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STYLIZED PATTERNS OF WOVEN LITHUANIAN SASHES WILL SYMBOLIZE THE TWENTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE Added 2010-01-20 The slogan ‘Believe in Freedom’ and stylized patterns of woven Lithuanian sashes will symbolise the twentieth anniversary of the Re-establishment of Lithuania’s Independence. The pattern is the main graphical symbol in the logo of the anniversary,...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGRATULATED AFGHANISTAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Added 2010-01-19 On 19 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas sent a congratulatory letter to Afghanistan’s new Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul.
THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF LITHUANIA PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT Added 2010-01-18 On 14 January, Ambassador of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas presented credentials to Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko. Ambassador P.Vaitiekūnas assured that he would make every effort to continue the development of friendly bilateral relations...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMED THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON VISA FACILITATION FOR MOLDOVAN CITIZENS AT THE SENATE OF ROMANIA Added 2010-01-15 On 15 January in Trakai, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas, Moldova’s head of diplomacy Iurie Leanca and Romania’s foreign minister Teodor Baconschi discussed the support for Moldova’s aims to cooperate closer with the...
STATEMENT BY THE CONVENING GROUP OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ON 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE Added 2010-01-15 In view of the impending presidential elections in Ukraine, the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies wishes to underline the crucial importance of compliance of the elections to Ukraine’s international commitments and continuation of...
ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED AT THE CONFERENCE IN BATUMI Added 2010-01-14 On 14 January, an international conference “Developing the Southern Corridor - promotion of energy supplies from Caspian Region” was held in Georgia. Deputy Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania Česlovas Vytautas Stankevičius took part...
UKRAINE HAS TO BE HIGH ON THE EU AGENDA, LITHUANIAN AND HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS SAY Added 2010-01-14 Regardless the results of Ukraine’s upcoming presidential elections on 17 January, relations with Ukraine have to be on the priority list of the EU agenda, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and Hungarian Minister of Foreign...
LITHUANIA AND GREECE WILL COOPERATE IN RECONSTRUCTING AFGHANISTAN AND PREPARING FOR THE EU PRESIDENCY Added 2010-01-14 On 14 January in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Dimitris Droutsas and discussed bilateral cooperation in reconstructing Afghanistan’s Ghor province and...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE KING OF NORWAY Added 2010-01-14 On 14 January, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway Andrius Namavičius presented credentials to King Harald V of Norway.
THE EU 2020 STRATEGY HAS TO INCLUDE MEASURES FOR SOLVING ENERGY ISSUES, LITHUANIA’S VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS Added 2010-01-14 It is important to include measures for solving energy issues of the European Union in the new EU 2020 strategy for economic growth and employment. Preparation of this strategy is on the agenda of the Spanish EU Presidency during the current...