Ambassador of the State of Israel to Lithuania Amir Maimon visited the Lithuanian truckers association Linava and met with association president Erlandas Mikėnas and secretary general Vidmantas Adomaitis in the second half of July. They discusses possible avenues of cooperation between Lithuanian and Israeli transport companies and preparations for the World Lithuanian Economic Forum planned for this fall in Tel Aviv.

The Israeli ambassador wanted to talk about specific tasks of cooperation during the meeting, according to the Linava website. The website reported ambassador Maimon said: “There can be competition on price, quality, reputation and reliability. Israeli companies need to understand why it is beneficial to work with you.” The comments were reportedly in the context of how Lithuanian automobile carriers could form new partnerships with Israeli companies which have existing agreements with other European transporters.

The association website noted the association president also spoke about the extended economic sanctions against Russia and increasing competition among truckers in Western Europe leading to the search for new markets.

The Israeli ambassador reminded Linava officials Lithuanian prime minister Algirdas Butkevičius is planning an official visit to Israel this fall and the Lithuanian president is scheduled to attend the World Lithuanian Economic Forum being held in Tel Aviv on October 19 to 22. He told Linava representatives they should try to attend these events as a venue for making their aspirations known.

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