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VISA PRICE STOPS VISITORS (BBC News, 25 August, 2007) Added 2007-08-25 Belarusians visit neighbouring Lithuania regularly, but this may change when visas become more expensive.
THE BALTIC STATES AND THE USA: AN 85-YEAR RELATIONSHIP (Made in Lithuania, Vol 25. No 3, 2007, p. 20-22) Added 2007-08-01 85 years – the relations between the Baltic States and the USA have lasted that long. On this occasion, the 85th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the Baltic States and the USA, a meeting was held at the Heritage Foundation, a...
A COUNTRY ON THE MOVE (Made in Lithuania, Vol 25. No 3, 2007, p. 12-15) Added 2007-08-01 The sixth Trans-Atlantic Forum of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, titled ‘The Republic of Lithuania – a new Member State of the European Union within the Neighbourhood Context’, was held in Vilnius.
VILNIUS: THE CITY OF FREEDOM (Meridian, No 34, April/May, 2007 ) Added 2007-07-16 My first visit to Vilnius was truly unforgettable. It was at the end of 1990, and an acquaintance from Kyiv University said something intriguing: “You have to visit Vilnius in the spring. If you don’t, you’ll regret it the rest of your life.”...
THE OIL TRAIN HAS SET OFF (Jūra.Mope.Sea, 2007/2) Added 2007-07-10 Kestutis Kudzmanas - the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 1996-2001 he worked as the Director of the Foreign Relations department as well as the Vice President of...
THE LIONS OF LITHUANIAN THEATRE (American Theatre, May/June, 2007) Added 2007-06-30 The archetype of the auteur director continues to reign in post-Soviet Lithuania You’re not supposed to smoke in the café of the Vilnius Youth Theatre. Through thick blue clouds, the waitress begs director Jonas Vaitkus to stop. “Please,” she...
AN IMPERIAL VISIT (Lithuania in the World, 2007, Vol.15, No. 3, p.4-5) Added 2007-06-29 Vilnius receives the Emperor and the Empress of Japan On 26 May hundreds of onlookers holding Lithuanian and Japanese flags flocked to Daukantas Square in front of the President’s Office. That day, Japan’s 73-year-old Emperor Akihito, accompanied...
EXCEPTIONAL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (Lithuania in the World, 2007, Vol.15, No. 3,) Added 2007-06-29 Honorary consuls perform a vital role as dedicated public servants Every three years, Lithuania hosts a congress of distinguished foreigners to honour them for their service. These are its honorary consuls, tasked with representing it on their...
DELIGHTFUL LITHUANIA (The Washington Times, 2007 06 23) Added 2007-06-23 Hundred years ago, it was said that no matter in what direction a person looked in Vilnius, at least four churches always would be seen. The skyline remains a marvel of spires, domes and crosses.
JAPANESE EMPEROR HAILS LITHUANIAN COURAGE IN THE FACE OF STRUGGLE (AFP, May 26, 2007) Added 2007-05-26 Japanese Emperor Akihito on Saturday praised the courage of Lithuanians in the face of occupation and other hardships as he visited the former Soviet republic on the penultimate leg of a European tour.