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The agreement was signed by Saulius Skvernelis, Minister of the Interior; Irena Petraitiene, Chair of the Trade Union of Civil Servants, Budgetary and Public Institutions; Loreta Soscekiene, Chair of the Law Enforcement Officers' Federation; and Vladimiras Banelis, Chair of the National Association of Officers' Trade Unions.

"Conclusion of this agreement is a sign of mutual trust, witnessing the intention and willingness to continue and strengthen existing working relations. It is indeed important to develop social partnership, because we can achieve results only by solving strategically important issues together," said Skvernelis.

The sides committed to share information and consult each other regarding wages, social security, health and safety issues, organisation of work, improvement of working conditions, assessment and improvement of qualifications, improvement of training and motivation systems, career planning and implementation, promotion of civil service, medical rehabilitation of retiring officers and their integration in the labour market etc.