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LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIDS FAREWELL TO DEPARTING SWEDISH AND FINNISH AMBASSADORS Added 2008-08-21 On 21 August,  Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassadors of the Kingdom of Sweden, Malin Kärre, and of Finland,Timo Lahelma. The Foreign Minister thanked both Ambassadors...
STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Added 2008-08-21 Lithuania considers the release of all political prisoners in Belarus as a serious sign to the Euro-Atlantic community and will seek to initiate a discussion with its partners in the European Union. The discussion would be on the respective means...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION Added 2008-08-20 On 20 August, Lithuanian Ambassador to international organisations in Vienna Renatas Norkus presented credentials to Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Tibor Toth. During the meeting, while...
FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED THE NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR Added 2008-08-20 On 20 August, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Lithuania Hans Peter Annen and discussed with him bilateral political, economical and cultural relations. ‘I am...
NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS EXPRESSED THEIR FIRM SUPPORT TO GEORGIA Added 2008-08-19 On 19 August, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas attended an extraordinary North Atlantic Council meeting, where he and other NATO Foreign Ministers discussed the situation in Georgia. Ministers expressed their firm...
LITHUANIA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA Added 2008-08-19 Lithuania provides humanitarian assistance to Georgia, which has suffered from military actions. Commissioned by Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates the provision of humanitarian assistance.
STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: RUSSIA IS THREATENING TO ARM THE BALTIC SEA FLEET WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS - THIS IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE Added 2008-08-18 It is entirely unacceptable that Russia is threatening to arm the Baltic Sea Fleet with nuclear weapons and aim them at Poland and the Czech Republic, as a response to the willingness of these countries to join the U.S. missile defence system.
GEORGIA STILL NEEDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE – YOU ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE Added 2008-08-18 According to the unofficial data, humanitarian assistance has already reached about 10,000 residents of Georgia. However, about 78,000 people who have suffered from war in the western regions of the country are still waiting for it.
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF A.KOZULIN TO FREEDOM Added 2008-08-18 On 16 August, former candidate of Belarusian opposition during 2006 presidential elections, political prisoner Alexander Kozulin was released from a Belarusian prison.
RESIDENTS OF LITHUANIA ARE INVITED TO DONATE CLOTHES FOR THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA Added 2008-08-14 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for ways to assist Georgia, where the humanitarian situation continues to worsen. Residents of Lithuania and local companies that are producing and trading in clothing are kindly invited to give...