AT THE EU MINISTERS’ MEETING, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES ISSUES OF EU EASTERN PARTNERSHIP, SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND BELARUS
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On 2-3 September at the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers (Gymnich), in Sopot, Poland, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs A.Ažubalis focused on the issues of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative, the situation in Ukraine and...
LITHUANIA INVITES MONTENEGRO TO FOCUS ON THE EU AND NATO ACCESSION GOALS
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On 1 September in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Lukšić discussed the progress of Montenegro on the path of joining the EU and NATO, and pledged support to...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN GROZNY
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VILNIUS, 31 August 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned the suicide bomb attack in Grozny, the capital of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya.“I offer my heartfelt...
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITHUANIAN-POLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IS A GOOD OCCASION TO LAY DOWN THE GUIDELINES FOR THE FUTURE COOPERATION, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS
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The 20th anniversary of the Lithuanian-Polish diplomatic relations is not only a good opportunity to evaluate the path up which we have come together and our joint achievements, but also to lay down the guidelines for the future cooperation,...
LITHUANIA'S REACTION TO AUSTRIA’S DECISION TO RELEASE THE SUSPECT IN JANUARY 13TH CASE (highlights and information package)
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HIGHLIGHTS On July 18, Lithuania handed in a note to Austria requesting to explain on what basis and why so hastily the decision was taken to release the suspect in the case of the assault of January 13, 1991, Mikhail Golovatov, who was...
IN HELSINKI, NORDIC AND BALTIC FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES IN THE REGION
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On 29-30 August in Helsinki, Finland, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis took part in the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8). The meeting discussed perspectives for more active...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER THANKS FRANCE FOR ITS SUPPORT DURING THE YEARS OF OCCUPATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
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“Having never recognized the annexation of Lithuania, France remains an important strategic partner of Lithuania in the European Union and NATO,” Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas said during the discussion...
EUROPE NOT TO SIT AT ONE TABLE WITH LUKASHENKO UNTIL RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS - LITHUANIAN FORMIN (BNS, 30 August 2011)
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VILNIUS/HELSINKI, Aug 30, BNS – The Baltic and Nordic countries believe that public proposals of Belarus' hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko to sit at one table could be considered only after the regime releases all political...
IN COPENHAGEN, BALTIC FOREIGN MINISTERS MARKED THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE BALTIC STATES AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH DENMARK
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On 28 August in Copenhagen, at the commemoration of the Independence of the Baltic States and the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Denmark, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, Crown...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFERRED THE STAR OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY ON A DANISH INDUSTRIALIST
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On 28 August in Copenhagen, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis conferred the “Star of Lithuanian Diplomacy” on Vice-President of the Baltic Development Forum and former long-term CEO of Confederation of Danish...