LITHUANIA MILLENIUM CELEBRATIONS (The Canberra Times, 6 July 2009)
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Significant year full of momentous celebrations for Lithuania
By Lithuanian Ambassador to Australia Dainius KamaitisIt is my pleasure to address the readers of The Canberra Times on this historic occasion – Lithuania has just entered the second...
HOW LITHUANIA GRASPED FREEDOM (BBC NEWS, 6 July 2009)
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Lithuania is holding festivities to mark 1,000 years since the country was first mentioned in historic chronicles. It is also 20 years since the nation intensified efforts to split from the USSR. The BBC's Olexiy Solohubenko looks back at 1989 and...
LITHUANIANS CELEBRATE MILLENNIUM ODYSSEY (Embassy, Issue 16, p.4)
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Epic Journey Nears Completion
Over 400 Lithuanians gathered at Tower Millennium Pier to greet the brave yachtsmen of the Lithuanian Millennium Odyssey, who have been on a nine-month journey visiting 26 Lithuanian communities in 20 countries...
WHY THE EU SHOULD EMBRACE ITS PARTNERS IN THE EAST (European Voice, 7 May 2009)
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Lithuania's experience of EU partnership in a time of crisis shows why the Eastern Partnership is vital.
LITHUANIAN MILLENNIUM: AMBERSAIL’S ODYSSEY (The Chronicle Herald, April 23rd, 2009)
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IN THE 1630s, when Sir William Alexander was having a wee bit of difficulty settling the first Scots in Nova Scotia, his countrymen were having more success putting down roots in the city of Kedainiai in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
WHERE DOES LITHUANIA GO WITH ITS FOREIGN POLICY? (Lithuanian Business Review, 2009 No1-2 January-April, p.18-21)
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In recent years, Lithuania has been one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. Stable and predictable business conditions, open and free trade market, geographical position between the West and the East, well-trained but inexpensive workforce...
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH LITHUANIA‘S AND AZERBAIJAN’S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INTERESTS: LITHUANIAN FM (Azerbaijan, Baku, March 31 / Trend News)
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Trend News European Desk exclusive interview with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Ušackas on the threshold of his visit to Azerbaijan scheduled for the beginning of April.
Question: You are scheduled to visit Azerbaijan in April. What...
LISTEN TO LITHUANIA (weeklystandard.com, 16 March, 2009)
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As the Obama Administration attempts to “reset” U.S. relations with Russia, it is important to remember that several staunch U.S. allies in Central and Eastern Europe have much to lose if the United States rushes to engage the Kremlin without...
1,000-YEAR HISTORY AFFIRMS LITHUANIA'S PLACE IN EUROPE (The Japan Times,16 February, 2009, p.6 )
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Dainius Kamaitis, Ambassador of Lithuania: It is my pleasure to address the readers of The Japan Times on this historic occasion – Lithuania has just entered the second millennium of its history. I am confident that this memorable anniversary is a...
ARŪNAS VINČIŪNAS, LITHUANIA’S AMBASSADOR TO BULGARIA: THE EU URGENTLY NEEDS A COMMON ENERGY MARKET (New Europe, 8-14 February, 2009)
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Lithuania also swapped its NPP for full membership but does not regret it
Arūnas Vinčiūnas has been Lithuania’s Ambassador to Bulgaria since October 2008. He was born on 8 June, 1967, district of Varėna, Lithuania. He graduated from Vilnius...