“I hope for peace and settlement. I’ve little question that on the finish of the day, each politicians are rational and assume extra in regards to the state’s pursuits than private likes or dislikes, and it’s apparent that the general public dialogue on the problem of ambassadors has been very lengthy and has grow to be unnecessarily public,” the pinnacle of the parliament mentioned in an interview with Žiniai Radio on Wednesday.
She additionally mentioned that the “dialog on the frequent desk to debate the way to get out of this painful state of affairs as quickly as attainable is one of the simplest ways” held on Wednesday between the president and the minister of overseas affairs.
President G. Nausėda and Minister of Overseas Affairs G. Landsbergis are assembly on Wednesday to debate the problem of appointing ambassadors, because the Presidency and the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) have been at odds for a while on the appointment of a dozen diplomats.
The Ministry of Overseas Affairs signifies that the appointment of 13 Lithuanian representatives is at present frozen, together with in Poland.
The opinions of the establishments additionally differed relating to the potential for the ambassador to the UK Eitvydas Bajarūnas and the ambassador to NATO Deividas Matulionis persevering with their work.
In the midst of October final yr, the Minister of Overseas Affairs G. Landsbergis suspended the features of Ambassador E. Bajarūnas and summoned him to Vilnius for consultations. Earlier than that, he acquired accusations from workers of the embassy in London about inappropriate habits, working situations, and mobbing. After investigating the complaints, the Normal Inspectorate of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs discovered violations and proposed to resolve on the suitability of E. Bajarūnas to go the embassy.
Final week, the Supreme Service Ethics Fee (VTEK) discovered that the go to of G. Nausėda and E. Bajarūnas to the musical “Phantom of the Opera” in London final spring was of a non-public nature and was paid for with the funds of the embassy.
The fee discovered that the president used his standing and place for private achieve – tickets to the efficiency – and acknowledged the tickets for him and his spouse as an unlawful present, which is prohibited by legislation.
At the moment, E. Bajarūnas was discovered to have violated the provisions of the legislation obliging him to carry out official duties impartially, actually and correctly. These provisions additionally prohibit the usage of official duties and official standing for private achieve and use and permit others to make use of property owned by the state or municipalities for non-official actions.
After this VTEK choice, the Ministry of Overseas Affairs introduced that it might conduct an official investigation and added that it didn’t assume that E. Bajarūnas might return to work on the embassy in London.
Ambassadors are appointed by the President on the proposal of the Authorities, with the approval of the Overseas Affairs Committee of the Seimas.
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2024-05-23 14:21:51