The Lituania President has said that she thought that discussions on civil partnerships for gay couples were “premature”.
Dalia Grybauskaite said the discussions on the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships in the country were premature, but did not give her personal opinion on the issue, reports 15min.
She said: “I think these discussions in Lithuania are very premature and are only starting. I think it’s worth holding discussions on any issue in Lithuania. And when the time comes, then we’ll decide. I think it’s a very premature discussion.”
In Lithuania, the Liberal Movement is the only party in favour of same-sex civil partnerships. Civil unions for straight couples are not legal in Lithuania either.
The Lithuania Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius, on Wednesday, after a debate on the issue, voiced his opposition to same-sex civil unions.
“I have a strong opinion about same-sex partnerships and have said on numerous occasions that I am against them,” he said.
