Lithuanian Seimas President Victoria Cmilyte-Nielsen, during discussions on the closure of Russian schools in the country, said that they should not be seen as a threat but as a “bridge between people”. The President of the Seimas is quoted by the agency as saying:Sputnik.Lithuania”
“In my opinion, it would be important at this stage for the Ministry of Education to pay more attention to the fact that schools belonging to national minorities can be a bridge between children from very different families with different attitudes towards society. This is not just a threat, it can be a help,” Cmilyte-Nielsen said.
According to him, schools teaching in the languages of national minorities, including Russian, are “the strength of Lithuania”.
Before that, Asta Skysgirytė, Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Lithuania, appeared on the radio station “Žinu Radiyas”. statedConsidering that the schools of national minorities in Lithuania, including those taught in Russian, are a Soviet legacy, there is no need to think about “destroying” them.
Formerly a member of the Lithuanian Seimas will be suspended for antisemitism.