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SPAIN SUPPORTS BALTIC STATES' NATO MEMBERSHIP Added 2002-02-15 On February 13, consultations on the integration to NATO of the three Baltic states were held in Spain. Rytis Paulauskas, Director of the MFA Multilateral Relations Department, headed the Lithuanian delegation. During political and military...
FOREIGN MINISTERS OF LITHUANIA, LATVIA, ESTONIA AND GERMANY GATHERED IN RIGA Added 2002-02-12 On February 11, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic countries and Germany met for their sixth quadripartite meeting in Riga. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, Latvian Minister Indulis Bērziņš, Estonian Minister Kristiina...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON FINANCING OF EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT IS TO BE THE BASIC ISSUE THIS YEAR, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS Added 2002-01-31 The proposal by the European Commission of 30 January 2002 on the solution of financial issues of the negotiations in 2004-2006, is presented in time and is a good basis for further discussions and negotiations which have to be concluded this...
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED TO THE CONVENTION ON EU FUTURE Added 2002-01-31 On January 30, the Lithuanian Government confirmed Deputy Foreign Minister Rytis Martikonis as its Representative to the Convention on EU future. Ambassador of the Lithuanian Mission to the European Communities Oskaras Jusys was appointed Deputy...
MORE THAN 300 TORAH SCROLLS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES' REPRESENTATIVES Added 2002-01-30 On 30 January, an international delegation of Jewish communities' representatives headed by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior arrives in Vilnius. The delegation will meet Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, Chairman of the Seimas...
LITHUANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GIEDRIUS ČEKUOLIS MET SLOVAKIAN DEFENCE MINISTER JOSEF STANK Added 2002-01-23 On January 22, Deputy Foreign Minister Giedrius Čekuolis met with Slovakian Defense Minister Josef Stank, who was on an official visit in Vilnius. The issues of NATO enlargement and bilateral Lithuanian - Slovakian relations were discussed at...
FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS VISITED MOSCOW Added 2002-01-22 On January 15-16, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis as Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe paid a working visit to Russia. During the visit the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE met...
LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER ASKED EU MEMBER STATES TO GRANT A LONGER TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PIPELINE EU REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCISE DUTIES ON CIGARETTES Added 2002-01-16 On January 15, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis sent an official letter to the Foreign Ministers of 15 EU Member States asking to grant for Lithuania a longer transitional period for excise duties on cigarettes with regard to the requirements of...
FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE CoE TO GO ON A VISIT TO RUSSIA Added 2002-01-15 On 15-16 January, the delegation headed by Antanas Valionis the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania left on a working visit for Moscow. During the visit,...
REGULAR ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE REAL ESTATE OF LITHUANIAN AND RUSSIAN EMBASSIES WAS HELD Added 2002-01-14 On January 10, a regular round of negotiations of bilateral intergovernmental commission's working group on the real estate of Lithuanian and Russian diplomatic representations was held in Moscow. Neris Germanas, State Secretary of the Ministry of...