UK Minister of Europe visits Lithuania
The UK바카라 사이트檚 Minister for Europe, Mr David Lidington MP, will be visiting Lithuania from 1 September to 3 September.
The UK바카라 사이트檚 Minister for Europe, Mr David Lidington MP
The UK바카라 사이트檚 Minister for Europe, Mr David Lidington MP, will be visiting Lithuania from 1 September to 3 September. This is the first visit to Lithuania by a UK Minister since the UK Coalition 바카라 사이트 came to power and the first by a Foreign Office Minister for 5 years.
During the visit the Minister will meet with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronis A啪ubilis to discuss a wide range of topics from EU and bilateral issues to Lithuania바카라 사이트檚 Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2011. Minister Azubalis will also host a lunch for Mr Lidington.
The Minister will meet at the Seimas with members of Parliamentary Committees concerned with EU and foreign affairs.
The Minister바카라 사이트檚 programme includes a visit to the Barclays Technology Centre, an important example of UK investment in Lithuania; and a visit to the recently-opened European Institute for Gender Equality, the first EU institution to be established in Lithuania.
Mr Lidington will deliver a keynote speech at the Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science on 2 September. The title of the speech is: 바카라 사이트淏eing ambitious: the EU and our Eastern Neighbours바카라 사이트�.
The Minister will reaffirm the support of the British 바카라 사이트 for keeping the perspective of EU membership open to the countries of the EU바카라 사이트檚 Eastern Partnership, if they can meet the necessary criteria. He will say that this is unfinished business for Europe.
Mr Lidington will review the elements of the Eastern Partnership policy and highlight the importance, in particular, of provisions on trade, energy security and efficiency and good governance.