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“The dialogue has been successful: the important additions that we have proposed have been included in the loan agreement or will be included in the future action plan, so we have assurances that Lukiškės square will be able to retain its basic functions, which are common. to all city squares: freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, openness and urban integrity. “said Vilnius City Deputy Mayor Vytautas Mitalas.
According to the Deputy Mayor, the municipality is currently awaiting a response from the Government regarding the monument in Lukiškės Square.
“At the moment, we have a legal conflict: we have two different valid decisions regarding the Lukiškės Square monument, we would like a clear position from the Government on this and we hope that this situation will be resolved in the near future,” said V. Mitalas .
The report establishes that the loan contract includes the additions proposed by the capital and that the attached plan of the loan contract will include provisions defining Lukiškės Square as a space open to the public, combining representation, leisure, expression, freedom of assembly and other typical European functions. squares of the city, and the monument planned in it should not divide society but mobilize and inspire it.
It was also agreed that the plan of measures would be prepared in accordance with the best practices of Western countries, the principles of urban integrity, sustainable development, aesthetics and other architectural quality criteria provided for in the Architecture Law.
According to V. Mitalas, the commitments made guarantee that Lukiškės Square will continue to better serve Vilnius residents and will be a vital space for leisure, historical and representative events in the city.
“On behalf of the people of Vilnius, I can thank the working group and the institutions that worked on it, who did not give in to active attempts to include this issue in the electoral maelstrom and made the best decision for the people of Vilnius,” he said. the vice mayor.
It should be noted that the Vilnius City Municipality observes and has complied with all the requirements of legal acts when managing and supervising Lukiškės Square, including the recently passed Law on Lukiškės Square.
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