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Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy, Renaldas Vaisbrodas, says it is important for Lithuania that people who have reasons to apply for asylum status feel secure and contribute to the well-being of the public.

"Now that Mr. Nekrasov has received asylum and resides in Lithuania, his rights and freedoms will be guaranteed and he will be able to use all privileges and opportunities provided by free Lithuania," the advisor told radio Ziniu Radijas.

The Migration Department satisfied Nekrasov's asylum application last week. The journalist, who was writing about corruption in Russia, arrived to Cyprus in mid-July with a Lithuanian visa and was turned over to Lithuania.

In Russia Nekrasov faces charges for extortion from Konstantin Busigin, Director General of Kalashnikov military factory.