ArmInfo.President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite on the occasion of the National Day of Lithuania.
The President expressed confidence that the Armenian-Lithuanian relations based on mutual interests and friendly relations will be strengthened by joint efforts in all areas of bilateral interest.
To note, on February 16 Lithuania celebrates the day of restoration of the Lithuanian state. On February 16, 1918, at a meeting in Vilnius, the Council of Lithuania, empowered by the people, proclaimed the restoration of an independent democratic state of Lithuania by signing the Lithuanian Independence Act (in Lit. Lietuvos nepriklausomybes aktas). According to this document, Lithuania was proclaimed an independent state, which should be governed on a democratic basis, with its capital in Vilnius.
On this occasion, the day before in the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall of the Yerevan Philharmonic Society held a concert with the participation of Lithuanian opera singer Asta Kriksciunaite (soprano).