EUROPEAN UNION HAS TO APPLY UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED BY ALL NEIGHBOURS, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
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On 14 November at the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis stressed that the EU’s support – closer political cooperation, economic integration and...
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHALLENGES TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IS HELD AT THE TOLERANCE CENTRE
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On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November, Vilnius is to host an international conference “Tolerance and Totalitarianism. Challenges to Freedom” with a focus on the activities of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group in...
SUCCESS OF THE EU-RUSSIA COOPERATION DEPENDS ON MUTUAL EFFORT, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
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On 13 November at the EU foreign ministers’ informal discussion in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis said that the EU-Russia cooperation would be successful only if both sides would make effort. Moreover,...
LITHUANIAN AND BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS ISSUES OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
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On 11 November on his first working visit to London, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and the U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the most important issues of the European Union, security policies, and bilateral...
MEETINGS IN DELHI FOCUS ON THE PROMOTION OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND INDIA
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On 11 November in New Delhi, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė opened the Lithuania-India Business Forum that was organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and, together...
OSCE MEETING ON PREVENTING RACISM AND HATE CRIMES BEGINS WITH CALLS FOR GREATER EFFORTS TO COMBAT INTOLERANCE
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VIENNA, 10 November 2011 – A two-day OSCE meeting aimed at identifying ways to prevent racism, xenophobia and hate crimes began today with calls for greater efforts to combat hatred and intolerance.
IN LONDON, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON FURTHERING OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DIALOGUE BETWEEN LITHUANIANS LIVING ABROAD AND IN LITHUANIA
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On 10 November at the meeting with representatives from various Lithuanian organizations of the United Kingdom in London, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis called on furthering of the business dialogue that was successfully...
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT COMMEMORATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CZESŁAW MIŁOSZ
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The commemorative event was organized at the European Parliament, during which the creative work of the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Czesław Miłosz and his role in defining the European identity were discussed. On 9 November, the event...
LECTURE BY VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA ASTA SKAISGIRYTĖ LIAUŠKIENĖ AT THE INDIAN COUNCIL FOR WORLD AFFAIRS. New Delhi, 11 November 2011
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LITHUANIA: A HUB IN A CENTRE OF EUROPE
Excellencies, Professors, students, Dear Friends,
My intention of today is to tell you what Lithuania is and how we see our relations with India.
There are many epithets I can use to describe Lithuania:...
BALTIC TIGERS HAVE SURVIVED THE CRISIS (Svenska Dagbladet, 11 November 2011)
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They survived the global financial crisis that started back in 2008, but new international storm clouds are now appearing on the Baltic horizon.