Russian-Lithuanian consultations to begin in Vilnius March 10

VILNIUS, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister
Evaldas Ignatavicius and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Titov will meet in Vilnius on Thursday, March 10, to discuss preparations for signing interstate and inter-governmental agreements.
The diplomats will specify the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the
Russian-Lithuanian inter-governmental commission to be held in Lithuania this year, and discuss cooperation projects as part of Russia-EU partnership modernisation.
"In practical terms, Russia and we have lately been cooperating quite
productively. We have come closer to singing agreements that were in limbo for eight or nine years," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis said.
The two sides have finalised five interstate agreements and another
twelve are still in the works.
At their meeting in Vilnius, Ignatavicius and Titov will take
practical steps to implement the initiative for establishing a
Russian-Lithuanian public forum of trust. It was conceived as a public
platform for the development of bilateral relations, exchange of
information and broad humanitarian contacts