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On Wednesday, Estonian spokesperson Rygikogo Jūris Ratas and Latvian spokesperson Saeima Inara Mūrniecė will also pay an official visit to Lithuania. The leaders of parliament will be interested in the situation on the border.
Currently, the most important objective of the trilateral cooperation is the security of the region, the European Union and the state borders, at the same time that the military exercise “Zapad” to be carried out in September is being evaluated. We will visit the Padvarionys border guard and the Rukla military base to discuss illegal migration, border protection and human rights issues with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Latvia and Estonia, ”says Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Parliament of Lithuania.
A meeting between her and the delegation of D. Sassoli will take place at the Seimas on Wednesday, and later a meeting of the Presidents of the Parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is scheduled.
Meetings of the President of the European Parliament and the Presidents of the Parliaments of Estonia and Latvia with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyte, are also scheduled.
According to the president’s spokesman, Ridas Jasiulionis, the Head of State will discuss with the heads of parliaments the need to increase the EU’s participation in the implementation of migration policy and protection of external borders.
The Speakers of Parliament will also travel to Medininkai to pay tribute to the victims of the Medininkai massacre.
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