VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: A GLOBAL AGREEMENT IS NECESSARY TO CURB CLIMATE CHANGE
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On 13 September, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė took part in an informal meeting of the European Union’s Trade Ministers in Brussels. The Ministers discussed important issues of trade policy: the economic...
IN KABUL REPRESENTATIVES FROM LITHUANIA AND THEIR PARTNERS DISCUSSED FURTHER COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN
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On 10 September in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, Chief Counsellor at Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Valdemaras Sarapinas and head of the Special Mission in Afghanistan Ambassador Dainius Junevičius met with Japan’s Ambassador to...
LITHUANIA’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND
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On 11 September in Dublin, Lithuania’s Ambassador to Ireland Vidmantas Purlys presented credentials to President of Ireland Mary McAleese.
The Ambassador expressed satisfaction about good bilateral relations, close cooperation in the European...
LITHUANIA, LATVIA AND ESTONIA MARK THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIGNING THE TREATY ON CONCORD AND COOPERATION
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Tomorrow, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will mark the 75th anniversary of signing the Treaty on Concord and Cooperation. The document was signed on 12 September 1934 at the session of the League of Nations in Geneva. In the opinion of Lithuania’s...
VICE-MINISTER TOOK PART IN THE EVENTS OF UNESCO’S EXECUTIVE BOARD
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On 10 September in Paris, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė took part in the events of the 182nd session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the headquarters of...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: A CLOSER COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION CAN HELP TO DEVELOP EU – RUSSIA RELATIONS
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On 10 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas opened a two-day round-table discussion “Co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region: an Example for Closer EU – Russia Relations?”.
WELCOME ADDRESS BY VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, AT THE ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION “CO-OPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION: AN EXAMPLE FOR CLOSER EU – RUSSIA RELATIONS?”. Vilnius, 10-11 September 2009
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Distinguished participants,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my pleasure to open today’s discussion on the subject of prospects for the closer EU and Russia cooperation.
The title of this round table is somewhat misleading. Can the Baltic Sea region...
PRESIDENT OF BELARUS ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO WILL PAY A VISIT TO LITHUANIA
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On 16 September, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will pay a working visit to Vilnius at the invitation of Lithuania.
IN VILNIUS, SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BALTIC SEA STATES DISCUSSED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION
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On 8 September at Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) was held after Lithuania took over the Presidency of the organisation, which is...
UNESCO (IT STAR, Vol. 7, no. 3, Autumn 2009, p. 2-3)
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In June, we contacted EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner (AT), Ambassador Ina Marčiulionytė (LT) and Ambassador Irina Bokova (BG), as candidates for the post of UNESCO Director General, with invitations for interviews for the Autumn 2009...