G. Landsbergis discussed the situation in Belarus with a representative of the US State Department.



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According to the Foreign Ministry, during the telephone conversation, politicians confirmed the joint support of Lithuania and the United States for the democratic movement in Belarus, urging the Alexander Lukashenko regime to immediately stop the campaign to organize illegal migration through the Belarusian border. .

This year, a record number of illegal immigrants, more than 4.1 thousand, entered Lithuania through the border with Belarus.

Lithuanian officials call the increased migration flows a hybrid aggression by the Belarusian regime. As a result, a state of emergency has been declared in the country.

G. Landsbergis also stated that the Government of Lithuania will seek to deepen the partnership with the United States on the basis of mutual interests and values, considering closer relations with the United States as one of its most important priorities.

During the conversation, it was noted that Lithuania, together with the United States, will seek to further strengthen the transatlantic partnership through NATO and the European Union.

Discussing the possibilities of Lithuanian-American cooperation in the India-Pacific region, G. Landsbergis emphasized that the implementation of the Government’s program will aim to develop favorable opportunities for Lithuanian businesses by opening new markets in this region. , which creates more than 60%. World GDP.

He also said that he would work with the United States to fulfill its commitments to promote peace, prosperity, security, democracy and human rights in the transatlantic region and around the world.

The minister called on the United States to help strengthen solidarity between NATO allies and the EU.



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