THE FIRST STAR OF LITHUANIA’S MILLENNIUM THIS YEAR GOES TO DISCUS THROWER VIRGILIJUS ALEKNA
Added 2009-01-22
On 22 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas conferred discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna with the award of Foreign Ministry ‘The Star of Lithuania’s Millennium’ for promoting Lithuania’s name. V. Alekna is twice an...
MINISTER PRESENTS A JOINT BALTIC CANDIDATE TO THE POST OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO
Added 2009-01-22
On 21 January, at a meeting with foreign ambassadors residing in Lithuania,Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas presented Ambassador Ina Marčiulionytė as a joint candidate of the three Baltic States – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia– to the...
HEAD OF LITHUANIA’S DIPLOMACY: FOREIGN MINISTRY SEEKS TO BE A RELIABLE PARTNER FOR LITHUANIA’S BUSINESS
Added 2009-01-21
On 21 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with heads of associated business organisations: President of the International Chamber of Commerce ICC Lithuania Julius Niedvaras, President of the Lithuanian...
EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING THE CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND TURKEY
Added 2009-01-20
On 20 January at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Lithuania and Turkey, Turkey’s EU membership negotiations were discussed. A possible input of Turkey into the European energy...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR
Added 2009-01-20
On 20 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Lithuania Hans Peter Annen and discussed important issues of bilateral relations.
Minister...
CANDIDATE TO THE POST OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO WILL BE PRESENTED TO FOREIGN AMBASSADORS
Added 2009-01-20
On 21 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas is meeting for the first time with foreign Ambassadors that are accredited to Lithuania and will acquaint them with priorities of the new Government’s foreign policy.
At the...
LITHUANIAN AND SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTERS HIGHLIGHT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENERGY LINKS FOR THE ENERGY SECURITY IN THE REGION
Added 2009-01-16
On 16 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Carl Bildt, who is paying a working visit to Lithuania, discussed region’s energy security and other important issues of...
LITHUANIAN DIPLOMAT IS AWARDED A MERITUL CIVIC MEDAL FOR ASSISTANCE TO MOLDOVA, SEEKING FOR EURO-INTEGRATION
Added 2009-01-15
On 15 January, Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin conferred to Ambassador-at-Large Kęstutis Jankauskas the Meritul Civic medal for merits assisting Moldova to implement its Euro-integration reforms.
In 2008, Ambassador-at-Large...
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND CANADA IS DISCUSSED
Added 2009-01-15
On 15 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Canada’s Minister of National Defence Peter Gordon MacKay, who is paying a visit to Vilnius.
The Ministers were glad that the political and economic cooperation...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC DISCUSS PRIORITIES OF THE CZECH EU PRESIDENCY
Added 2009-01-15
On 15 January in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Tomash Poyar. They discussed priorities of the Czech EU Presidency: economy, energy and the...