DEMAND TO SPELL NAMES IN LITHUANIAN LETTERS DOES NOT RUN COUNTER EU'S ACQUIS - COURT (BNS, 12 May 2011)
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VILNIUS, May 12, BNS - The Luxembourg-based court European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday the existing rules in Lithuania providing for the spelling of names and surnames only in the state language do not constitute a violation.
7 US CONGRESSMEN URGE STATE SECRETARY SHIFT SUPPORT FROM BELARUSIAN N-PLANT TO BALTIC PROJECT (BNS, 12 May 2011)
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VILNIUS, May 12, BNS – Seven members of the United States Congress have urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton withdraw the statement of support to Belarusian nuclear power plant announced last December and back the Baltic nuclear utility...
U.S. CONGRESS MEMBERS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS PLANNED TO BE BUILT IN LITHUANIA’S NEIGHBORHOOD
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On 11 May at the meeting with Lithuanian Minister of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas in Washington, D.C., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Dan Burton conveyed to Ambassador Žygimantas...
ENSURING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFGHANISTAN IS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR THE COUNTRY’S REFORMS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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On 11 May at the ongoing Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Istanbul, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Evaldas Ignatavičius, who heads the Lithuanian delegation, said that when implementing the...
AT BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSED OSCE ACTIVITIES AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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On 10-11 May, Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis discussed cooperation within international bodies and other issues of the OSCE activity...
SPEECH BY VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA EVALDAS IGNATAVIČIUS IN THE PLENARY MEETING OF THE IV UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. Istanbul, Turkey, 11 May 2011
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Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President,Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my honour to address the Plenary Meeting of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) today. First of all, I would like to thank to the...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE REFORM, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS
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Lithuania supports the Council of Europe reform that is carried out by the Secretary General of the organization and is intended to modernize and increase its efficiency through the consolidation of democracy, human rights and the rule of law...
STATEMENT BY LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE 121ST SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE. Istanbul, 11 May 2011
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Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,
First, allow me to commend our dear colleague Ahmet Davutoglu for his efforts to reinforce the political role and influence of the Council of Europe during the six months of the Turkish Chairmanship of the...
LITHUANIA SUGGESTS NATO TO ASSUME A WELL-DEFINED ROLE IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY SECURITY
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On 10 May at the meeting with General Stéphane Abrial, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, who is paying a visit to Lithuania, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė noted that...
THE ASEF BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN VILNIUS
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At the initiative of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 26th Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Board of Governors Meeting will take place in Vilnius on 12-13 May. Members of the ASEF Board of Governors or their representatives from 48...