IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT WE MUST NOT FORGET IN THE HOLOCAUST HISTORY (The Press Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, 20 October 2011)
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Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius took part in a solemn opening of a new permanent exhibition on the commemoration of the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust in Lithuania, at the Museum of Genocide Victims. The Prime Minister noted the exceptional...
LITHUANIA AND GEORGIA ARE NOT ONLY IMPLEMENTING ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS IN THE CITIES, BUT ALSO PLANNING TOGETHER TO SPREAD VALUES IN THE REGION, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
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An exhibition of reconstruction projects of the Khashuri town square in Georgia that were designed by students from Kaunas was opened at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 19 October. On that occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
AFTER TWENTY YEARS (The Baltic Times, 19 October 2011)
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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the international recognition of the restored independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The support and sympathy of the international community demonstrated towards our countries during the...
LITHUANIA’S STRATEGIC ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE NORDIC-BALTIC REGION IS BASED ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTER
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Today, the strategic orientation of Lithuania’s foreign policy towards and integration into a unified Nordic-Baltic region is based on its historical experience, i.e., the reign of the Vasa dynasty during the period of the...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER THANKS TURKEY FOR ITS NON-RECOGNITION OF LITHUANIA’S ANNEXATION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...