MERZ WELCOMES LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT IN BERLIN-Merz and Nauseda are set to have closed-door talks together
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Berlin with military honours.
Merz and Nauseda will have closed-door talks together with the main issue being Lithuania taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in 2027.
Other topics will be the budget of the EU, EU enlargement and the implementation of the “One Europe, One Market” roadmap.
Nauseda opened the two-day Berlin Security Conference before meeting with Merz which will focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The conference will also be attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his surprise visit to Berlin today.
