She made the remarks after talks in Vilnius on Monday with visiting Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
“I assured the Polish president that my government will continue to deepen cooperation with our closest neighbour at all levels, because history teaches us that only united can we be strong and counter all emerging threats,” Ruginienė wrote in a Facebook post after the meeting.
She added that by working together, “we will shape the future of Lithuania and Poland and actively contribute to the security and prosperity of the region and all of Europe.”
Inga Ruginienė. Photo: EPA/OLGA POSASKOVA/LITHUANIAN SEIMAS OFFICE
said her talks with Nawrocki covered security and defence funding, closer relations with the United States, increased support for Ukraine, and expanded cooperation with Nordic and Baltic countries.
Economic ties and joint infrastructure projects were also on the agenda, including the Rail Baltica rail project, the Via Baltica road lin and the Harmony Link power connection.
During his visit to Vilnius on Monday, Nawrocki also met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, parliamentary Speaker Saulius Skvernelis and members of the Polish minority.
The Polish president told reporters that his talks in Lithuania focused “above all on what unites us: our cultural heritage, our sometimes complicated memory and history, and the infrastructure projects we are waiting for, such as Rail Baltica and Via Baltica.”
He said discussions also touched on resilience within NATO and the European Union, the concerns of ethnic Poles in Lithuania and the lives of Lithuanians in Poland.
“I am convinced that these issues can be resolved in the future through a partnership-based, friendly debate between two allies,” Nawrocki said.
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Source: IAR, PAP