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The President: Lithuania can and must share its experience

Thursday, December 2, Astana - At the OSCE Summit, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Roza Otunbayeva for a bilateral discussion.

The President said after the meeting that the Kyrgyz President was interested in Lithuania's euro-integration experience and in the possibility to enhance cooperation with Lithuania in all areas - from trade and economic relations to inter-parliamentary cooperation.

"Over the decade of preparations for membership in the European Union, Lithuania went a long path of reforms and gained huge experience of negotiation. Today we are capable, able and willing to share this experience with those who ask for our help and wish to make use of Lithuania‘s experience in carrying out economic reforms, enhancing competitiveness, building public administration institutions, strengthening the democratic society," President Dalia Grybauskaitė said.

The President invited her Kyrgyz counterpart to come to the summit of women world leaders to be convened in Vilnius next year.

Press Service of the President