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THE LAUNCH OF U.S.-BALTIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES WAS ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK Added 2010-09-23 On 23 September in New York, the governments of the United States of America and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced the launch of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF). The launching ceremony was attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of...
EU-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP FOR MODERNIZATION HAS TO INCLUDE THE MODERNIZATION OF RUSSIA‘S ATTITUDE TOWARDS NEIGHBOURS, LITHUANIA‘S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2010-09-23 At a meeting of the European Union‘s and Russia‘s foreign ministers on 22 September in New York, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis said that Russia‘s attitude towards it’s neighbours had be modernized. Implementation of...
MUTUAL CONFIDENCE BASED ON REAL ACTIONS IS NECESSARY FOR THE “RESET” OF NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS, LITHUANIA‘S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2010-09-23 Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis says that the dialogue between NATO and Russia has to be based on mutual confidence as it would allow and would encourage to discuss even very difficult issues, on which the countries do...
OSCE POLICE ADVISORY TEAM IN KYRGYZSTAN HAS TO START ITS MISSION THIS YEAR, LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2010-09-22 During his visit to New York, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis urged Kyrgyzstan to enable the police advisory team of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to start its duties in Kyrgyzstan already this year.
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE HIGH LEVEL UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING ON THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS. United Nations, New York, 21 September 2010 Added 2010-09-21 Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, Ten years since the Millennium Summit, implementation of the Millennium Development Goals remains uneven, both in terms of geography and the level of progress on specific goals. Challenges, both old and new,...
LITHUANIA’S OFFICIALS PAY RESPECT TO THE VICTIMS OF JEWISH GENOCIDE Added 2010-09-21 On 21 September, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė paid tribute to the Jewish victims of genocide. During a solemn ceremony, the Vice-Minister laid a wreath at the Memorial for the victims of the Holocaust in...
A MATCH MADE IN LITHUANIA (The Jewish Journal, 21 September 2010) Added 2010-09-21 It’s easy to understand Shahar Sorek’s immediate attraction to Agne Kudreviciute. The Lithuanian beauty, of mixed Polish and Russian heritage, would be the perfect casting choice for Snow White: long, black hair; light skin; striking...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER AND MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DISCUSSED EU BUDGET ISSUES Added 2010-09-17 On 17 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister Audronius Ažubalis and Member of the European Commission responsible for financial programming and budget Janusz Lewandowski exchanged opinions on the review of the European Union budget and the...
POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA‘S AND HUNGARY‘S MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WERE HELD IN BUDAPEST Added 2010-09-17 On 17 September in Budapest, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius took part in political consultations, during which he met with Deputy State Secretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Gergely Prőhle and...
LITHUANIA AIMS TO INTEGRATE NATIONAL MINORITIES AND PRESERVE THEIR IDENTITY Added 2010-09-17 The main objectives of Lithuania’s national minorities policy are further integration of national minorities into Lithuania’s social, political, economic and cultural life and culture, while enabling them to preserve and foster their...