FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE
Added 2001-12-08
On December 5-6 and 7-8, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis as the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe visited Moldova and Ukraine, respectively.
Minister Valionis met President of the Republic...
FORMER US UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE STROBE TALBOTT VISITS LITHUANIA
Added 2001-12-06
On December 5, former US Undersecretary of State Strobe Talbott accompanied by his wife Mrs. Brooke Shearer came on a three days visit to Lithuania. Currently Strobe Talbott is Director of the Globalization Studies Center of Yale University; his...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS CONSIDERS THE FUTURE OF LITHUANIA INSEPARABLE FROM THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Added 2001-12-06
On December 5, a consultation "Lithuania and a Discussion on the future of the EU " was held at the President's Office in Vilnius. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis pointed out that "Construction of the European Union is a permanent...
RELEVANCE OF LITHUANIA'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE DISCUSSED IN ROMANIA
Added 2001-12-04
On December 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Antanas Valionis participated in the 9TH Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in...
LITHUANIA CONSOLIDATES ITS POSITION AMONG THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES TO THE FIRST EU ENLARGEMENT WAVE
Added 2001-11-30
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, head of Lithuanian Delegation for the EU Accession Negotiations Antanas Valionis noted that he was satisfied with a new progress at the negotiations with the EU.
On November 28, a meeting between the...
THE 17TH QUADRIPARTITE MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION TOOK PLACE
Added 2001-11-22
On November 20, the 17th quadripartite meeting between the Council of Europe (the CoE) and the European Union (the EU) was held in Brussels. The Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE Antanas Valionis and Secretary General of the CoE...
SESSION OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DISCUSSED CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND BELARUS
Added 2001-11-21
On November 20 Lithuanian Foreign Deputy Minister Evaldas Ignatavičius and Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus Jonas Paslauskas delivered their reports on the situation in Belarus as well as on the co-operation between the Council of Europe and...
WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ENDED IN DOHA
Added 2001-11-16
The Lithuanian delegation headed by Foreign Deputy Minister Evaldas Ignatavičius returned from the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference, which took place on November 9-14 in Doha, Qatar.
The Conference officially declared the beginning of a New Round...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTS RECENT EC DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE EU ENLARGEMENT PROCESS
Added 2001-11-14
The latest European Commission’s documents define a further direction for Lithuania’s activities towards her membership in the European Union, says the Head of the delegation for EU Accession Negotiations, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania...
MINISTERIAL MEETING OF RECENTLY ACCEDED COUNTRIES AT WTO CONFERENCE
Added 2001-11-12
November 10, 2001, Doha
Ministers of 8 recently acceded countries – Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lithuania, Moldova and Oman met in Doha on November 10, 2001 to share their concerns regarding market access and related...