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At the meeting, the leaders of the Baltic States had to discuss cooperation in the European Union (EU), regional security and other issues.
On Thursday, only the leaders of Estonia and Latvia will meet on the island of Saaremaa: Kersti Kaljulaid and Egils Levits.
There are no meetings on G. Nausėda’s agenda on Thursday.
How Delphi President G. Nausėda’s spokesman, Antanas Bubnelis, informed the traveler and decided to cancel the trip and the meeting, because the ministers of the three countries did not reach an agreement on the purchase of electricity for the Astrava nuclear power plant.
“The tripartite meeting of the Baltic leaders has been planned for a long time and the agenda has been agreed. It covered various topics: security in the Baltic region, measures to combat the effects of the pandemic and the EU agenda. Among the topics Also to be considered were energy security and the non-purchase of electricity from the insecure Astrava nuclear power plant.
Before the meeting of the Baltic leaders, the energy or economy ministers did not reach a tripartite agreement on a renewed methodology for electricity trade with third countries, “it is written. Delphi in Mr. Bubnel’s responses.
“According to the President, the negotiations should be concluded first, the concrete decisions and the results of the negotiations should be concluded, then a meeting should be held at the highest level to discuss the parties’ additional plan of action.” On other topics on the agenda of the planned meeting, the leaders of the Baltic States regularly exchange views and coordinate positions, “he wrote.
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At the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Energy meeting on Tuesday, President Nausėda urged the Foreign and Energy Ministers to coordinate positions for Lithuania to negotiate with Latvia and Estonia on the Astrava Nuclear Power Plant boycott of electricity ( PNP) of Belarus in August. like a fist. “
“A week ago, the President spoke with the President of the Commission (European Commission – BNS) Ursula von der Leyen and assured her participation in this process and the openness to find a common acceptable solution, but it is also important that we have an internal consensus to be a fist in representing Lithuania. ” interests “, – after his meeting with the ministers, his adviser Jaroslav Neverovich spoke.
“Such is the President’s request and instruction to the ministers: to find and present that common, coordinated position that represents the interests of Lithuania,” he added.
According to J. Neverovičius, the president on Tuesday discussed strategic energy projects, negotiations with the European Commission and regional partners with the Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and the Head of Lithuanian Diplomacy, Linas Linkevičius.
“We are at a very important point when decisions are needed on the implementation of the latest strategic project in energy synchronization. It is very important to work consistently, focusing on all risks, to work both with partners and internally,” said J. Neverovičius.
The government did not decide on an agreement between the three Baltic states in early June. Speaking in his first annual report last week, President Gitanas Nausėda said that the Astrava nuclear power plant was a mistake in Lithuanian politics in the past 12 years, and shifting responsibility to the current government and local disputes would not resolve the problem.
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