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The Ukraine Reform Conference, organized by the Lithuanian and Ukrainian Ministries of Foreign Affairs, will be held in Vilnius from July 7-8.
Dinner at the Kempinski hotel took place before the event, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said.
“On July 6, the Kempinski Hotel hosted a traditional, pre-planned, confidence gathering event for participants in the Ukraine Reform Conference.” 15 minutes commented the ministry.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the events of the reform conference started early in the morning on July 7, so all the ministers and delegations arrived in Lithuania in the evening.
“On the eve of the business dinner, the format allowed not only to show attention to the guests, but also to discuss important topics. After dinner, all the guests had the opportunity to get acquainted with the beautiful Lithuanian tradition of singing the national anthem on July 6, “taught the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry said that both the dinner and the conference were scheduled for March:
Invitations were sent to him on behalf of the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania and Ukraine, Gabrielius Landsbergis and Dmytras Kulebas. The actual conference date, July 7-8, was scheduled for March. “
The date of the conference itself, July 7-8, was scheduled for March.
Foreign Minister Vytautė Šmaižytė-Kuliešienė’s spokeswoman noted that the Ukraine Reform Conference was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed until 2021 due to the quarantine.
The Foreign Ministry did not respond to questions as to why no attempt was made to reconcile the dinner and reception times at the presidency and whether the guests had no trouble reconciling the two events.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the following participated in the working dinner:
- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba;
- Swiss Foreign Minister Ignatius Cassis;
- Canadian Foreign Minister Mark Garno;
- Latvian Foreign Minister Edgaras Rinkevičius;
- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlutut Chavushoglu;
- Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau;
- Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director of the European Commission’s Neighborhood Directorate, Head of the Ukraine Support Group;
- Ulrik Vestergard Knudsen, Deputy Director of the International Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;
- Marija Pejčinovič-Burič, Secretary General of the Council of Europe;
- George Kent, Undersecretary of State for Europe and Eurasia;
- Anna Bjerde, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia;
- Olga Stefanišina, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration;
- Ukraine’s Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska;
- Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University.
When invitations to attend the working dinner were sent to the guests, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not indicate.
For its part, the presidency sent invitations to the solemn reception just last week.
Office of the President / Photo by Robertas Dačkus / Diana Nausėdienė and Gitanas Nausėda during the reception
“We sent them out last week because it was not clear if the event would take place until the government had passed resolutions on quarantine and emergency conditions.” 15 minutes Ridas Jasiulionis, Advisor to the President in the Communication Group, commented.
The tradition of holding presidential receptions on the occasion of State Day has been interrupted for some time.
Dalia Grybauskaitė, who took over the state during the economic crisis, refused to hold the traditional receptions that became traditional, motivating her for reasons of economy. These lasted until 2009.
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