Šimonytė goes to Brussels to meet with EU and NATO leaders



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The visit will take place from June 2-4 with meetings with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, David Sassol, President of the European Parliament, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, and Manfred Weber, president of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament.

During meetings with EU leaders, the Prime Minister will discuss the management of the coronavirus pandemic, infrastructure projects in the fields of energy and transport important for Lithuania and the region, and the problems of climate change, he announced. the government press service.

According to the report, topics of conversation will also include the unsafe Astrava nuclear power plant and the suspension of electricity imports to the EU, the response to aggressive actions by Belarus and Russia, and the mobilization of specific support for Belarusian civil society. and Eastern Partnership Countries.

During the meeting with the NATO Secretary General, the Prime Minister will discuss security challenges, NATO’s presence in the region, Lithuania’s contribution to the Alliance and international operations, aggressive actions by Russia and Belarus, and NATO’s open door policy.

According to the government press service, this is Prime Minister I. Šimonytė’s first visit abroad.

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