Paksas pays brief visit to northern neighbor

  • 2003-03-13
  • Ieva Tuna
RIGAOn March 10 Lithuania's flag flew next to Latvia's at Riga Castle, where newly elected Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas was met by President Vaira Vike-Freiberga.During his brief working visit, Paksas also met with Prime Minister Einars Repse and Speaker of the Parliament Ingrida Udre and, among other issues, discussed the controversial maritime border treaty that has yet to be ratified by the two countries.In a joint press conference with Paksas that followed the two presidents' meeting, Vike-Freiberga summed up the meeting, saying, "We had a chance to coordinate our opinions, to a...
 
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