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.