Following
the tenth meeting of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania, a
number of documents on bilateral cooperation were signed in the presence of
Petro Poroshenko and Dalia Grybauskaitė.
The parties
signed the Protocol of the tenth meeting of the Council of Presidents of
Ukraine and the Republic of Lithuania, which reflects the main agreements
reached. The document confirms a common position on the continuation of
strategic development of interstate relations between the countries. The
Protocol condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and
confirms the support for the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial
integrity of Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of further bilateral efforts
aimed at supporting Ukraine and counteracting Russian aggression.
The
Protocol welcomes the full entry into force of the Association Agreement
between Ukraine and the EU on September 1, 2017, the positive results of the
temporary implementation of the free trade area, the entry into force of the
visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens, the results of the fifth Eastern
Partnership Summit, as well as confirms the importance of bilateral cooperation
in the field of defense and security, energy, transport and logistics,
education, science and culture, as well as youth policy and youth exchange.
A
Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Energy and Coal
Industry of Ukraine and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania on
strategic cooperation in the field of energy.
The purpose
of the document is to create an effective platform for cooperation in oil and
gas, electricity and nuclear spheres, taking into account energy efficiency and
energy saving challenges. Cooperation will be carried out through the exchange
of experience in the development of gas markets of Ukraine and Lithuania, the
decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear power plants; in the sphere of
renewable energy sources, including clean energy projects using solar energy,
biomass. The parties will also cooperate in energy efficiency and energy saving
technologies; in the issues of the creation of the electricity market and the
system of transmission of synchronous connection with continental Europe, etc.
through institutional cooperation within the functioning of the relevant
Working Group.
In
addition, the Agreement on Cooperation between the State Migration Service of
Ukraine and the Migration Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic
of Lithuania was signed. The purpose of the document is to create an effective
platform for cooperation in the field of migration and asylum.