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The Aleksandras Stulginskis Star awarded to Česlovas Juršėnas, Signatory to the Act of Independence of Lithuania, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Press release, 28 March 2023

 

The Seimas has decided to grant the Aleksandras Stulginskis Star 2023 to Česlovas Juršėnas, Signatory to the Act of Independence of Lithuania, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Photo by Olga Posaškova, Office of the Seimas

 

‘I have no doubt that the award by the Seimas will inspire a sense of respect and responsibility in the hearts of every person and encourage them to take pride in the Lithuanian history, cherish freedom, fight for democratic values and work for the benefit of their homeland,’ said Antanas Vinkus, Chair of the Commission for Awarding the Aleksandras Stulginskis Star.

 

The ceremony of presenting the Aleksandras Stulginskis Star award to Česlovas Juršėnas, Signatory to the Act of Independence of Lithuania, and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is scheduled to take place on 16 May 2023.

 

The draft resolution of the Seimas on granting the award was adopted by 120 votes in favour, with none against and 4 abstentions.

 

The Parliament established the Aleksandras Stulginskis Star as a Seimas award on the occasion of the Centenary of the Constituent Seimas and the Republic of Lithuania. The award is intended to honour the prominent personality of Aleksandras Stulginskis. The award is conferred on Lithuanian and foreign natural and legal persons for their achievements and contribution towards fostering the ideas of parliamentarianism, democracy and statehood. The first winners of this Seimas award in 2022 were President Valdas Adamkus and US Senator Richard Joseph Durbin.

 

 

Saulė Eglė Trembo, Chief Specialist, Press Office, Information and Communication Department, tel. +370 5 239 6203, e-mail: [email protected]

 

   Last updated on 03/29/2023 12:11
   Monika Kutkaitytė