The heads of parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany have signed a joint declaration, calling on the NATO summit in Vilnius to commit to Ukraine’s eventual membership of the alliance, Ukrinform reports. The parliamentary speakers called on NATO allies to work closely together to develop security commitments for Ukraine. At the same time,…
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, plans to meet with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, on 12 July 2023, The Japan Times reports. The meeting is set to take place on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, government sources said. Kishida is expected to convey Japan’s readiness to increase support for…
NATO leaders and delegations have begun gathering in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, for the defence alliance’s summit due to take place on 11-12 July 2023, BNS reports. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the summit venue, the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre (LITEXPO), on 10 July 2023. Also, Nauseda…