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LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER THANKS TURKEY FOR ITS NON-RECOGNITION OF LITHUANIA’S ANNEXATION Added 2011-10-18 On 18 October during the event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations of Lithuania and Turkey at Vilnius City Hall, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas highlighted close ties...
OSCE READY TO CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN TOGETHER WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, SAYS LITHUANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP AT NATO MEETING Added 2011-10-18 BRUSSELS, 18 October 2011 – The OSCE’s engagement with Afghanistan has been a priority of the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the Organization this year, and further practical steps should be taken in co-ordination with international and...
LITHUANIA WELCOMES RUSSIA’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT BALTIC STATES FELL VICTIM TO AND SUFFERED FROM SOVIET TOTALITARIANISM Added 2011-10-18 The opinion that the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for Rehabilitating Victims of Political Repression has announced regarding the damages caused to the occupied countries due to the Soviet annexation is a good sign,...
VISA ISSUANCE BY EXTERNAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE DISCUSSED AT THE LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY Added 2011-10-18 On 18 October, a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on the optimization of procedures for issuing visas for tourists was held at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The meeting focused on issues related to external...
FOREIGN FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS TO BE PROVIDED TO LITHUANIAN CITIZENS ON THE BASIS OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH LITHUANIAN LAW Added 2011-10-18 As the Polish Foreign Ministry announced about the provision of financial support for parents of pupils from Polish minority schools in Lithuania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania wants to stress that in such cases according to the...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES RESIDENTS OF ŠILALĖ THAT LITHUANIA’S EU PRESIDENCY IS BOTH A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY Added 2011-10-18 On 17 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with residents of Šilalė to discuss important issues of the European Union and the upcoming Presidency, and stressed that those Lithuanian politicians who were...
LITHUANIAN CONSULATE HEADED BY LITHUANIAN HONORARY CONSUL OFFICIALLY OPENS IN ALBUFEIRA Added 2011-10-17 On 13 October in Albufeira, Lithuanian Ambassador to Portugal Algimantas Rimkūnas officially opened the Lithuanian Consulate in Algarve, Portugal’s southern region. The Consulate is headed by Lithuanian Honorary Consul and Chairman of the...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LANDTAG OF THE GERMAN STATE OF HESSE DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS Added 2011-10-17 On 17 October in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė met with President of the Landtag (State Parliament) of the German State of Hesse Norbert Kartmann and discussed with him bilateral relations...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXTENDS CONDOLENCES OVER THE DEATH OF AN ESTONIAN SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN Added 2011-10-17 On 17 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Urmas Paet and expressed his deepest condolences over the death of Estonian soldier Agris Hutrof in Afghanistan.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES CLOSE ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SWEDEN Added 2011-10-14 On 14 October at the meeting with the new Swedish Ambassador to Lithuania Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis stressed close economic cooperation between Lithuania and Sweden.