VILNIUS - A group of Lithuanian parliamentarians is calling on Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas and Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas to increase efforts to secure compensation from Russia for damage caused during the Soviet occupation.
The press service of the conservative Homeland Union grouping reported Monday that the government should try to involve the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union in compensation claims.
The parliamentarians claim Lithuanian society at large is far from satisfied with the current situation and claims to have collected thousands of signatures to back up their stance.
The appeal was signed by representatives of the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Movement and one independent, totalling 22 of the Seimas' 141 members.
In June President Valdas Adamkus said Lithuaniashould not be afraid of reminding Russia of its compensation claims.
In 2000, the Seimas adopted a law on compensation obligingLithuania's government to enter into negotiations with Russia, as the successor to the Soviet Union. Lithuania has estimated the damages of 50 years of occupation at around 80 billion litas (23 billion euros).
Russia has consistently refused to enter into any such discussions, claiming that because it is a replacement for, rather than a successor to, the Soviet regime, it has no obligation to pay compensation.
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