Algirdas Butkevičus EN

One always wants a higher voter turnout, but a voter's choice not to go to the polls has to be respected as well, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Sunday night, commenting on 49.9 percent voter turnout in the country's parliamentary elections.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičus is leaving for Milan on Wednesday to attend summits and sessions of senior officials of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).