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...
LITHUANIA’S AND ITALY’S FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED TO DEVELOP POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
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On 7 September in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini discussed perspectives of developing a bilateral dialogue, intensifying economic cooperation, the European...
THE ELECTION OF UNESCO’S DIRECTOR GENERAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN PARIS
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In Paris, the 182nd session of UNESCO’s Executive Board is beginning on 7 September and will last till 23 September at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The main issue that will be...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER: HIGH VOTERS’ TURNOUT IN GHOR PROVINCE CAN SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER REGIONS OF AFGHANISTAN
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During the informal meeting of European Union’s foreign ministers on 4-5 September in Stockholm, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and his counterparts discussed the issues of Afghanistan, relations with Iran, the EU policy...