LITHUANIA ASSUMES THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE OSCE (Eurasia Daily Monitor, 3 February 2011, Volume No.8, Issue No.23)
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Chairing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010, Kazakhstan showed that it is possible to bring a successful chairmanship to a failing organization.
RUSSIA SUPPORTS GOALS OF LITHUANIA'S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP – LAVROV (BNS, 2 February 2011)
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MOSCOW, Feb 2, BNS - Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Moscow supports goals of Vilnius as the Chairmanship of he Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
WITHOUT RUSSIA, SOLUTION OF PROTRACTED CONFLICTS WOULDN'T MOVE A MILLIMETER - LITHUANIAN FORMIN (BNS, 2 February 2011)
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VILNIUS, Feb 2, BNS - Without Russia's contribution, the solution of protracted conflicts would not move a millimeter, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Azubalis, who is on a visit in Moscow as the chairperson-in-office of the...
PRIORITY HIGH, EXPECTATIONS LOW: LITHUANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP TACKLES PROTRACTED CONFLICTS IN THE OSCE (Eurasia Daily Monitor, 2 February 2011, Volume No.8, Issue No.23)
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Audronius Azubalis, outlined the chairmanship’s priorities in the Permanent Council’s September 13 and subsequent meetings, as well as statements and introductory visits by his...
INTERVIEW ON LITHUANIA'S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP (Bulgarian National Radio, 22 January 2011)
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BNR interview with Director of the OSCE Chairmanship Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rytis Paulauskas. To listen to the interview please click here. Following is the complete transcript of the interview.
LITHUANIAN OSCE PRESIDENCY TO REALIZE TASKS SET IN ASTANA FINAL DECLARATION (Kazinform, 17 January 2011)
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VIENNA. January 17. KAZINFORM The Lithuanian presidency will strive to realize the tasks set in the final declaration of the OSCE Summit in Astana. OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis made it public...
LITHUANIA MARKS BLOODY SOVIET CRACKDOWN (AFP, 13 January 2011)
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VILNIUS, January 13, 2011 (AFP) - The Baltic nation of Lithuania marks the 20th anniversary Thursday of a bloody Soviet assault on its independence movement, a failed crackdown that sped the communist bloc's demise within a year.
LITHUANIA TAKES OVER OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP (The Baltic Course, 3 January 2011)
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On 1 January 2011, Lithuania took over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, with a focus on internal and external threats in the OSCE area, fostering democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms,...
LITHUANIA'S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP WILL TRY TO STICK TO MODERATE TONE – FORMIN (BNS, 1 January 2011)
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VILNIUS, Jan 01, BNS - Taking over the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Lithuania will try to stick to a moderate tone necessary for this status, Audronius Azubalis, Lithuania's minister of foreign affairs,...
LITHUANIA CONSIDERS DROPPING VISA FEE FOR BELARUSIANS (AFP, 30 December 2010)
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WARSAW, December 30, 2010 (AFP) - Lithuania said Thursday it was considering dropping its 60 euro (79 dollar) national visa fee for Belarussians a gesture of solidarity after the recent crackdown on opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko.