PARTICIPANTS AT OSCE MEETING CALL FOR MORE DECISIVE STEPS TO CONFRONT ANTI-SEMITISM IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE
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PRAGUE, 23 March 2011 – Participants at an OSCE meeting in Prague on confronting anti-Semitism in public discourse today called for more decisive steps to counter expressions of intolerance and hatred while preserving the freedom of speech.
LITHUANIA DEPOSITED ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION TO THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ESPOO CONVENTION AND THE PROTOCOL ON STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
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On 22 March, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations deposited with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon its instrument of ratification to the 1st and 2nd Amendments to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a...
EVENTS OF THE YEAR OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN LITHUANIA ARE DISCUSSED IN VILNIUS
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On 23 March, the events of the Year of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust in Lithuania and joint projects on the perpetuation of remembrance of Holocaust that are implemented with foreign partners were presented at the Seimas...
TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ARE IMPORTANT CONDITIONS FOR ENERGY SECURITY, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
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On 23-25 March at the expert seminar “Anti-Corruption Policy and Integrity Training” in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas stressed that the fight against corruption played an important role in...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF CHILE
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On 23 March, Lithuanian Ambassador Vaclovas Šalkauskas presented his credentials to President of Chile Sebastián Piñera Echenique. During the visit to Chile, the Ambassador also visited the Consulate, headed by Honorary Consul...
KAUNAS WAS PRESENTED AT THE TRAVEL SHOW EXPO IN LOS ANGELES
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Kaunas was presented at the largest tourism event on the U.S. West Coast, this idea was born during the visit of Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S.A. Žygimantas Pavilionis to Los Angeles and was given flesh and blood on 19-20...
WELCOMING REMARKS BY LITHUANIAN VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EGIDIJUS MEILŪNAS AT THE EXPERT SEMINAR “ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY AND INTEGRITY TRAINING”. Vilnius, 23-25 March 2011
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Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Distinguished guests,
It is my great pleasure to say a few welcoming remarks on the occasion of this important event devoted to very relevant topic as anti-corruption policy.
I am pleased to see so many...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER TAKES PART IN THE OSCE CONFERENCE ON CONFRONTING ANTI-SEMITISM IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE
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On 23 March in Prague, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė is representing Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius...
LITHUANIA WELCOMES TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR AFGHANISTAN’S SECURITY TO THE COUNTRY’S AUTHORITIES
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Lithuania welcomes tstart of the transfer of the responsibility for Afghanistan’s security and governance to the country’s authorities in the first Afghan provinces, and expects further progress in this country and throughout the region.
THE MFA IN COOPERATION WITH THE MEDIA OF LITHUANIANS LIVING ABROAD FOSTERS LITHUANIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY AROUND THE WORLD
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The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports the media of Lithuanians living abroad as much as possible and aims to help Lithuanians around the world foster their national identity and the Lithuanian language, join communities, and organize...