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Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Lithuania’s ambassador to Finland

Wednesday, June 15, Vilnius - President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Lithuanian Ambassador to Finland Arūnas Jievaltas.

During their meeting, the President underlined the need to strengthen Lithuanian-Finnish relations in all areas without exception. "In the past several years, the relationship between Lithuania and Finland has become closer, and the situation is therefore favorable for the further development of both political dialogue and business ties," the President said.

Arūnas Jievaltas (43) graduated economics at Vilnius University. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Lithuanian Mission to the European Communities, Lithuanian embassies in Poland and Finland. He has done extension courses in the United States of America and Japan. Arūnas Jievaltas speaks English, Russian and Polish.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė visited Finland on October 7, 2009. 

The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, was in Vilnius at the celebrations of the 20 Anniversary of Lithuanian Reestablished Independence on 11 March 2010.

President Tarja Halonen will attend the high level conference "Women Enhancing Democracy: Best Practices" to be held in Vilnius on June 30 at the joint initiative of the Presidents of Lithuania and Finland.