LITHUANIA WILL HOST A TRADITIONAL INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY POLICY
On 14-15 January, an informal meeting of European and North American experts on international and security policy - politicians, political scientists, diplomats and analysts - is held in Trakai. The participants of the meeting will address issues of relations between East and West, key strategic challenges that the Euro-Atlantic community will have to face in 2010.
According to Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas, the Snow Meeting, which has become traditional, received considerable attention from experts.
“This is an informal forum that puts forward ideas and proposals regarding the EU and NATO policy towards Russia, further prospects of the Eastern neighbourhood, as well as the NATO and EU enlargement. Such events help Lithuania to become a co-author and implementer of intellectual ideas and initiatives,” the Minister said.
This year 30 high-ranking strategists from Europe and North America will participate in the event. Among the guests there are: foreign ministers of Sweden, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova, high-ranking officials from institutions of the European Union, shapers of public opinion, foreign policy analysts and researchers from institutes of international relations of the United Kingdom, U.S.A., Germany, Estonia, Portugal and Iceland.
Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius, Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas (Parliament) Audronius Ažubalis, members of the Seimas Juozas Olekas and Emanuelis Zingeris, Member of the European Parliament Leonidas Donskis, political scientists, and diplomats will attend the Snow Meeting.
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