Blinkevičiūtė: All Lithuanians pay for the conflict with China

  "The opposition Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) calls on the President, the Government and the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to "abandon narrow personal ambitions" and agree on strategic foreign policy goals.

 

    The Social Democrats are of the opinion that Gabrielius Landsbergis, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, should resign immediately, and that the current foreign policy "does not meet national interests, creates tensions and divides society".

 

    According to the LSDP, an agreement between the parliamentary parties could be signed regarding the strategic directions of foreign policy, which could be initiated by the head of the country, Gitanas Nausėda.

 

    This is announced in a party statement on foreign policy issued on Monday.

 

    V. Blinkevičiūtė: all Lithuanians pay for the caused conflict

 

    LSDP leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, commenting on the statement, says that the foreign policy pursued by the rulers "has failed in the search for new enemies and areas of struggle".

 

    "The greatest value of our foreign policy is to ensure security and economic benefits for the people of Lithuania. Unfortunately, the unreasonable and unwise actions of the Government in motivating the conflict with China have caused only harm to the Lithuanian population and businesses. Not only that, it blew an international scandal.

 

    The state run by adults would have secured the support of its closest partners in the European Union (EU) in the first place, and only then would it have taken action that would have a major impact on the economy. And their end result is completely unpredictable. We must all look for a way out of the conflict situation, because the citizens do not deserve the damage they are suffering and will suffer as a result of the ongoing conflict,” - says the party chairwoman V. Blinkevičiūtė.

 

    As reported by the LSDP Communications Division, the LSDP statement states:

 

    (1) The LSDP calls on the institutions (President, Government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs) responsible for foreign policy-making to abandon their narrow personal ambitions or party interests, not to confuse domestic policy with foreign policy, to engage in constructive dialogue and agree on strategic foreign policy objectives, as public disagreements weaken our foreign policy, benefit our opponents and damage our reputation;

 

    (2) states that the famous rhetoric of the rulers about the value orientation of foreign policy does not correspond to the real decisions and actions taken recently;

 

    (3) is convinced that the opening of a Taiwanese mission in Vilnius, without taking into account the political risks and economic consequences, did not fully coordinate concrete actions both domestically and with strategic foreign partners. By failing to inform and communicate with national partners and business about the goals and risks of foreign policy, foreign policy makers have created unnecessary tensions and confronted society;

 

    (4) Considers that, in the context of extensive consultations with the European Union and the Western partners, the possibility of renaming of the Taiwanese mission may also be considered. By signing a Lithuanian communication on the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, it stated that it "recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate government of China and Taiwan as an integral part of China. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania undertakes not to establish or promote any official relations with Taiwan."

 

    (5) notes that the foreign policy-making process must be open and centralized, not divisive. Decisions must be substantiated and clear to the public, and not based on the short-term effect of public relations, placing the damage on the shoulders of the Lithuanian people;

 

    (6) invites the President of the Republic of Lithuania to initiate the signing of the agreement between the political parties in the Seimas “On Strategic Directions of Foreign Policy”. This would maintain the tradition of agreeing on fundamental foreign policy issues;

 

    (7) calls on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, to resign immediately, with the new leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the situation."

 

Well, it is amazing how ugly it came out. The Landsbergis' family have once again advertised themselves that they are not ordinary thieves receiving land in the center of Vilnius for one euro, but world-class fighters for the freedom of all the nations of the world. And it is up to us all to pay for this horrible performance.