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This was used to upgrade the telecommunications systems in Lithuania , including digital switching , call metering systems and transmission equipment . In addition to the six countries which have already launched accession negotiations ( Poland , the Czech Republic , Hungary , Estonia , Slovenia and Cyprus ) , the Helsinki European Council in December decided that negotiations would also be initiated in 2000 with Romania , Slovakia , Latvia , Lithuania , Bulgaria and Malta . The second part of the project focusing on Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania will begin in September 1998 . Amends the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Control of Import , Transit and Export of Strategic Goods and Technologies shall be amended and set forth to read as follows : The purpose of this Law is to implement international agreements and arrangements prohibiting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missiles capable of delivering such weapons ; to ensure that international commitments are complied with by developing in the Republic of Lithuania an effective system for the control of export , import and transit of strategic goods which would be integrated into the system of export control of the EU and international non-proliferation regimes ; to provide conditions for ensuring the security of the Republic of Lithuania , acquisition of modern technologies and growth of foreign trade . He roomed at the home of a co-worker and fellow Lithuanian , Valdas Adamkus , who eventually returned to Lithuania as president of the country after the fall of the Soviet Union .