Lithuanian Embassy in Kiev to resume NATO CPE functions for two more years
The Lithuanian Embassy in Kiev will continue to serve as the NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE) in Ukraine for two more years until December 31st, 2018.
The main tasks of a NATO CPE are to disseminate information about the activities of the Alliance, its policies, to organize educational events, to cooperate with local media, public institutions and NGOs.
Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine has been doing these activities since January 1st, 2015. In almost two years officials from the Embassy and from Lithuanian institutions have participated in 78 security and NATO policy related activities accross Ukraine. 38 of them were initiated and organized by the Embassy itself.
In 2017-2018 the Lithuanian Embassy plans to continue actively working in Ukrainian regions, to share information on NATO and security policy with the youth and students. It will also organize Euroatlantic youth security forums, other relevant educational events. One of the main task will be to further rally the diplomatic community of NATO Allies in Ukraine.
In 2013-2014 Lithuania carried out NATO CPE functions in Sweden, 2011-2015 in Georgia, 2009-2010 in Moldova and in 2004-2010 in Belarus.
