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Lithuania’s TS-LKD faction to discuss ties with the United States, China and Belarus with Budrys

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lithuania’s TS-LKD parliamentary faction plans to discuss renewed U.S. military support, relations with China and ties with Belarus with Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.
  • Deputy faction leader Mindaugas Lingė said lawmakers want to examine how Lithuania can improve ties with China while maintaining its position on Taiwan.
  • The meeting is also expected to address possible easing of relations with Minsk and business interests linked to Belaruskali.

Lithuania’s TS-LKD parliamentary faction is preparing to put a wide set of foreign-policy questions to Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, including the future of U.S. military support and the country’s difficult relationship with China.

Mindaugas Lingė, the faction’s deputy leader, said lawmakers want to discuss “the situation in relations with the United States regarding the renewal of military support” as well as efforts to improve relations with China. They also want to hear what steps the government is taking to pursue that goal.

The discussion will focus on how Lithuania can rebuild and develop relations with Beijing while maintaining what Lingė described as a consistent position on Taiwan. “How consistent Lithuania remains in its commitment to have good relations both with Taiwan and, at the same time, to restore and develop relations with China” is one of the questions, he said.

the situation in relations with the United States regarding the renewal of military support

· Mindaugas LingėLingė identified renewed U.S. military support as a central subject for the meeting.

Belarus will also be on the agenda. Some members of the governing coalition have raised the possibility of softening relations with Minsk, and Lingė said the faction wants to examine possible business interests, particularly those connected with the situation involving Belaruskali.

Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has said he trusts Budrys’s diplomatic abilities and hopes the government’s goal of normalizing relations with China can be achieved before Lithuania takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union Council. President Gitanas Nausėda has called that expectation realistic. Sinkevičius also hopes Budrys will return from Washington with good news about the continued presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania.

How consistent Lithuania remains in its commitment to have good relations both with Taiwan and, at the same time, to restore and develop relations with China

· Mindaugas LingėHe described the balance Lithuania wants to maintain in its relations with Taiwan and China.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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