Press release, 19 October 2021

On Tuesday and Wednesday, 19–20 October 2021, Vilnius is hosting the 24th Session of the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland. It is the first non-remote session of the Assembly since September 2019. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, and the delegations led by Małgorzata Gosiewska, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, and Bogdan Borusewicz, Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, will come to Vilnius for an official visit.

During the Session, members of the delegations to the Assembly will participate in the events dedicated to mark the 230th Anniversary of the Mutual Pledge of the Two Nations, discuss the most important matters of bilateral relations, and focus on the cooperation between Lithuania and Poland in dealing with the illegal migration flows caused by the Belarusian regime. Members of the Session are expected to sign a Joint Declaration.

Lithuania and Poland also celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.

‘Lithuania and Poland are strategic partners. As we commemorate our shared history, we must unite our efforts to meet the common challenges and actively cooperate in the fields of security, defence, energy and other. The wave of irregular migration generated by the Belarusian regime has hit both Lithuania and Poland. Although we have to bear the burden on our own today, it is good to remember that there is always a brotherly shoulder to rely on. Lithuania and Poland are actively cooperating to overcome this challenge and to inspire a common response from the European Union. Therefore, this Session of the Lithuanian-Polish Parliamentary Assembly will also focus on the problem of illegal migration. We are stronger when we stand together,’ emphasised Paulius Saudargas, Head of the Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland.

VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AND THE DELEGATIONS HEADED BY DEPUTY MARSHAL OF THE SEJM OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AND DEPUTY MARSHAL OF THE SENATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

4 p.m.         Opening of the exhibition ‘Constitution of 3 May’ at the Stained Glass Gallery (Building 1 of the Seimas).

Participants: Paulius Saudargas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Head of the Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland; Małgorzata Gosiewska, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and Chairwoman of the Delegation of the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland and the Sejm of the Republic of Lithuania; and Bogdan Borusewicz, Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.

4 p.m.        Meeting with Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Office of the Speaker, Building 1 of the Seimas).

Participants: Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland.

4.30 p.m.   Participation of the Polish delegation in the Seimas sitting. Speeches by Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, on the occasion of the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of 3 May 1791 and the Mutual Pledge of the Two Nations.

Speeches by the President of the Republic of Lithuania and the President of the Republic of Poland will be live-streamed on the Seimas YouTube account ‘Open Seimas’.

For Lithuanian, press HERE.

For Polish, press HERE.

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

9–10 a.m.   24th Session of the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland (Constitution Hall, Building 1 of the Seimas).

To watch the live-stream on the Seimas YouTube account ‘Open Seimas’, press HERE.

Following the Session of the Assembly, the delegations will go to Medininkai to pay tribute to the victims of the Medininkai massacre and to the national border between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Belarus. At the meeting in the Border Guard School in Medininkai, they will discuss the situation at the Belarusian border and irregular migration.