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SPECIAL GUESTS, PROGRAMS SET FOR 96TH ANNUAL LITHUANIAN DAYS (republicanherald.com, 13 August 2010) Added 2010-08-13 The 96th annual Lithuanian Days will have the usual amount of fun, culture, heritage and, of course, lots of great ethnic food. This year will also remember one of the most important historic events in the history of Lithuania and Eastern Europe.
‘THOSE WHO NEGLECT THEIR PAST HAVE NO FUTURE’ (The Jerusalem Post, 13 August 2010) Added 2010-08-13 It is in the interest of Jews and Israelis to support the Prague Declaration which seeks to discuss, expose and recognize Communist crimes of war in the same way Nazi crimes were.
LITHUANIA’S NEW HONORARY CONSUL IN LOS ANGELES STARTS HER DUTIES Added 2010-08-13 On 9 August, Daiva Valerija Čekanauskas-Navarrette started her duties as the new Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in the United States. The new honorary consul will represent Lithuania in the consular district of the State of California.
JEWISH VILNIUS: A CITY CONCEALED, A CITY REVEALED (The Jerusalem Post, 12 August 2010) Added 2010-08-12 This storied city known as Vilna, Wilno, Vilne – however you spell it and say it – was a place of spirituality and learning for Jews.
LITHUANIA‘S AMBASSADOR PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. Added 2010-08-11 On 10 August in Washington, Lithuania’s Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis presented his credentials to President of the United States of America Barack Obama.
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSED HIS CONDOLENCES REGARDING THE VICTIMS OF FOREST FIRES IN RUSSIA Added 2010-08-05 On 5 August, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent letters of condolences to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Transport, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Lithuanian-Russian Commission for Trade,...
THE MAJORITY OF LITHUANIANS SUPPORT COUNTRY’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE EU AND ARE INTERESTED IN EU MATTERS Added 2010-08-05 The majority of Lithuania’s population are interested in and support the country’s membership in the European Union (EU). The public opinion survey results showed that Lithuania’s residents would like to get information on this topic, first of...
UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND UNEXPLOITED OPPORTUNITIES: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, JEWS, AND THE JEWISH STATE (Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2010), pp. 37-47) Added 2010-08-05 by Barry Rubin This article discusses historical and contemporary relations between Jews, Israel, and Central Europe, explaining how historical issues need to be settled by recognizing each other's historical experience and suffering along with...
LITHUANIA FUNDED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN Added 2010-08-03 On 19 July, a school, which had been reconstructed with the funding from Lithuania’s Special Mission in Afghanistan, was opened in the village of Suri, the Zabul Province in the South of  Afghanistan.
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: THE INTEGRATION OF THE BALTIC SEA REGION AND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION Added 2010-07-31 The successful development of the Baltic Sea region depends on a deeper integration of its Eastern and Western parts, good infrastructure and research, innovation and knowledge-based society, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius...