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- ↑ "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės įgaliojimų". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ministro J. Veselkos atsistatydinimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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