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COMMENT OF LITHUANIA‘S MFA REGARDING THE FINDINGS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION ON THE SUPPOSED EXISTENCE OF CIA PRISON IN LITHUANIA Added 2009-12-23 The thorough and comprehensive parliamentary investigation has showed the democratic maturity and seriousness of the state. It has also showed that Lithuania seriously takes into account the allegations or accusations by the media regarding the...
"STOP TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT MIDEAST" (The Jerusalem Post, 23 December 2009) Added 2009-12-23 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas urged European diplomats this week to "stop talking too much about the Middle East" and said he believes Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu "wants peace and genuinely wants a Palestinian state."
DIPLOMATS SUPPORT THE SOCIAL CARE CENTRE OF LELIŪNAI Added 2009-12-21 On 22 December, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas visited the Social Care Centre of Leliūnai and attended the ceremony, during which the charity aid from Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Tong Mingtao was...
THE THIRD CONSULATE HEADED BY LITHUANIAN HONORARY CONSUL OPENS IN ISRAEL Added 2009-12-17  On 17 December in Jerusalem, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas opened the consulate, which is headed by new Lithuanian Honorary Consul, Chairman of the Israel Federation of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
LITHUANIA RECEIVES PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES Added 2009-12-17 On 16 December during the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., Lithuania has been unanimously granted permanent observer status. Lithuania will join the activities of one of the...
LITHUANIA-ISRAEL BUSINESS FORUM WAS HELD IN TEL AVIV Added 2009-12-17 During his official visit to Israel on 16 December, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas welcomed about a hundred representatives of business and politics, who took part in the business event, co-organised by the Lithuanian...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MET WITH HEADS OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY Added 2009-12-17 On 16 December, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs paid the first visit to the Palestinian Authority. Minister Vygaudas Ušackas met with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki. When preparing...
ADRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS "LITHUANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES". Herzliya Interdisciplinary Centre, 17 December 2009. Added 2009-12-17 Honorable Professors, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning, I would like to start by thanking Vice-president Mr. Jonatan Davis for a very warm welcome here at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya, a platform for...
LITHUANIA AND ISRAEL AIM TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP Added 2009-12-16 On 16 December, the first day of his official visit to Israel, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. During the meeting, the Ministers discussed issues of bilateral...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: ONLY CONCERTED EFFORTS CAN SAFEGUARD AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM, FOSTER HISTORICAL MEMORY AND TOLERANCE Added 2009-12-16 On 16 December in Jerusalem, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in the international conference of the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism. Lithuania’s head of diplomacy is on the official visit to Israel.