Prime Minister Urges Government to Move Faster on China Goals
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said the government must implement its program goals before the remaining time before the election runs out.
- Improving relations with China is one of the stated goals, and Sinkevičius said he trusts the foreign minister to pursue it.
- He wants the goal reached before Lithuania assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and warned that deadlines could otherwise slip indefinitely.
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius is urging the government not to delay its goals, including an effort to improve relations with China.
He said the targets must be implemented during the time remaining before the election. Sinkevičius said he trusts the foreign minister to work toward the China-related goal.
The prime minister wants the objective achieved before Lithuania takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, where ministers from member states make decisions. He warned that without clear deadlines, government goals could be postponed indefinitely, while the approaching election could make them harder to deliver.
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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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