EU – Baltic States, Legislation, Lithuania

Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene and EU officials in Vilnius, 25.10.2011. Photo: urm.lt

The officials also concentrated upon the EU's relations with the U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and the implementation of the EU's development cooperation programme, reported BC MFA of Lithuania.

On October 24-25, Managing Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Christian Leffler, who is on a visit to Vilnius, and Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Department of the European Commission's Development and Cooperation Directorate-General Europe Aid Jolita Butkeviciene also participated in the discussion that was organized at the Foreign Ministry. The meeting and the discussion focussed on the preparations for Lithuania's upcoming presidency of the EU in the second half of 2013. The guests also informed other participants about the functions of the EEAS and cooperation with the EU's member states.

During the visit, the officials will also hold meeting with Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas (Parliament) Emanuelis Zingeris, members of the committee, advisors to the president and to the prime minister.