FOREIGN AMBASSADORS WILL BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR OF REMEMBRANCE OF DEFENCE OF FREEDOM AND GREAT LOSSES AND OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN LITHUANIA
On 10 June at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of foreign diplomatic missions will be acquainted with the programme of the Year of Remembrance of Defence of Freedom and Great Losses and the Victims of the Holocaust in Lithuania.
They will be acquainted with the events to honour the victims that are planned this year, such as the unveiling of monuments, commemorations, meetings, the launch of publications, exhibitions and concerts, which will take place on the Day of Mourning and Hope, on the Day of Occupation and Genocide and on other days to remember the tragic losses and resistance.The event will be attended by Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas (Parliament) Arvydas Anušauskas, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Emanuelis Zingeris and other representatives from the Seimas.
The Seimas has declared 2011 as the Year of Remembrance of Defence of Freedom and Great Losses and the Victims of the Holocaust in Lithuania.
Please find information about the events of the Year of Remembrance of Defence of Freedom and Great Losses and the Victims of the Holocaust in Lithuania here.
For the attention of media representatives: The event will begin at 11 a.m. in the MFA, Gediminas Hall. You are kindly invited to attend the event.
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