LITHUANIA CONVENED THE FIRST MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES IN NEW YORK
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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.
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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...
THE MILLENNIUM EXHIBITION “LITHUANIA: CULTURE AND HISTORY” OPENS AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK
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An exhibition entitled “Lithuania: Culture and History” was opened on 23 September at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. The exhibition, which is a part of the programme for the celebrations of the first mention of Lithuania’s...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES THE BULGARIAN CANDIDATE ON WINNING THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION
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On 22 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas congratulated Bulgarian representative Irina Bokova with the nomination for the post of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSED HIS CONDOLENCES TO ITALY'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REGARDING THE DEATH OF SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN
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On 22 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas sent a letter to Italy’s head of diplomacy Franco Frattini and presented his condolences to the Italian people and the relatives of the soldiers who had perished in...
AN EXHIBITION ON LITHUANIAN ARCHEOLOGISTS’ EXPEDITIONS IN AFGHANISTAN WAS OPENED IN WARSAW
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On 21-22 September in Warsaw, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius is participating in bilateral consultations with Poland on Eastern Partnership and development cooperation issues.
On 21 September at the...
IN PARIS, VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA DISCUSSED THE PERSPECTIVES OF UNESCO’S ACTIVITIES
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On 16-19 September at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Šarūnas Adomavičius met with many representatives of African, Latin...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS A COMMON EU CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTION TO THE POST OF UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
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On 18 September in Paris, during the second round of the election to the post of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the joint candidate of the Baltic States Ambassador Ina...
COMMON STRATEGY WILL HELP TO TACKLE CHALLENGES IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
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On 18 September in Stockholm, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė-Liauškienė took part in ministerial conference on the European Union’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
The conference was inaugurated by Sweden’s...
LITHUANIA‘S FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTS STRENGTHENING PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION OF THE BALTIC SEA AND THE BLACK SEA STATES
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At the conference „Baltic Future: 2030. Old Threats and New Challenges for Societies and Countries”, Lithuania‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas called for the expansion of the parliamentary cooperation among the countries of the...