LITHUANIA‘S CITIZENS WILL TRAVEL TO THE USA VISA-FREE
Added 2008-10-17
On 17 October, President of the United States George W.Bush received Lithuania‘s Ambassador to the USA Audrius Brūzga at the White House in Washington and informed about the decision to remove the visa requirements for Lithuania’s citizens...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURES
Added 2008-10-17
During the “Common World: Progress through Diversity” Forum in Astana (Kazakhstan) on 17 October, Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekūnas and representatives from more than 60 states discussed the issues of strengthening tolerance and...
A CONFERENCE CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE EU’S POLICY REGARDING MOLDOVA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD
Added 2008-10-17
On 17 October, during the conference “Moldova: moving ahead” in the United Kingdom, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis presented the new geopolitical situation after the conflict in Georgia. According to...
THE SUMMIT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE FRANCOPHONIE HELD IN CANADA
Added 2008-10-16
On 15-19 October in Quebec, Canada, the Lithuanian delegation led by Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aurimas Taurantas, is taking part in the Ministerial Conference and the Summit of the International Organisation of the...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA
Added 2008-10-16
On 16 October, Lithuanian ambassador Arūnas Vinčiūnas presented credentials to the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov.
During the meeting ambassador A.Vinčiūnas stressed, that relations between Lithuania and Bulgaria, which date back to the...
A NEW LITHUANIAN HONORARY CONSUL IN UKRAINE STARTS HIS DUTIES
Added 2008-10-14
Viktor Popov started his duties as a new Lithuanian Honorary Consul in Ukraine. On 8 October, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine he obtained his .
V.Popov is appointed to exercise consular functions in the consular district of Kherson...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: RUSSIA HAS NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ITS OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM GEORGIA
Added 2008-10-13
On 13 October, during European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Luxembourg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas and heads of diplomacy of other EU Member States discussed situation in...
EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DECIDED TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TRAVEL BAN ON SOME BELARUSIAN OFFICIALS
Added 2008-10-13
On 13 October, during European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Luxembourg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas and his counterparts from other EU Member States discussed how the EU would...
“BETWEEN POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY. THE HOLY SEE AND THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA”. PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA
Added 2008-10-10
On 10 October, a book entitled “Between Politics and Diplomacy. Holy See and the Republic of Lithuania“was presented in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. In his book Algimantas Kasparavičius analyzes political and diplomatic relations...
LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECEIVED THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF SWEDEN
Added 2008-10-10
On 10 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas met with Ulrika Cronenberg-Mossberg, the new Ambassador of Sweden to Lithuania.
During the meeting, bilateral relations between Lithuania and Sweden and their perspectives...