VILNIUS - Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its support for international terrorism pose a threat to the entire world, and therefore Lithuania and Israel share the same interest of ensuring security, Lithuania Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys says.
"We understand that Iran has posed and continues to pose an existential threat to Israel. Iran's nuclear program is a danger to the whole world, and we have every reason to support all efforts to end it in order to make the world more secure and stable," Lithuania's top diplomat said on Tuesday after his meeting with visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
"The ballistic missile program poses a threat and we also see Iran's activities in support of international terrorism (...). Therefore, this whole situation must be used to ensure our common security interests, and in this area our interests coincide with Israel's interests and the interests of the whole democratic world," he added.
The meeting mainly discussed the situation in the Middle East, Budrys said, adding that the latest military escalation between Iran and Israel has brought great instability to the region and to the world.
Earlier this month, the two countries agreed on a ceasefire after 12 days of war.
The end of this war has created a new opportunity to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas with a view to putting an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip.
As Israeli attacks on the Palestinian enclave continue and Israel seeks to completely destroy Hamas, Budrys says he understands that "not everything is going as smoothly as we would like".
"The minister assured me that efforts are being made by Israel to improve those conditions. Lithuania's interest is that those efforts are stepped up," he said.
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