Indeed, it was already the second gathering of PMs from Northern European countries – in January 2011, Britain’s PM David Cameron invited his Baltic and Scandinavian colleagues to meet in London. Cameron, on his arrival at the Northern Future Forum this year, stated that such gatherings, unlike the European Council meetings, allow discussions in an informal atmosphere. Although Russia’s media described the first such meeting in 2011 as creation of “mini-NATO,” a great variety of issues are discussed during the gatherings of these nine countries, all of which share the same view of Northern Europe’s geopolit…
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LITHUANIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia, Russia, Poland and Belarus. Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden and Denmark. Lithuania covers around 65 thousands square kilometers. The only official language in Lithuania is Lithuanian. Lithuania as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 60 municipalities. The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. Lithuania is a member of NATO, and the European Union and the Council of Europe. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture and Lithuania celebrated the millennium of its name.
