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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Thanks EU and NCM for Support to the EHU
22/02/2010
During his visit to the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius together with representatives of the Nordic Council of Ministers on 18 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis thanked the European Commission and the Nordic Council of Ministers for continuous support to the University.
During the discussions with students, the Minister stressed that Lithuania, being a close neighbor of Belarus, fully understood the situation and the expectations of people in Belarus. According to the Minister, Lithuania is ready to support any steps of Belarus towards Europe.
Minister Ažubalis said that the EHU was based on traditions of liberal education. According to him, the EHU prepares graduates that will shape the future of Belarus.
“We do not expect that the country’s democratization and liberalization of economy will happen overnight,” Minister Ažubalis said highlighting that an independent, stable Belarus with free market and moving towards the consolidation of an open democratic society was within the interests of Lithuania and the EU.
In 2009, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated 230.000 EUR to the EHU Trust Fund. Lithuania also provides the teaching premises of the University.
