12 July 2014
Your Excellency Dalia Grybauskaitė, President
of the Republic of Lithuania,
May I express my sincere congratulations on your becoming President of
the Republic of Lithuania for the second term in a row.
Madame President, you have received an exceptional mandate which voices
the choice and trust of our nation.
I believe this is the best evaluation that can be earned by a politician
and country’s supreme power representative.
You will go down in history as the first woman President of the Republic
of Lithuania.
It was 88 years ago when the first women started running for President of
the Republic of Lithuania, namely Felicija Bortkevičienė, a book-smuggler and a
well-known public activist, and Gabrielė Petkevičaitė–Bitė, a writer, publicist
and politician. More than 80 years had to pass for everyone to perceive that
not only men can lead the country.
You successfully proved that, and thus the nation has given you the
mandate to lead the country for one more term.
To each and every of us Lithuania is the greatest value.
It is the criterion we apply when assessing our decisions and goals. It
is the criterion we use to assess our deeds. Our common duty is to serve the people
of Lithuania with genuine devotion.
We have to admit that there are no small problems or unimportant
matters. We all have made a pledge and are responsible for the future of our
country.
Harmonious cooperation between all the government institutions is a
critical condition to effectively address matters relevant to our country and
our people.
Political discussion without diversified opinions is impossible, but our
key objective is finding best solutions for Lithuania.
Having acquired still deeper political experience, today you, Your
Excellency, are given an excellent opportunity to pursue the work already started.
Our common goal is to ensure that the voice of every person is heard,
that the right of every citizen is protected, and that people are able to
create the well-being of their own and that of their loved ones in a dignified
manner.
Your Excellency,
I wholeheartedly wish you every success in performing the duties of your
position and uniting and consolidating the nation for our common work.
