OSCE CHAIRPERSON SADDENED BY PASSING OF VACLAV HAVEL, PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS VISION OF FREE EUROPE
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VILNIUS, 18 December 2011 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis expressed his sadness today at the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel and paid tribute to his courage and vision for a free Europe.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF V.HAVEL
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Yesterday, on 18 December, after the death of the first President and the Czech Republic and a famous anti-Communist dissident Vaclov Havel, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent his condolences to Karel Schwarzenberg, the...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER DISCUSS LITHUANIA’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION
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On 15 December in Warsaw, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius, President of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek and European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs discussed Lithuania’s upcoming Presidency of...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON CONCERNED OVER DEADLY CLASHES IN KAZAKHSTAN, APPEALS FOR CALM
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VILNIUS, 16 December 2011 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis expressed his concern at the violent clashes in the western Kazakhstan town of Zhanaozen today in which at least 10 people died and...
WHEN REPRESENTING LITHUANIA AROUND THE WORLD, THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE MUST, FIRST OF ALL, RESPOND TO CITIZENS’ NEEDS, SAYS MINISTER
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On 16 December in Vilnius, representatives from academic community, media and general public were acquainted with the report on this year’s activities of the Lithuanian diplomatic service “Lithuanian diplomatic service 2011”,...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND NEW INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO LITHUANIA DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
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At the meeting with the new Indian Ambassador to Lithuania Monika Kapil Mohta on 15 December, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė underlined that in recent years both countries aimed at a deeper bilateral...
AT THE MEETING WITH THE NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER UNDERLINES CLOSE BILATERAL COOPERATION
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At the meeting with the new French Ambassador to Lithuania Maryse Berniau on 15 December, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė underlined close ties and cooperation between the countries and discussed...
OSCE MISSION IN CROATIA SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLED
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VIENNA, 15 December 2011 – The 56 OSCE participating States welcomed today the success achieved by the OSCE Office in Zagreb in fulfilling its mandate as well as the progress made by the host country, and decided after 15 years of OSCE field...
MORE FOCUS ON CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION NEEDED, SAYS OSCE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AT GENEVA DISCUSSIONS
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GENEVA, 14 December 2011 – Developing synergies through multiple confidence-building measures and reaching out to different communities can help support efforts towards conflict resolution, said Giedrius Čekuolis, the Special Representative...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS CONDOLENCES OVER THE ARMED ATTACK IN THE BELGIAN CITY OF LIÈGE
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On 14 December, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent condolences to the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders over the armed attack in the Belgian city of Liège.