Lithuania informed from China's 17 + 1 forum with Central and Eastern European countries, with the reason this group "caused separation".

"Lithuania no longer considers himself a member of 17 + 1 and no longer participating in this initiative," said Foreign Minister Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis on May 22 and said that this collaborative group "divided" from the point of view

Lithuania Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis in the press conference in the Vilnius capital May 22.

The cooperation between China and Eastern European countries (also known as the 17 + 1 forum) is the initiative launched by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw in 2012, to promote business and investment cooperation

Foreign Minister Landsbergis called on EU members to leave groups of 17 + 1 to pursue "27 + 1 contact approach and contact with China much more effective."

The statement of Lithuania Foreign Minister was given in the context of the relationship between the EU and China was deteriorating.

Lithuania in the past months has the moves that make China angry, including preventing its investment activities and claiming to open the commercial office in Taiwan Island.

The Lithuanian Parliament on May 20, through resolutions to condemn the way China was treated with Dao Ngu atriath in Islam, called this "crime against humans" and "genocide".

Lithuanian Parliament also called on the United Nations to open an investigation of facilities in China suspected of being detained in Ngo Nhi, accused of Beijing many times denied, and asked the European Commission to review

EU March 22 announced to bring 4 officials of Xinjiang authorities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Army (XPCC) to blacklist, regarding how to treat Ngo Nhi Thong and Mao Mao groups

China then announced the order of sanctions with 10 individuals and 4 European agencies to respond.