COMMENT OF THE LITHUANIAN MFA ON THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN
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In Pakistan, the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the international terrorist network al-Qaeda, terrorist mastermind and the face of global terrorism who was responsible for the murder...
THREATS TO JOURNALISTS CANNOT BE TOLERATED, SAYS OSCE CHAIRPERSON AHEAD OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
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VILNIUS, 2 May 2011 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, called for OSCE states to do more to protect journalists.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER THE DEATH OF FAMOUS U.S. DIPLOMAT, FRIEND OF THE BALTIC STATES
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On 2 May, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, expressing condolences over the death of former U.S. diplomat, political scientist Ronald Asmus.“R.Asmus has paved...
PHOTO EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF LITVAKS IN VILNIUS OPENS AT THE MFA
Added 2011-04-29
On 29 April at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė opened a photography exhibition “Jerusalem of Lithuania: Time and People”, which reflects the history of Vilnius as the...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN MOROCCO
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VILNIUS, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned yesterday’s attack in Marrakesh and expressed his condolences following series of explosions that killed and injured...
COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION AND RELATIONS WITH EU’S EASTERN NEIGHBOURS WERE DISCUSSED IN HELSINKI
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On 28-29 April in Helsinki, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Eitvydas Bajarūnas and Political Directors of Foreign Ministries of Estonia, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Finland, Sweden and the United States of...
THE LETTER OF THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE SUPPORTS EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LITHUANIA TO ADVANCE ENERGY SECURITY AND THE DEVELPOMENT OF THE REGIONAL NPP
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The United States strongly supports efforts of the Government of Lithuanian to advance energy diversification and energy security in the Baltic region, reads the letter of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Lithuanian Foreign Minister...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE NEW SPANISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND BUSINESS TIES
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On 28 April, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with newly appointed Spanish Ambassador Miguel Arias Estévez and discussed the anniversary celebration of diplomatic relations, promotion of business contacts...
THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO FAMOUS LITVAK WRITER IS UNVEILED IN VILNIUS
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On 28 April in Vilnius, the memorial plaque was unveiled to Abraham Sutzkever, famous Litvak writer, former prisoner of the Vilna Ghetto, who worked in the Vilna Ghetto Theatre, and later became a Jewish anti-Fascist partisan.
AT THE MEETING WITH KALININGRAD’S GOVERNOR, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS THE COUNTRY’S CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF PROJECTED BALTIC NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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On 28 April in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Governor of the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation Nikolai Tsukanov discussed the most important issues of bilateral and regional cooperation. The...