Press release, 2 July 2015
The Speaker of the Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, received the outgoing Latvian Ambassador, Mārtiņš Virsis. In the meeting, the leader of the parliament commended the long-established friendly relations between Lithuania and Latvia, as well as active and increased cooperation between the parliaments of both countries.
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As regards the relationship between the two countries, informal relations are as important as formal. We enjoy particularly good relations with the leaders of the Latvian parliament. We have close cooperation within the Baltic Assembly and between the inter-parliamentary groups, and every year we hold a joint celebration to mark the Day of the Balts. Both professional and personal relations are a significant contribution in addressing issues of common interest, the Speaker of the Seimas said.
Meanwhile, the Latvian Ambassador, Mārtiņš Virsis, marked that Latvia still had something to learn from Lithuania. The Ambassador stressed that the Seimas had very effective Committees on Foreign Affairs and on European Affairs.
Secretariat of the Speaker of the Seimas, tel. +370 5 239 6002
Dalia Valentienė, Adviser to the Speaker of the Seimas, tel. +370 5 239 6030, mob. +370 698 42 786
