(ANSA) - VILNIUS, 13 MAR - "We greatly appreciate Romania's leadership and assistance for Moldova's European integration. In the European Union we must take concrete measures against all those who try to destabilize the situation in the country or to stop the process of European integration. Lithuania and Romania cooperate in this sense in various international formats." Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said today at the end of a bilateral meeting with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu.

Landsbergis added that Lithuania supports Romania's efforts to increase Moldova's energy security by ensuring alternative supplies and significant financial and humanitarian support. The ministers also agreed to strengthen NATO's eastern border and support its importance during Atlantic Alliance's summit scheduled for next July in Vilnius. (ANSA).