NATO’S ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION AND THE U.S. JOINT STAFF TO CO-HOST A CONFERENCE AT THE ENERGY SECURITY CENTRE IN VILNIUS
Added 2012-10-31
NATO’s Allied Command Transformation and the U.S. Joint Staff will co-host the 2012 International Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E) Conference in Vilnius on 6-8 November. The theme of this conference is...
LITHUANIA SPEAKS UP FOR A CLOSER NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION, BUT NATO SHOULD REMAIN THE REGION’S MOST IMPORTANT SECURITY GUARANTEE
Added 2012-10-30
On 30 October in Stockholm, the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Embassies in cooperation with the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) launched a presentation of the FOI report entitled “The Security and Defensibility of the Baltic States....
IN WARSAW, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER PRESENTS LITHUANIA’S PLANS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT IN VILNIUS
Added 2012-10-30
On 29 October, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius attended the Conference on “Prospects for Eastern Partnership: How to Reconcile the EU’s Offer with its Neighbours’ Expectations?” in Warsaw,...
AN EVENT DEDICATED TO A FAMOUS LITHUANIAN POET AND DIPLOMAT HELD IN PARIS
Added 2012-10-29
On 29 October at the National Centre of the Book (Centre national du Livre) in Paris, the Embassy of Lithuania in France in cooperation with the Friends of Oscar Milosz (Association Les Amis de Milosz Oscar) held an event, dedicated to this famous...
ON BEHALF OF EU COUNCIL, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PROGRESS IN EU RELATIONS WITH THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FORUM
Added 2012-10-26
On 26 October in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis represented the EU at an international meeting. He was requested to replace Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,...
LITHUANIA INVITES TURKEY TO MORE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VIKING TRAIN PROJECT
Added 2012-10-26
Lithuania-Turkey political consultations took place on 26 October in Vilnius. During the consultations, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius and Deputy Undersecretary for European Affairs of the Ministry of...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES THE NEWLY APPOINTED GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
Added 2012-10-26
On 25 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis congratulated, in a telephone conversation, newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maia Panjikidze and discussed with her prospects for further cooperation...
THE NB8 STATE SECRETARIES MEETING DISCUSSES KEY ISSUES OF EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY
Added 2012-10-24
The meeting of the state secretaries from the Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8) countries was held on 23 October in Vilnius, as Lithuania coordinates the NB8 agenda. The meeting discussed key issues of European and international policy.
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S 2013 WORK PROGRAMME PROVIDES BASIS FOR LITHUANIA’S PRESIDENCY OF THE EU COUNCIL
Added 2012-10-24
The European Commission adopted its 2013 work programme on 23 October. Under this Programme, priority is given to economic growth and job creation. The Commission plans to bring forward about 50 legislative proposals until 2014 and stresses that...
LITHUANIA EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO BECOME A FULL MEMBER OF THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Added 2012-10-22
On 22 October in Paris, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis handed over to Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a letter of the Prime Minister of...