WELCOME ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS ON THE OCCASION OF EHU 20TH ANNIVERSARY. European Humanities University, 5 June 2012
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“I feel free here. Here I am independent”. These are the words told by Anastasia, a Belorussian student of European Humanities University here in Vilnius. It is the faith in these telling words that led us all to establish and support...
LITHUANIA’S EU PRESIDENCY WILL AIM TO FINALIZE ICELAND'S ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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At the meeting with the delegation of Iceland’s negotiators for the accession negotiations with the European Union on 5 June in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius stressed Lithuania’s...
NEW CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY IS LITHUANIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO COMBAT ILLICIT NUCLEAR SMUGGLING
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During the opening ceremony of the Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security at the Border Guard School in Medininkai on 4 June, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius stressed that the newly set-up centre would be...
EX-LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES AWARD FOR SUPPORT OF LITHUANIAN-POLISH COOPERATION (BNS, 4 June 2012)
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VILNIUS, Jun 04, BNS – Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus received the Jan Nowak-Jezioranski Award for his support of Lithuanian-Polish cooperation on Monday in the Polish city of Wroclaw.
BILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN REGARDING REPRESENTATION IN INSSUANCE OF SCHENGEN VISAS ENTERS INTO FORCE
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The bilateral agreement between Lithuania and Spain regarding representation in issuance of Schengen visas enters into force on June 1. In compliance with the agreement, Lithuania will represent Spain in issuing Schengen visas in Armenia, and...
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NORDIC, BALTIC, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM DISCUSSES LITHUANIA’S UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY
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The traditional meeting of directors responsible for the Eastern neighbourhood from Foreign Ministries of Nordic and Baltic States and the United Kingdom took place on May 31-June 1 in Vilnius. The meeting focused on EU relations with Russia, the...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS BALANCED EUROPEAN UNION TRADE POLICY
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On May 31 at the EU Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas called on the European Union to ensure that when trading with competitive countries tariff preferences should be...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION WELCOMES LITHUANIA’S EFFORTS AND CALLS FOR ADHERING TO FISCAL DISCIPLINE
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On May 30 in Brussels, the European Commission adopted recommendations, commending Lithuania’s efforts to correct budget deficit. However, the Commission encourages continuing to adhere to disciplined spending policies, reform the pension...
IN TWENTY YEARS, NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION EXPANDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS, ESTABLISHES PARTNERSHIP TRADITIONS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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The Nordic-Baltic partnership emerged 20 years ago and is based on the creation of the human network, establishment of new contacts and sharing of experience. Today it has a long tradition,” Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus...
REPRESSIONS BY SYRIAN AUTHORITIES AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY
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Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the repressions committed by the Syrian government on May 27 in the city of Hula. The United Nations confirmed that at least 90 people were massacred, including 34 children. It is a crime against...