IN VILNIUS, SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BALTIC SEA STATES DISCUSSED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION
Added 2009-09-09
On 8 September at Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) was held after Lithuania took over the Presidency of the organisation, which is...
LITHUANIA’S AND ITALY’S FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED TO DEVELOP POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Added 2009-09-07
On 7 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini discussed perspectives of developing a bilateral dialogue, intensifying economic cooperation, the European...
THE ELECTION OF UNESCO’S DIRECTOR GENERAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN PARIS
Added 2009-09-07
In Paris, the 182nd session of UNESCO’s Executive Board is beginning on 7 September and will last till 23 September at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The main issue that will be...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: HIGH VOTERS’ TURNOUT IN GHOR PROVINCE CAN SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER REGIONS OF AFGHANISTAN
Added 2009-09-05
During the informal meeting of European Union’s foreign ministers on 4-5 September in Stockholm, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and his counterparts discussed the issues of Afghanistan, relations with Iran, the EU policy...
“THE STAR OF LITHUANIA’S MILLENNIUM” WAS CONFERRED ON THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Added 2009-09-03
On 3 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Vice-President of the European Commission Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry, and discussed the most important issues of economy,...
LITHUANIA IS DETERMINED TO DEVELOP REGIONAL COOPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
Added 2009-09-03
On 3 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Professor Bronislaw Misztal, the Executive Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies in Warsaw. During the meeting, priorities...
LITHUANIA’S GOALS IN THE REGION: PROMOTION OF INNOVATIONS, CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION, CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA
Added 2009-09-01
On 31 August – 1 September, in Denmark, Nyborg, during the 18th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė presented the most important priorities of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of...
LITHUANIA IS INTERESTED IN STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION WITH DENMARK IN EU AND THE BALTIC SEA REGION
Added 2009-09-01
On 31 August, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Danish Foreign Minister , who paid a visit to Vilnius. During the meeting, bilateral relations, security, energy, climate change and the most important European...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: THE NEW AGENDA HAS TO STRENGTHEN THE COOPERATION WITH THE U.S.A. BASED ON VALUES
Added 2009-08-28
On 28 August in Vilnius at the Foreign Policy Forum discussion “Lithuania and the New Transatlantic Agenda”, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas presented provisions regarding Lithuania’s diplomatic relations with the U.S.A....
IMPROVEMENT OF CONSULAR SERVICES AND FOSTERING OF THE LITHUANIAN IDENTITY ABROAD WERE DISCUSSED IN VILNIUS
Added 2009-08-28
On 28 August during the convention of heads of Lithuania’s diplomatic representations, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs acquainted the participants with tasks of the diplomatic service: fostering of the Lithuanian identity and the...