Speaker of the Seimas: “Lithuania may expand relations with South Korea”

Press release, 3 June 2019

Photo by Olga Posaškova, Office of the Seimas

At the meeting with Moon Hee-sang, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, and the delegation under his leadership, who are paying a visit to Lithuania, Prof. Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, said that South Korea was a potential trading partner of Lithuania and noted the objective of even greater cooperation with this country.

Moreover, as the Seaker of the Seimas emphasised the importance of diplomatic relations, he invited the South Korean delegation to consider the possibility of opening an embassy in Vilnius. Lithuania intends to open its embassy in Seoul in the near future.

Viktoras Pranckietis noted that Lithuania highly valued strategic relations between the European Union and South Korea and their cooperation in the area of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, human rights, fight against terrorism, climate change, energy security and development aid.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has paid a visit to Lithuania following his visit to Russia, Estonia, and Latvia.

Photo by Olga Posaškova, Office of the Seimas

Karolina Frolovienė, Spokesperson for Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, tel. +370 85 239 6016, e-mail: [email protected]