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After receiving Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Vilnius on Sunday, the Lithuanian Head of Government highlighted the importance of the Constitution of the Republic of the Two Nations (ATR) for the whole of Europe.
“I think that this historical support, this cornerstone, on which the idea of the European Union itself is based, is very important and symbolic,” I. Šimonytė said during a joint press conference of prime ministers in Vilnius.
“I am very pleased that the bilateral relations between Lithuania and Poland are excellent, that we have many projects, the implementation of which we are doing well, whether they are infrastructure projects or military cooperation,” he said.
The Polish Prime Minister, for his part, stated that Lithuania and Poland are linked by a common history, art and literature, as well as by cooperation in various fields.
“There is no single recipe for building bilateral relations, but we have many common interests that are worth developing and implementing,” Morawieckis said.
Both prime ministers emphasized security cooperation.
“The contexts of the European Union and NATO are paramount when it comes to stability and security issues,” said the head of the Polish government.
I. Šimonytė emphasized the general focus of the threats.
“Another very important aspect that unites us is the common approach to security threats, the need to strengthen our defenses, the need to strengthen our defense, the need to strengthen the understanding of our other partners that not all regimes want to The European Union is fine, but they often pursue their own objectives. “Destroy, exploit, use the slightest disagreements and thus weaken both our states and the cooperation between our states,” he said.
“I can only thank Poland for the fact that cooperation in this field is so active and productive,” added the Lithuanian prime minister.
Meeting between Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieckis. (Photo by Dainius Labutis (ELTA))
Polish Prime Minister urged compatriots to get vaccinated
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieckis called on Lithuanians of Polish descent to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
He stressed that the future of the economy and economic growth will depend on how effectively the disease is treated. “Speaking here in Vilnius, I would like to invite both the people of Poland and the Poles living in Lithuania to get vaccinated as soon as they have that opportunity.
This will allow a faster return to normal life, “Morawieckis said.
He said that he had heard that some Lithuanian citizens of Polish origin questioned the effectiveness of vaccines and refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Department of Statistics, between 15% and 18% were vaccinated in the most densely populated districts of Vilnius and Šalčininkai in the Polish national minority. population. “(…) which is very important because vaccination is our main tool to overcome a pandemic,” said the head of the Polish government.
The Polish Prime Minister is visiting Vilnius to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of the Two Nations (ATR).
This is the first visit of M. Morawieckis to Lithuania since the beginning of the mandate of the Government headed by I. Šimonytė and the first visit of the Polish Prime Minister this year, last December the Prime Ministers of Lithuania and Poland spoke by phone.
The ATR Constitution, adopted on May 3, 1791, was the first written document of its kind in Europe.
In Poland, May 3 is an important holiday, at that time in Lithuania it is mentioned more modestly, because the Constitution, according to some evaluations, reduced the independence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the common state with Poland.
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