discussion.
It was stated that the axis of the leaders’ meeting should be the search for solutions to strengthen the civil society of the Eastern Partnership countries, the principles of the rule of law. In the forum it was agreed to seek the signing of a joint declaration that establishes an ambitious agenda for future initiatives of the Eastern Partnership ”, informs the Presidency.
Launched more than a decade ago at the initiative of the European Union, the Eastern Partnership aims to shape relations with six post-Soviet countries – Sakartvell, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus and Azerbaijan – to provide a platform for cooperation in democracy. , trade, economic strategy, movement and more.
During the call, the consensus on the implementation of the RailBaltic project was emphasized, one of the main conditions of which is to ensure adequate funding from the EU. It was agreed to follow the agreements reached at the July 2020 European Council on the multiannual financial framework.
Views were exchanged at the meeting on the need to expand vaccine production capacity, ensure their timely distribution to Member States and increase the availability of vaccines to the EU’s neighbors. Leaders agreed that the goal of achieving herd immunity in the summer is ambitious but realistic.
Speaking of the regional security situation, emphasis was placed on strengthening the transatlantic connection, which is necessary to ensure the security of the Baltic States and Poland. Plans were exchanged to strengthen cooperation with the United States and the country’s new administration.
The leaders agreed to convene the first Council of Presidents of Lithuania and Poland this year.
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