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LITHUANIA IS TO COORDINATE THE NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION IN 2012 Added 2011-12-30 In 2012, Lithuania will be a centre of joint Nordic-Baltic activities. On 1 January, Vilnius takes over the coordination of the cooperation between eight Nordic-Baltic countries (NB8).
OSCE CHAIRPERSON WELCOMES EXCHANGE OF DETAINEES BY TBILISI AND TSHKINVALI Added 2011-12-30 VILNIUS, 30 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the exchange of detainees by the authorities in Tbilisi and Tskhinvali today.
LITHUANIA IS INVITED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD THAT PROMOTES DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD Added 2011-12-30 The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited Lithuania to become a member of the UN Democracy Fund’s (UNDEF) Advisory Board for two years, starting on 1 January 2012.Established by the UN Secretary-General in 2005, the UNDEF...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON NEW GOVERNMENT IN BIH Added 2011-12-29 VILNIUS, 29 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today the agreement by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politicians to form a new state government. “I congratulate the...
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...