The following news release has been republished here courtesy of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
The Government has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confer the Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis upon the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, (posthumously).
The decision has been taken in tribute to Boris Yeltsin for his exclusive merits in shaping and promoting the Lithuania-Russia relations, as well as for many years of his support for Lithuania`s independence and its consolidation. Back in 1991, President Yeltsin signed the Treaty on Basic Principles of Interstate Relations between the RSFSR and the Republic of Lithuania. Later on, in 1992, he signed a joint bilateral communiqué on the withdrawal of the Soviet armed forces from Lithuania, as well as other relevant bilateral agreements.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treaty on Basic Principles of Interstate Relations between the RSFSR and the Republic of Lithuania and diplomatic relations with Russia.
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius will submit the resolution on Yeltsin`s award to President Dalia Grybauskaite. State awards in Lithuania are conferred by a presidential decree.
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