Lithuania opposes EU-Mercosur trade deal: minister

VILNIUS, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Ignas Hofmanas has said Lithuania would not support the ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, according to local media reports.

Hofmanas said the Rural Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, has adopted this decision.

"The European Commission has