Polish dilemma, Baltic unity, and China bullying: interview with Lithuania's new foreign minister
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Gabrielius Landsbergis / E. Blaževič/LRT
How will Lithuania balance between Brussels and Poland? What can Vilnius do for the Belarusian opposition, and why did the reference to Taiwan disappear from the government's programme? Vaidotas Beniušis from the Baltic News Service (BNS) presses Lithuania's new Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on these and other issues.
What will you do differently from your predecessor Linas Linkevičius?
Lithuania's foreign policy is based on consensus, and no big leaps should be expected between elections. [...] The fundamental principles – the transatlantic partnership, good relations with neighbours that respect the rule of law – remain in place. So does our approach to the threats we continue to face – our neighbours to the east and [countries] further to the east.