Your Excellency, Mr President, Honourable Madam Nausediene, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Bičiuliai! Seserys ir broliai! I am deeply delighted to be here with you tonight, in Vilnius. The city where the streets are bursting with heroic tales. About the Lithuanian King Mindaugas. About Gediminas, the founder of Vilnius. About Vytautas who won the Battle of Žalgiris. Thank you, Mr President, and you, First Lady, for the invitation and heartwarming hospitality. In 2026, we mark 35 years…
Your Excellency, Mr President, Honourable Madam Nausediene, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Bičiuliai! Seserys ir broliai! I am deeply delighted to be here with you tonight, in Vilnius. The city where the streets are bursting with heroic tales. About the Lithuanian King Mindaugas. About Gediminas, the founder of Vilnius. About Vytautas who won the Battle of Žalgiris. Thank you, Mr President, and you, First Lady, for the invitation and heartwarming hospitality. In 2026, we mark 35 years since re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Latvia and Lithuania. But the shared story of Latvia and Lithuania dates back way longer. It is a tale of two Baltic nations. Nations as close as brothers. Our languages are like old relatives…
