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STATEMENT BY EVALDAS IGNATAVICIUS, VICEMINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, AT THE NORTHERN DIMENSION FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE (Luxembourg, 9 April 2001) Added 2001-04-12 Madame Minister,Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Lithuanian Government let me express the appreciation of the Swedish presidency initiative to hold this second ministerial meeting of the Northern Dimension. Its subject is important...
STATEMENT BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HEADS OF THE DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ACCREDITED TO THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA (Vilnius, 16 February, 2001) Added 2001-02-19  Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my great pleasure to welcome you all gathered here on this day of high significance to our nation – the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania. Allow me to use this occasion...
STATEMENT BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE SEIMAS (Vilnius, 23 January 2001) Added 2001-01-25 Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Parliament, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to commend the initiative to hold such a discussion in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. I am convinced that...
STATEMENT BY H.E. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AT THE 2000 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (New York, 25 April 2000) Added 2000-04-25 Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates,   I have the honour to congratulate you, Ambassador Abdallah Baali, on your election as President of this Review Conference. It is my sincere belief that under your skilful presidency the Conference...
OPENING STATEMENT BY MR. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, AT THE CONFERENCE ON ACCESSION TO THE EU (Brussels, 15 February 2000) Added 2000-02-15 I. Background 1.  The negotiations which are starting today are an extraordinary event in the relations between Lithuania and the European Union. For the EU Member States and Lithuania the development of European integration is a matter of...
ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AT THE UN GA 54TH SESSION (New York, 29 September 1999) Added 1999-09-29 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the special pleasure to see you guide the United Nations General Assembly during this session over the junction of centuries and millennia. We will lend total support to your endeavour,...
ADDRESS OF H.E. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, MR. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS "FUTURE SECURITY CHALLENGES AND NATO-PARTNER CO-OPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EAPC AND PFP" (Brussels, 8 December 1998) Added 1998-12-08 Secretary General,Your Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Today's topic gives us a good opportunity to discuss wide issues of common concern. Over the past several months, all of us have closely followed the development of the situation in...
CLOSING STATEMENT BY MR. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS, INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE CBSS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AT THE 7TH CBSS MINISTERIAL SESSION (Nyborg, June 22-23, 1998) Added 1998-06-23 The chairmanship of the CBSS is a very important task for Lithuania. Good relations with neighbours, political stability, and democratic, economic and social development of the Baltic Sea region have always been and are among the top priorities of...
INTERVENTION BY H.E. MR. ALGIRDAS SAUDARGAS MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AT THE MEETING OF THE EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL IN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS SESSION (Brussels, 17 December 1997) Added 1997-12-17 Mr. Chairman,Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by congratulating my colleagues – the Polish, Czech and Hungarian Foreign Ministers – upon completing the pre-accession talks with the Alliance. The accession of these three Central European...
THE CASE FOR LITHUANIAN MEMBERSHIP IN NATO (14th International Workshop on Global Security - Prague, 21-25 June 1997) Added 1997-06-25 His Excellency Algirdas SaudargasForeign Minister of Lithuania Lithuania’s current status Since NATO declared itself open to enlargement, giving Central and Eastern European countries hope of rejoining the family they truly belong to, Lithuania...