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CAPITAL SIGHTS IN VILNIUS (metro world news, 15 July 2009) Added 2009-07-15 Lithuanian city is in the cultural spotlight this year  The capital of Lithuania and Europe’s oldest baroque old town, Vilnius, is European Capital of Culture 2009.
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER ENCOURAGES TO UNITE EFFORTS FOR A SWIFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAIL BALTICA PROJECT Added 2009-07-14 On 14 July in Vilnius, during a meeting with European Commission’s Coordinator for the Rail Baltica railway project Pavel Telička, Lithuania’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas discussed ways of accelerating the implementation of...
LITHUANIA EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO JAPAN FOR ITS ATTENTION AND SUPPORT TO THE LITHUANIAN CULTURE Added 2009-07-14 On 14 July, Lithuania’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas received a delegation of the Operating Committee for EU-Japan Fest, headed by Kazuo Tsukuda, President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Head of the Lithuanian...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: I BELIEVE THAT CROATIA WILL BECOME AN EU MEMBER STATE IN THE NEAREST FUTURE Added 2009-07-13 On 13 July, Lithuania’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas received Croatia’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Vladimir Matek. During the meeting, Minister V.Ušackas congratulated Croatia on having formed a new Government and...
LITHUANIA TOOK OVER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Added 2009-07-13  On 11-12 July in Lisbon during the Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies, Lithuania took over the chairmanship of this international framework from Portugal. Lithuania chairs the Community, which is comprised of over 100...
STATEMENT BY ŠARŪNAS ADOMAVIČIUS, DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, AT THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES. Lisbon, 11-12 July 2009. Added 2009-07-12 Honourable Chairman, Secretary Albright, Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by commending Portugal as the outgoing Chair of the Community of Democracies for the dedication and leadership over the last two years. I...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER V.UŠACKAS MET WITH HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Added 2009-07-10 On 9 July, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in an award ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Lithuania, during which Donatas Banionis and Saulius Sondeckis were awarded for their merits to the Lithuanian and Russian...
LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BADE FAREWELL TO THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR Added 2009-07-09 On 9 July, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas bade farewell to outgoing Ambassador of Austria Andrea Wicke. The Minister and the Ambassador discussed bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Austria and the visit of...
LITHUANIA HAS A MISSION TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN TO RECONSTRUCT THEIR COUNTRY Added 2009-07-08 On 8 July, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas received a delegation from Afghanistan’s Ghor Province, headed by Governor of the Province Sayed Mohammad Iqbal Munib. During the meeting, Minister V.Ušackas indicated that this...
FOREIGN AFFAIRS VICE-MINISTER WISHED GOOD LUCK TO LITHUANIAN BASKETBALL PLAYERS ON THEIR DEPARTURE TO CHINA Added 2009-07-08 On 8 July, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius saw off candidates to the Lithuanian national basketball team leaving for China, where they will play a friendly match with the Chinese national basketball team...