19 January 2011
Irena Degutienė, Speaker of the Seimas, is
convinced that it is necessary to involve as many foreign affairs and defence
committees of the Nordic and Baltic States parliaments as possible in the
deliberations over the selling of Mistral class ships. Lithuania is concerned about the agreement
between Russia and France, which allows Russia to purchase the French Mistral
class warships equipped with modern technologies, said Mrs Degutienė.
According to the Speaker, it is obvious
that the responsible institutions of our state should also involve the
respective committees of the states of our region in the deliberations over
this issue. As many Nordic and Baltic States as
possible should be involved in the considerations over the deal involving
Mistral class ships. Consultations between foreign affairs committees,
including the committees of national security and defence, would be welcome,
suggested Mrs Degutienė.
The Seimas Speaker also suggested this to
Per Westerberg, Speaker of Parliament of Sweden,
who took part in the events commemorating the 20th anniversary of 13
January Events.
Swedens Speaker of Parliament
approved of this suggestion and voiced his opinion that such consultations
could take place at least twice a year with the parliamentary committees of the
EU member states convening in joint sittings in Brussels. Per Westerberg underlined that the
consultations should also include discussions on other important security
issues, such as provision of energy resources and strengthening of energy
independence.
Juozas
Ruzgys
Spokesperson
Secretariat
of the Speaker of the Seimas
tel. + 370 5 239 6023, +370 698 42073
