After an hour-long meeting with the president’s advisers, Raskevičius admits: this is the beginning of a dialogue

“I would call this meeting today the beginning of a dialogue. We discuss a number of human rights issues comprehensively. We talk in some detail about common contact points for the integration of people with disabilities into society. And we also lend a lot of attention to the Association Bill, which is currently being improved, ”said a member of Seimas.

He said that at the meeting it was agreed that there was a need for more dialogue on this issue in society.

“I am very satisfied with the invitation of the Presidency to take on the role of a kind of mediator, bringing all groups to the table and possibly lowering that tension in society and finding constructive solutions,” TV Raskevičius said on Thursday after the meeting in the Presidency. .

The MP said that it was agreed at the meeting that the Association Law is necessary not only for same-sex couples but also for different-sex couples.

Still, same-sex couples face challenges in life. For this reason, the meeting also spoke about the fact that the head of the country was able to listen to the stories of same-sex couples and learn about the challenges these people face.

“I think this meeting brings a positive message not only to the LGBT community, but also to the entire Lithuanian society,” said the Seimas member.

Mačiulis says that if there will be specific meetings until now he cannot

As Povilas Mačiulis, Senior Advisor for Internal Policy of G. Nausėda, said after the meeting, he said that many issues were discussed at the meeting, not just the Law of Alliances.

We also touch on the issue of national minorities and other groups in society. The main focus is how to regulate coexistence (questions, aut. P.) and legalize it. The president has always taken the position that this adjustment is necessary, not only for same-sex couples, but for a much broader section of society. How to do it, when creating new laws, if there is a discussion on the form in the framework of the Civil Code “, assured P. Mačiulis.

He recalled the position expressed by G. Nausėda that perhaps the amendment of the Civil Code would be a fairer way to solve this problem.

“It just came to our attention then. I am happy that both the Seimas members and other interested parties can sit down to debate, present arguments and listen to each other,” expected the adviser to President P. Mačiulis.

He stressed that the head of state has spoken of the need to take into account the actors, different groups of opinions.

“I listen to so few minorities. Let us not be afraid to listen to the opinion of the bishops and other groups to find a common denominator and achieve what Lithuania really needs ”, explained the president’s adviser.

He stressed that the head of state has spoken of the need to take into account the actors, different groups of opinions.

Mr. Mačiulis said that he did not even doubt that he would receive criticism even after today’s meeting.

“Probably the job of an advisor here is to communicate, listen to different opinions, meet various groups. And the fact that there is a lot of interest in this meeting today does not mean that we have not had other meetings today and we have not discussed other important issues for Lithuania. ”Said Chief Advisor to the President G. Nausėda.

He said that the president listens and communicates, problems and opinions of all kinds are heard.

“But if there will be concrete meetings, I am definitely not setting the president’s agenda now and I cannot say it,” Mačiulis said.

Pakarklytė: there is still a reserve to maintain the association between the members of the Seimas

For her part, Ieva Pakarklytė, the senior of Freedom Faction, said that summer is a good time to expand the discussion on the details of the partnership project.

“We see that the prospect of cooperation will only improve,” he said.

He said he had received many letters from people who supported the project and said he hoped to receive more support from Seimas in the fall.

“The discussion will continue, the project will continue on its way in the fall. Speaking at the Seimas from the experience of other projects, we see that it takes time. With the decriminalization project that began in December, there were few supporters, now even supported by the Law and Order Committee. We see that that is the way forward, by analogy with the association, I think it will help. Even politicians’ positions, not all, but they are changing, “said I. Pakarklytė.

The Freedom Group, he said, would not agree to equating partnership with economic relationships.

“There are those red lines on our side,” explained I. Pakarklytė.

He said the law was already a compromise and that the legal details could change, but noted that there was still a “reservation” among Seimas members, those MPs who could change their minds and keep the association in the fall.

“I would like the parties to have their own electoral programs. This is a type of deceit to the voter when he enrolls in the program to legalize a society, but more than half of his faction votes against. It is simply unfair,” said the senior member of the Freedom Faction, referring to the Social Democrats who did not support the association project.