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He assured in the program that the raised tension is not necessary at all.
“I think it is a completely unnecessary tension, a demonstration, a desire to show some political power, what should happen at the EVS meeting. I think the leaders first had to agree a long time ago, when the new government was elected, ”said A. Butkevičius in the informational comments.
The politician felt that President G. Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė should sit down and resolve this matter.
“Both the prime minister and the president who preside over EVS meetings must have a clear mandate from the European Affairs Commission, which clearly sets out the issues to be addressed by the president or prime minister. And after the visit, they have to report. – if not themselves, then their team members on the committee, ”he explained the procedure.
Algirdas Butkevičius
“In this situation, it would be better if the president and the prime minister had agreed on which subjects the president travels to the meetings and on which subjects the prime minister,” assured program interlocutor A. Butkevičius.
The former prime minister said that around 70 percent of all EVS meetings should be attended by the prime minister, depending on the issues they address.
“If there was a benevolent agreement, about 70 percent of the prime minister would have to attend the meetings. And issues that relate to foreign policy are the responsibility of the president.
But we know that foreign policy is carried out by the president together with the government. I will also say what arguments. On important issues, when, for example, when it comes to the financial perspectives, prime ministers’ meetings usually take place before EVS meetings, according to supporters, ”explained A. Butkevičius, interlocutor at Info Comments.
According to him, the prime ministers coordinate the issues with each other and consult on how to behave during the EVS meeting.
“The second thing to understand is that the vast majority of EVS involve prime ministers. And those informal meetings, informal contacts with prime ministers of other countries are very important, which can also bring considerable benefits. The role would be more strong for the Prime Minister, but they have to decide for themselves, “said A. Butkevičius.
He told Info Comments that he hoped the war would end.
“I think the fight is over, she is too excited. And people are already disappointed with that fight: high-level leaders, Seimas solves those problems when we really see a lot of problems in our state,” said the Seimas member.
Ingrida Šimonytė
A. Butkevičius explained that the Seimas European and Foreign Affairs Committees do not have the right to specify who should travel to EVS.
“Neither the European Affairs Committee nor the Foreign Affairs Committee have that right to indicate which of them should attend. A mandate can only be given to the person who will represent the EVS meeting, approximately what is the position of Lithuania and must express that position. When the situation changes, his team members usually contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government or the Seimas if the agenda changes, “said former Prime Minister A. Butkevičius on the” Informative Comments “program on Wednesday .
Delphi recalls that on Wednesday the Ethics and Procedures Commission of the Seimas decided that by providing a recommendation on the representation of Lithuania in the EVS, it exceeded the limits of its competence.
At the end of March, the Seimas European and Foreign Affairs Committees approved a recommendation to the Government in a joint session that President Gitanas Nausėda should represent the EVS country that had traveled remotely from March 25 to 26. A group of opposition representatives asked the Seimas Ethics and Procedures Commission to evaluate the decision.
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