President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė goes for a working visit to Ukraine to attend a session of the Council of Presidents of the Republic of Lithuania and Ukraine and to meet with Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko.
President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė goes for a working visit to Ukraine to attend a session of the Council of Presidents of the Republic of Lithuania and Ukraine and to meet with Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko.
The two Presidents will discuss Lithuanian-Ukrainian bilateral relations, cooperation in economic matters, transport, culture and education, and the possibility to import electricity from Ukraine to Lithuania. Much attention will be given to Ukraine's relations with the European Union, the EU Eastern Partnership, and the progress of European integration.
The Presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine plan to issue a joint statement. Also, agreements on the issuance of free multi-entry national visas, recognition of higher education diplomas, and preservation of cultural heritage will be signed.
As part of the visit, President Grybauskaitė will also meet with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych.