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AT THE IAEA CONFERENCE IN VIENNA, LITHUANIAN REPRESENTATIVES RAISE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY STANDARDS Added 2011-06-21 On 20-24 June, the Lithuanian delegation headed by Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas is taking part in the high-level Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is...
BELGIUM WILL REPRESENT LITHUANIA WHEN ISSUING SCHENGEN VISAS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES Added 2011-06-21 On 1 July, the Lithuanian-Belgian agreement comes into force, under which Belgium will represent Lithuania when issuing Schengen visas in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Rwanda. This agreement will facilitate travelling to...
SEIMAS PASSED A LAW ON COMPENSATIONS TO JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES (Press Release of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania, 21 June 2011) Added 2011-06-21 Acknowledging the significant contribution of the Lithuanian Jewish community to Lithuanian culture and social progress before the Second World War, occupation of Lithuania, and the Holocaust that marked the start of indiscriminate destruction of...
SPEECH BY VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA EGIDIJUS MEILŪNAS AT THE IAEA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY. Vienna, 20‐24 June 2011 Added 2011-06-21 Mr. President, Dear Director General, Ladies and gentlemen, It is very timely initiative by the International Atomic Energy Agency and I would like to thank for the work, which was done in organizing this important conference. Let me first of...
THE EU’S NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES THAT IMPLEMENT DEMOCRATIC REFORMS SHOULD GET MORE EU SUPPORT, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2011-06-20 The European Union’s neighbouring countries, which implement democratic reforms and undertaken commitments, should get more EU support than the countries that do not implement reforms, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius...
IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LIBYA’S TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL Added 2011-06-20 On 20 June in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė received a representative of Libya’s Transitional National Council to the United Nations Shalgam Abdul Rahman and Ambassador Hafed Gaddur,...
LITHUANIAN FILMS ARE PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FAIR IN FRANCE Added 2011-06-20 On June 20-24, for the first time ever, the Lithuanian film stand “Lithuanian Films” will be presented at one of the biggest documentary film fairs “Sunny Side of the Docs” in La Rochelle, France.
THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE LITHUANIAN CULTURE CENTER IS CELEBRATED IN PUŃSK Added 2011-06-20 At the celebration concert that was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the opening of the Lithuanian Culture Center in Puńsk, Director of the Department of Lithuanians Living Abroad of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF YELENA BONNER Added 2011-06-19 VILNIUS, 19 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his sorrow over the passing of Yelena Bonner, one of Russia's most prominent human rights activists.
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Added 2011-06-17 On 17 June, Lithuanian Ambassador to Macedonia Renatas Juška presented his credentials to the President of this country Gjorge Ivanov.During the conversation, the President and the Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and the situation...