Dear Colleague,In my position as Chair of the Committee on Rural Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic ofLithuania, I am honoured to extend my sincere invitation to you to the Meeting of theChairpersons of the Committees on Rural Affairs to be held on 21–22 July 2013 in Vilnius atthe Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.At the meeting, we will exchange views on the relevant issues regarding the reform of theCommon Agricultural Policy, with a special focus on the role of small farmers.You are cordially invited to dinner on Sunday, 21 July 2013, which will mark the beginningof the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Rural Affairs.Please find enclosed the draft programme of the meeting, the general information and hotelbooking forms. For more information, please visit the website of the ParliamentaryDimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union atwww.eu2013.lrs.lt. On the website, you can also find an online registration form for themeeting.You are kindly requested to register for the meeting

no later than 1 July 2013.

I look forward to welcoming you to Vilnius.

Invitation to the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Rural Affairs

of 21–22 July 2013

no later than 1 July 2013.