The Government of the Republic of Lithuania expressed its readiness to welcome some children from Donetsk and Luhansk regions who suffered during the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine for 2018-2019 school year. At the moment, continuing the project of the last four years, a group of 15 eight-form children and the teacher of Ukrainian language and literature are preparing to be sent to international gymnasium “Vilnius Lithuanian House”. Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration is carrying out a comprehensive check on the document availability and compliance with the legislation of Ukraine for traveling abroad of minors of Ukraine, as well as permits issued by the relevant authorities. The Honorary consulate promptly provides full support and backing for pursuing organizational issues for the unhindered presence of children and their accompanying person in Lithuania throughout the school year. The departure of the group is preliminary scheduled for early October 2018.
