A delegation of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Moldova from the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania is visiting Chișinău from November 9 to 12, TRIBUNA reports.

The Lithuanian delegation is scheduled to meet with Speaker of Parliament Igor Grosu. During its visit to Parliament, the delegation will also hold discussions with Deputy Speaker Doina Gherman, Chairwoman of the Foreign Policy Committee, and members of this committee, as well as members of the European Integration Committee.

The program also includes a meeting with Ion Babici, Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of Lithuania, and its members, as well as discussions with Lilian Carp, Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Public Order, and members of the committee. The delegation will also meet with representatives of all opposition parliamentary factions. In addition, Secretary General of Parliament Victor Agrici will meet with his Lithuanian counterpart, Algirdas Stončaitis.

The visit’s agenda also includes meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi and Minister of Defense Anatolie Nosatîi. The delegation will also visit the “Alexandru cel Bun” Military Academy of the Armed Forces, where it will hold discussions with the institution’s leadership.

The program further includes visits to the towns of Vadul lui Vodă and Ungheni, meetings with their mayors, and a visit to the construction site of the bridge over the Prut River at Ungheni, described as the largest EU-funded project in the Republic of Moldova.

The Baltic delegation is led by Rimantas Sinkevičius, Chairman of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Moldova and Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defense. The delegation also includes Laurynas Kasčiūnas and Saulius Skvernelis, members of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Moldova and the Committee on National Security and Defense, as well as Algirdas Stončaitis, Secretary General of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

During the meetings, officials will address issues of mutual interest, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation, developments in the regional security situation, and the Republic of Moldova’s progress in the European integration process.