Lithuanian foreign minister welcomes parliament’s decision to ratify treaty establishing constitution for europe

Wien (OTS) - Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas
Valionis welcomed the decision of the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament)
to ratify the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe.

In Antanas Valionis opinion, ratification of the Treaty in the
last session of the Seimas of this tenure symbolises completion of
euro-integration works by this Seimas and the current Government, who
have successfully brought Lithuania to a fully-fledged membership in
the European Union and NATO and have completed negotiations on the
Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe.

"Ratification of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe
will not only have a positive effect inside the country, but also in
the view of the foreign policy, as it will significantly contribute
to creating the image of Lithuania as of active and reliable European
Union member state and agent of the international politics," the
Minister said.

"I hope that this decision of the Seimas of the Republic of
Lithuania will be an encouraging signal for the other European Union
member states who will take over the relay-race of ratification.
Meanwhile Lithuania will be able to plan its future activities,
including fast joining the euro zone and the Schengen Treaty,
creating the EU diplomatic service, preparing for the country’s
future presidency over the EU, etc., already under the new
conditions, determined by the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for
Europe, starting with the very first days of the work of its new
Seimas and new Government," the Minister noted.

According to the Minister, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution
for Europe is "a midway act of the European integration, the approval
or disapproval of which in all the European Union member states will
determine which way Europe will go - further integration and
consolidation or decomposition because of narrowly-understood
national interests".

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Valentina Zeitler
Botschaft der Republik Litauen
Tel.: 718 54 67

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