LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER BIDS FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING CZECH AMBASSADOR
Added 2009-12-10
On 10 December, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas met with outgoing Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Lithuania Alois Buchta. The Minister thanked the Ambassador for his active contribution into the development of...
MINISTER V.UŠACKAS: IT IS IMPORTANT TO AIM AT IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE INSTEAD OF CONTRASTING VALUES AND PRAGMATISM
Added 2009-12-09
On 9 December, during a meeting with students and teachers from the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas reviewed important foreign policy...
PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WILL DONATE ITS NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA PRIZE TO THE EUROPEAN HUMANITIES UNIVERSITY
Added 2009-12-09
On 8 December in Bonn, President of the European Parliament (EP) Jerzy Buzek received the prestigious North Rhine-Westphalia annual award the "Staatspreis" for the significant role of the EP in an enlarged Europe and the strengthening of democracy...
TRILATERAL EU EASTERN PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS OF LITHUANIA, BELARUS AND UKRAINE WERE PRESENTED IN BRUSSELS
Added 2009-12-08
On 8 December in Brussels, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in a meeting between heads of diplomacy from 27 European Union member states and six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
MINISTER V.UŠACKAS: PROGRESS IN WESTERN BALKANS IS OBVIOUS, BUT CONSOLIDATION IS STILL NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL
Added 2009-12-08
During a conference on 8 December in Brussels, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas discussed the European Union membership perspectives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia with...
TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN WILL DEPEND ON ITS EFFECTIVENESS, LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS
Added 2009-12-08
The transfer of full responsibility to Afghanistan’s authorities depends on the numbers and capacity of Afghanistan’s national security forces, availability of development assistance as well as on the government’s effectiveness, Lithuania’s...
THE FORTHCOMING EUROPEAN COUNCIL WAS DISCUSSED IN BRUSSELS
Added 2009-12-08
At the European Union‘s General Affairs Council meeting on 7 December in Brussels, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and his counterparts discussed preparation of the European Council scheduled for 10-11 December, as well as...
VILNIUS WILL HOST CONSULTATIONS ON FASTER RECONSTRUCTION OF WESTERN AFGHANISTAN
Added 2009-12-07
On 8-9 December, Vilnius will host consultations among the U.S.A., Italy, Spain, and Lithuania - the four countries which lead Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) under the Regional Command West of the International Security Assistance Force...
STRATEGIC LITHUANIAN-POLISH DIALOGUE WAS DISCUSSED IN DRUSKININKAI
Added 2009-12-06
A conference on strategic dialogue between Lithuania and Poland was held on 5-6 December in Druskininkai.
Lithuanian and Polish parliamentarians, representatives of state institutions and non-governmental organizations, members of academic...
NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSSED ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Added 2009-12-05
On 3-4 December in Brussels, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius and heads of diplomacy of NATO countries discussed the operation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, the Alliance’s...