ENERGY SECURITY OF THE BALTIC STATES: WE HAVE TO ACT RIGHT NOW
Added 2009-01-09
On 9 January in Riga, during the meetings with President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas dedicated most attention to...
JAPAN SENDS CIVILIANS TO THE LITHUANIAN-LED PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM IN GHOR PROVINCE
Added 2009-01-09
On 9 January, Japan’s government announced its decision to dispatch a civilian assistance team to the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, in spring. They made a decision to send civilians after...
A TRUMPET OF THE MILLENNIUM WILL REMIND THE LITHUANIAN YOUTH IN LATVIA OF THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY
Added 2009-01-09
On 9 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas started his visit to Latvia by meeting teachers and senior pupils at the Lithuanian Secondary School in Riga.
GUIDELINES OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF LITHUANIAN – U.S. RELATIONS DISCUSSED IN PRAGUE
Added 2009-01-09
On 8 January at the Lithuanian Embassy in Prague, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in the office of the U.S. Secretary of State...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER WILL PAY A WORKING VISIT TO LATVIA
Added 2009-01-08
On 9 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas is paying a working visit to Latvia. In Riga, the Minister will be received by President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis and Minister of Foreign Affairs...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ENCOURAGES THE EU TO JOIN FORCES IN TACKLING THE ENERGY ISOLATION OF THE BALTIC STATES
Added 2009-01-08
At the informal meeting of the European Union’s General Affairs Council on 8 January in Prague, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas together with his colleagues from other EU countries discussed priorities of the Czech EU...
FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSIONER DISCUSS ISSUES OF LITHUANIA’S ENERGY SECURITY
Added 2009-01-08
On 8 January in Prague at the informal meeting of the European Union’s General Affairs Council, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with EU Commissioner responsible for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner and...
LITHUANIA PRESIDES OVER THE BALTIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Added 2009-01-05
On 1 January 2009 Lithuania started presiding over the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM). During the Lithuanian Presidency, particular attention will be dedicated to the cooperation among the Baltic States – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – in the...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER MEDIATES BETWEEN UKRAINE AND THE EU IN SOLVING THE ISSUE OF GAS PROVISION
Added 2009-01-01
On 1 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas discussed current situation of gas provision to Ukraine with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Volodymyr Ohryzko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech EU Presidency...
USHERING IN 2009, LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER OPENS AN EXHIBITION OF NIKO PIROSMANI, A WORLD FAMOUS PAINTER
Added 2008-12-31
On 31 December at Vilnius Picture Gallery, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in the opening ceremony of an exhibition of paintings by distinguished Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanashvili (Pirosmani), who created at...