LITHUANIA AND LATVIA AGREED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION WITH NORDIC COUNTRIES
Added 2010-02-24
During a working visit to Latvia on 23-24 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia Gundars Daudze and Latvia’s Foreign Minister...
LITHUANIA’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS
Added 2010-02-24
24 February, Lithuania’s Ambassador Aurimas Taurantas presented his credentials to President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus.
The President of the Czech Republic expressed satisfaction with bilateral relations and stressed that it was...
FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY HAS BEEN INVITED TO VISIT LITHUANIA
Added 2010-02-24
On 22-23 February in Berlin, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius and representatives from the German Bundestag, Government, Federal Foreign Office, Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany discussed the issues of...
LITHUANIAN REPRESENTATIVE WILL CHAIR AN IMPORTANT WTO COMMITTEE
Added 2010-02-24
In accordance with the decision made by the General Council of the World Trade Organization, Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the WTO Raimondas Ališauskas was elected as a chairman of the Committee on Balance of Payments Restrictions.
AFGHANISTAN ENVOY FLIES THE FLAG FOR NEW EU STATES (EUobserver, 24 February 2010)
Added 2010-02-24
EUOBSERVER/BRUSSELS - The EU's new envoy to Afghanistan, Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Usackas, has said he aims to demonstrate that new member states are up to handling the bloc's top overseas postings.
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER AND PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSED ENERGY SECURITY AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS
Added 2010-02-23
During the meeting between Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek on 23 February in Brussels, energy issues and the Lithuanian energy sector received a lot of attention,...
THE LITHUANIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BALTIC SEA STATES PROMOTES CREATIVE INNOVATIONS
Added 2010-02-23
On 23 February in Vilnius, during the conference “The Sea of Creativity. Perspectives of Creative Industries in the Baltic Sea Region”, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė said that innovations were basis for a...
LITHUANIA AND IRELAND DISCUSSED COOPERATION POSSIBILITIES DURING THE OSCE CHAIRMANSHIPS
Added 2010-02-23
On 22 February in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheál Martin discussed possibilities for closer cooperation when preparing to chair the Organization for Security and...
RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE, EU ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE UPCOMING EUROPEAN COUNCIL WERE DISCUSSED IN BRUSSELS
Added 2010-02-22
On 22 February in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis attended the European Union’s General Affairs Council and the External Relations Council. The External Relations Council focused on Ukraine, Afghanistan and...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO ESTABLISH A STABLE TRADE REGIME WITH KEY PARTNERS
Added 2010-02-22
As the Doha Round negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on reducing global trade barriers are brought to a standstill, the European Union has to actively negotiate with key trading partners on a bilateral basis, Lithuania’s Minister...