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LITHUANIA’S SUPPORT TO GEORGIA DISCUSSED IN TBILISI Added 2009-10-01 On 1 October, at the Heroes Square in Tbilisi, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas, who is paying an official visit to Georgia, commemorated the victims of Georgia’s unity and met with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vasadze....
LITHUANIA’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL Added 2009-10-01 On 30 September, Ambassador of Lithuania to Israel Darius Degutis presented his Credentials to the President of Israel Shimon Peres. During the conversation following presentation of Credentials, President Shimon Peres higly appreciated...
STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM Added 2009-09-30 Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses serious concern for the recently revealed information about the construction of second Iranian nuclear facility and Iran’s missile tests, conducted this weekend and on Monday.
LITHUANIA’S DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOOKS EAST (The Courier, September/October 2009) Added 2009-09-30 Evaldas Ignatavičius, Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of development cooperation policy, says his small country has a limited bilateral development budget and a global reach is difficult. Rather, it is targeting such aid...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIDS FAREWELL TO THE AMBASSADOR OF TURKEY Added 2009-09-29 On 29 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas bade farewell to outgoing Ambassador of Turkey to Lithuania Oguz Ozge and thanked him for the contribution to the development of Lithuanian and Turkish political, economic...
LITHUANIA’S NEW HONORARY CONSUL IN PALERMO STARTED HIS TENURE Added 2009-09-28 Lithuania’s consulate headed by Honorary Consul Alessandro Palmigiano was opened in Sicily's capital Palermo on 25 September. This is the eighth Lithuania’s consulate in Italy, headed by Honorary Consul. Honorary Consul A.Palmigiano is appointed...
LITHUANIA'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGRATULATED HIS MOLDOVAN COUNTERPART Added 2009-09-28 On 28 September, during a phone conversation, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas congratulated the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Iurie Leanca.
EU-RUSSIA RELATIONS WERE DISCUSSED IN NEW YORK Added 2009-09-28 A meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union member states and Russia took place on 25 September during the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
LITHUANIA CONVENED THE FIRST MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES IN NEW YORK Added 2009-09-25 On 24 September in New York, Lithuania convened the first informal meeting of foreign ministers since the beginning of its Presidency of the Community of Democracies. 154 states took part in the meeting: out of them 107 are member countries, the...
STATEMENT OF LITHUANIA‘S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE INFORMAL MINISTERIAL OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES. The United Nations, New York, 24 September 2009. Added 2009-09-24 Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my President [Dalia Grybauskaitė] it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this ministerial gathering under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Community of Democracies. Lithuania is truly honored to steer...