LITHUANIA CAN SUCCEED AS EU COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF THE PUBLIC IS UNITED, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
Added 2011-12-28
Lithuania can succeed as EU Council President if the public is united and engaged in the face of this test of the state’s capacity, Lithuanian foreign minister Audronius Ažubalis said, speaking alongside the winner of the public competition...
OSCE PARTICIPATING STATES APPROVE 2012 OSCE BUDGET
Added 2011-12-27
VIENNA, 22 December 2011 – The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the Irish Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance welcomed today’s decision by all 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for...
BRITISH MINISTER THANKS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER FOR SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION OF THE OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL
Added 2011-12-23
Lithuania’s outgoing Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was greatly valued in the United Kingdom, highlights the country’s Minister for Europe David Lidington in his letter to the Minister...
THE NETHERLANDS TO REPRESENT LITHUANIA WHEN ISSUING SCHENGEN VISAS IN GHANA, ARUBA AND CURAÇAO
Added 2011-12-23
As of 1 January 2012, the agreement between Lithuania and the Netherlands comes into force, under which the Netherlands will represent Lithuania when issuing Schengen visas in Ghana, Aruba and Curaçao.Lithuania and other Schengen countries...
IN RIGA, CONSULTATIONS OF LITHUANIAN AND LATVIAN POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
Added 2011-12-22
On 22 December in Riga, the consultations of political directors from Lithuanian and Latvian foreign ministries, Vytautas Leškevičius and Andris Razans, discussed topical issues of foreign and security policy: the European Union’s...
LECTURE IS GIVEN AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ARCHEOLOGICAL PROJECT IN AFGHANISTAN
Added 2011-12-22
On 22 December at the Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University, Professor Aleksiejus Luchtanas is giving a lecture on the results of the archaeological expedition (2007-2010) to the province of Ghor, central Afghanistan, which was financed...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF POLISH SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN
Added 2011-12-21
Minister of Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis expressed condolences on the death of five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan after Taliban attack on 21 December.
IN CZECH EMBASSY IN VILNIUS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON PASSING OF V.HAVEL
Added 2011-12-21
On 21 December at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis signed the Condolence Book and expressed condolences on the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel.
LITHUANIA IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PARTICIPANTS OF A PEACEFUL RALLY IN BELARUS
Added 2011-12-20
Lithuania expresses regret and concern about the violation of the right of assembly of the citizens and the use of force by the Belarusian authorities against participants of a peaceful rally “Light a candle of hope” that took place on...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER THE RUSSIAN OIL RIG DISASTER
Added 2011-12-19
On 19 December, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis expressed his condolences over the Kolskaya oil rig disaster, when it capsized in a storm in the Sea of Okhotsk.