11/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - Baltic interconnection plan, Oettinger to visit Vilnius. Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, will be visiting Vilnius on 13-14 September, to meet with the Lithuanian head of government, Andrius Kubilius, and his minister for energy, Arvydas Sekmokas. They will discuss Lithuania's progress in integrating its energy systems with those of the EU, as well as joint action to end the Baltic countries' energy isolation. Oettinger will also meet the Lithuanian president, Dalia Grybauskaite, as well as representatives from the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament. He will also be participating in a regional conference focusing on the Baltic energy markets' interconnection plan, devised by the European Commission in 2009 to tackle energy challenges in the region. (EH/trans/fl)