The first meeting between President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas
Adamkus and new Speaker of the Seimas Arūnas Valinskas (the new
Speaker was elected in the first
sitting of the newly elected Seimas on 17 November 2008) was held in
the Presidential Palace on 24 November.
Leaders of the state unanimously emphasised the necessity of a
sustainable dialogue between the Seimas and the Presidential Palace at this
difficult time for Lithuania.
“I believe that considerable political experience accumulated by His
Excellency and vigour of the new majority of the Seimas will result in fruitful
collaboration,” Mr. Valinskas stated after a constructive dialogue with the
President.
The issue of adoption of the state budget and its main directions were
discussed at the meeting. Foreign policy guidelines and flaws of the Lithuanian
legal system were also touched upon.
“I have personally assured the President that we have been forming the
management and the entire structure of the Seimas in a rush because we are eager
to start solving the most important and relevant problems of the country,” Mr.
Valinskas claimed.
Spokesperson of the Seimas Speaker
Indrė Viržintė
