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Successful development of the Baltic Sea region is a common interest of Lithuania and Germany

Friday, September 3, Vilnius - Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel comes to Lithuania on September 6 at the invitation of President Dalia Grybauskaitė.

"Germany is among the most important partners for Lithuania within the European Union and NATO. I and the German Chancellor communicate regularly within the European Council in Brussels on matters important for the whole European Union. I look forward very much to this visit by Chancellor Merkel which is her second visit to Lithuania in the past two years and which offers an excellent opportunity to discuss issues that are of utmost importance for our countries and the Baltic Sea region and to strengthen further the bilateral relations between Lithuania and Germany," President Dalia Grybauskaitė says.

The agenda of the meeting includes such topics as Lithuanian-German relations, possibilities to develop further the bilateral economic cooperation, EU measures to overcome the economic crisis and to prevent new crises, cooperation within NATO, and the EU's relations with Russia and Belarus.

"Cooperation with Germany in implementing strategic energy projects in the region and enhancing energy independence of the Baltic states is very important for Lithuania. In the meeting, we will discuss the possibility to increase EU financial assistance for the development of the Baltic Sea region by including strategic projects of the region into the list of European priority projects," President Dalia Grybauskaitė says.

In the evening, the President will host an official dinner in the honor of the German Chancellor, to be attended also by Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis.

Programme of the meeting between President Dalia Grybauskaitė and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and information for the media

N.B. Please, note that the time of arrival of the Chancellor has changed!

14:00 Welcome ceremony (special area will be designated in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace for cameramen and photographers covering the welcome ceremony: Pool 1.)

14:05 Official photo. Chancellor Angela Merkel signs the guest book in the White Hall (photo and video opportunity from a specially designated area: Pool 2. Due to tight schedule, cameramen and photographers will not be able to work in both pools, so please choose only one of them)

14:10 Meeting between President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Blue Hall (possibility to cover the beginning of the meeting only for official photographers and cameramen of the President and the Chancellor)

14:20 Meeting of delegations headed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Negotiations Hall (media representatives will be escorted to the Negotiations Hall: Pool 2.)

15:20 Joint press conference by President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Chancellor Angela Merkel in the White Hall.

19:30 Official dinner hosted by the President in the honor of the German Chancellor, to be attended also by Prime Minister Kubilius and Foreign Minister Ažubalis (no photo or video opportunity)

Cameramen and photographers should arrive at the Presidential Palace at 13:00 hours for the security checking procedure.

Press Service of the President