Lithuania calls on Turkey for fuel supply to Europe

According to Itar-Tass, he stated this at the meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Necdet Sezer in Ankara, the Lithuanian president's press service reported on Wednesday.

Adamkus described the ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan as "an excellent example of goodneighbourly relations," and expressed satisfaction with "the improvement of relations between Ankara and Georgia." He said, "Joint projects of countries of the South Caucasus region and Turkey to lay out oil-and-gas pipelines are of much importance for the strengthening of energy independence and security of European countries." "Lithuania is interested in spreading these projects to the Baltic Sea," Adamkus said.

The heads of state discussed the broadening of bilateral cooperation and prospects for Turkey's membership in the European Union. "Vilnius favours Turkey's membership in the EU, but Ankara must fulfil its obligations, including the settlement of the Cyprus problem," Adamkus said.