President supports Sekmokas

  • 2010-12-14
  • TBT Staff

RIGA - Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite has thrown her support behind embattled Energy Minister Arvydas Sekmokas, who will soon face interpellation in parliament.

"It was during his term that Lithuania started selling electricity on the market, I believe it is our biggest achievement over 20 years and we should give it credit," the president told journalists.

"I personally support the Energy Minister, I believe he has done a lot including tasks that many governments failed to complete over 20 years,” she said.