THE CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE STILL REMAIN TO BE ADDRESSED TODAY, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
Added 2011-05-19
Taking part in the events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Organization‘s for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 May in Warsaw, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON DISCUSSED WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN, TRANSDNIESTRIAN CONFLICT AND APPOINTMENT OF OSCE KEY OFFICIALS
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VILNIUS, 18 May 2011 - In today’s telephone conversation with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis discussed the process of appointment of the OSCE...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND MOLDOVAN DEFENCE MINISTER DISCUSS BILATERAL COOPERATION
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On 18 May at the meeting in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas and Moldovan Defence Minister Vitalie Marinuţa discussed bilateral defence cooperation, NATO and Partnership with the countries of Eastern Europe...
TRANSPORT SPEED IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE DOES NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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Transport speed in Central and Eastern Europe is too slow. Therefore, there is a need to take more active action in order to solve this long-standing challenge, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas said on 18 May in...
OSCE VALUABLE PARTNER FOR AFGHANISTAN, CHAIRPERSON SAYS DURING VISIT TO NORTHERN PROVINCE
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KUNDUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE's engagement with Afghanistan contributes to efforts to build regional security and should be strengthened to make a bigger impact, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON CONDEMNS SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK IN KAZAKHSTAN
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DUSHANBE, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Audronius Ažubalis, condemned today a suicide bomb attack in Aktobe in western Kazakhstan that injured several people.
REGIONAL STABILITY IN FOCUS AS OSCE CHAIRPERSON VISITS TAJIKISTAN
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DUSHANBE, 16 May 2011 – The OSCE is working intensively to support Tajikistan in strengthening the management and security of its border with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said...
LITHUANIA’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN WAS PRESENTED AT THE ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY FESTIVITY IN KAUNAS
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On 14 May, Lithuania’s development cooperation projects in Afghanistan’s Ghor province were presented during Armed Forces and Society Festivity at the Santaka Park in Kaunas.
EVENTS OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN VILNIUS THIS SUMMER
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As the outgoing Chair of the Community of Democracies, this summer Lithuania organizes many various international events that are dedicated to the promotion of democracy: Community of Democracies Ministerial, Women Enhancing Democracy event,...
MFA CONCERNED ABOUT ONGOING TRIALS OF POST-ELECTION PROTESTERS IN BELARUS
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Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is deeply concerned about the ongoing trials against the participants of events in Belarus on December 19, 2010, including the ruling of Minsk court on May 14 sentencing Andrei Sannikov, one of the...