OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF YELENA BONNER
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VILNIUS, 19 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his sorrow over the passing of Yelena Bonner, one of Russia's most prominent human rights activists.
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
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On 17 June, Lithuanian Ambassador to Macedonia Renatas Juška presented his credentials to the President of this country Gjorge Ivanov.During the conversation, the President and the Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and the situation...
MOSCOW MECHANISM RAPPORTEUR REPORTS TO OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL ON SITUATION IN BELARUS
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VIENNA, 16 June 2011 – Emmanuel Decaux, OSCE Moscow Mechanism rapporteur, presented to the OSCE Permanent Council today his report about the human rights situation and implementation of OSCE commitments in Belarus since the December 2010...
IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH THE EU AMBASSADORS ACCREDITED TO LITHUANIA
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On 17 June in Vilnius, at the invitation of the Embassy of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis attended a meeting with heads of EU diplomatic missions, who reside in Lithuania...
CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION TO PREVENT DRUG TRAFFICKING FOCUS OF OSCE-ORGANIZED CONFERENCE
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VIENNA, 16 June 2011 – An OSCE-organized conference to foster international and regional co-operation to prevent the trafficking of illegal drugs started in Vienna today.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATED THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LITHUANIA ON THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
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On 16 June in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis took part in the 235th American Independence Day celebration at the U.S. Embassy in Lithuania and congratulated the U.S. Ambassador Anne Derse on this occasion....
AT THE UNVEILING OF A MEMORIAL PLAQUE AT VILNIUS OLD JEWISH CEMETERY, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SPOKE UP FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL HARMONY
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On 16 June, a memorial plaque was unveiled at Vilnius old Jewish cemetery in Šnipiškės. During the ceremony, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė noted that Vilnius was always famous for its tolerance and...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES HIS POLISH COUNTERPART ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE IN THE POLISH–LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH
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Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis congratulated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski on the occasion of the 220th anniversary of the establishment of the first Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...
THE EU NEEDS A TRULY COMMON ENERGY POLICY WHICH GUARANTEES SECURE ACCESS TO ENERGY AT REASONABLE AND STABLE PRICES, THE LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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The European Union needs a truly common energy policy which guarantees secure access to energy at reasonable and stable prices and which maintains our competitiveness, said Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas at the round...
AT THE MEETING WITH UKRAINE’S NEW AMBASSADOR, LITHUANIN FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RELATIONS
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On 15 June at the meeting with Ukraine’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Valerii Zhovtenko, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis positively evaluated intensive bilateral relations based on trust and emphasized the need to...