"Both meetings went very well. We had a rather open, concrete discussion. I liked it very much. We spoke about economic development and employment issues, particularly about solving youth unemployment problems. Then we had a lengthy conversation about energy, the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, and the education system. We received support regarding joining the eurozone in 2015," Butkevičius told BNS by telephone.
"We spoke that Germany will back Lithuania if it meets the requirements for joining the eurozone. The criteria must be met, but then there will always be German support," Merkel said at a joint news conference with Butkevičius in Berlin.
"Second, we spoke that Germany supports Lithuania on its road to membership of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Not everything goes smoothly, but you do have Germany's backing," she said.
Butkevičius said that they also discussed the Lithuanian EU presidency's priorities.
