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Russia's State Duma should set up a group for inter-parliamentary relations with Lithuania in the near future and the two countries' lawmakers should start with improving the atmosphere of bilateral relations, Russia's ambassador to Vilnius said on Monday.
Russian Federation Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsovand the Seimas' Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis
Russian Federation Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsovand the Seimas' Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis
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"The Seimas and the State Duma are structures that have a significant impact on the atmosphere of our relations. We all understand that these relations are not at their best now and, therefore, perhaps we should start by thinking about the atmosphere, improving it and creating more favorable conditions for mutual dialog," Alexander Udaltsov told

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