LITHUANIAN AND CZECH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSSED THE SITUATION IN BELARUS AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE EU AGENDA
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On 15 January in Trakai, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg, and discussed with him the situation in Belarus and...
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY SECURITY CENTER RESPONDS TO GLOBAL ENERGY CHALLENGES, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS
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On 14 January in Vilnius, at the opening ceremony of the Energy Security Center (ESC), Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis said that the establishment of this center was a response to the major contemporary global challenges...
NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON EMPHASIZES HUMAN RIGHTS DURING MEETINGS WITH HEADS OF OSCE INSTITUTIONS, FIELD OPERATIONS
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VIENNA, 14 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed Lithuanian Chairmanship’s commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms in meetings with heads of OSCE institutions and field...
FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2011 WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MFA CONSULTATIONS OF THE EU MEMBER STATES IN BUDAPEST
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On 13-14 January in Budapest, Political Director of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Eitvydas Bajarūnas took part in the consultations of political directors from foreign ministries of 27 European Union’s member states. During the...
REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ENERGY SECURITY CENTER. The General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Vilnius, 14 January 2011
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Ladies and Gentlemen, My dear Colleagues,And dear guests,
It is a pleasure and honor for me to welcome so many distinguished guests here in the premises of the Lithuanian Military Academy on the occasion of the opening of the Energy Security...
ENERGY SECURITY IS AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES FOR LITHUANIA AND HUNGARY
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On 13-14 January at the informal European Union’s General Affairs Council in Budapest during which Hungary presented its priorities, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas noted that Lithuania would pay special attention to...
LITHUANIA MARKS BLOODY SOVIET CRACKDOWN (AFP, 13 January 2011)
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VILNIUS, January 13, 2011 (AFP) - The Baltic nation of Lithuania marks the 20th anniversary Thursday of a bloody Soviet assault on its independence movement, a failed crackdown that sped the communist bloc's demise within a year.
CANADIANS REMEMBER THOSE LITHUANIANS WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THEIR NATION’S FREEDOM, THE CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Lawrence Cannon sent a letter to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis extending his sombre recognition of the 20th anniversary of January 13 and stressing that Canadians remembered those...
AT LITHUANIA’S INVITATION, A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM MOLDOVA TOOK PART IN THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP
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At the invitation of Lithuania that assumed the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a group of students from Moldova paid a visit to Vienna on 12-13 January. They met with representatives of the...
NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR JOINT COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE EXISTING CONFLICTS IN A PEACEFUL AND NEGOTIATED MANNER
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VIENNA, 13 January 2011 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, urged the Organization's participating States to focus on resolving existing conflicts and achieving concrete progress in...