LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER THE TRAGIC TRAIN CRASH IN BUENOS AIRES
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On 23 February, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent a letter expressing condolences to the Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Héctor Marcos Timerman, the Government and the people of the country over the...
SPEECH BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE SEMINAR “THE BALTIC SEA REGION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION”. Vilnius, 23 February 2012
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Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to open today this discussion on “The Baltic Sea Region in the European Union”. It is timely to re-evaluate the political and economic developments of our region; its role, perspectives and challenges in the...
COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION MUST BECOME AN INSPIRATION TO OTHER EU REGIONS, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
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By casting the role of the first EU macro-region to the Baltic Sea region, the European Commission has acknowledged its potential and possibilities. However, it is also a huge responsibility to prove that such a new method of European regional...
IN MOSCOW, LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA
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In Moscow, Lithuanian ambassador Renatus Norkus presented credentials to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. After a solemn ceremony in the Kremlin, Lithuanian ambassador and the Russian President discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation.
LITHUANIAN DIASPORA IN ISRAEL BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN THEIR MOTHERLAND AND CURRENT HOME COUNTRY
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On 16 February, the establishment of the Israeli-Lithuania Friendship Association ISRAELITA was officially announced during a formal celebration of the Day of the Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania at the town hall in the city of Netanya...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT CONDEMNS CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN SYRIA
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Lithuania and other 136 member states support the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 16 February that strongly condemns the continued “widespread and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by...
LITHUANIAN AND UKRAINIAN POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
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On 15 February in Kyiv, political director of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius and Director-General of the Directorate General for Security and Political Affairs of the Ukrainian Ministry for Foreign Affairs Vasyl...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER OF THAILAND DISCUSS BILATERAL COOPERATION
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On 16 February, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius and Foreign Minister of Thailand Surapong Tovichakchaikul discussed bilateral cooperation, celebration of the upcoming 20th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic...
LITHUANIA AND LATVIA TO SHARE PREMISES OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
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The practical implementation of the Nordic-Baltic initiative on the placement of diplomats in missions of other Nordic or Baltic states in third countries has been started by Lithuania and Latvia. On 15 February, the Government of Lithuania...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES A LECTURE TO STUDENTS IN THE U.S. ON LITHUANIA’S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP EXPERIENCE
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On 13 February, Ambassador-at-Large of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rytis Paulauskas gave a lecture entitled “Lithuania's OSCE Chairmanship: Political Leadership and Management of Regional Organization” at the Fletcher...