PRESIDENT OF MOLDOVA CONFERS A MEDAL OF HONOUR ON THE OUTGOING LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA FOR STRENGTHENING BILATERAL RELATIONS
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On 16 June, acting Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin received Lithuanian Ambassador Vytautas Žalys, who is at the end of his diplomatic tenure in this country.
President V.Voronin conferred a Medal of Honour (Ordinul de Onoare) on...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMED PARTICIPANTS OF THE DISCUSSION “CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRACY IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE: NATIONAL IDENTITY”
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On 16 June, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas engaged in the round table discussion “Challenges of Democracy in Post-Communist Europe: National Identity” at Mykolas Romeris University.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS “CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRACY IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE: NATIONAL IDENTITY” AT THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL. Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, 16 June 2009.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Rediscovering and strengthening the national identity has been one of the top issues in many post-communist countries in Europe. The experience of Lithuania and other European nations of similar fate shows that national...
SPEECH BY LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS “STRENGTHENING LITHUANIAN COMPETITIVENESS: LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN ECONOMIC AND EUROPEAN POLICY PRIORITIES” AT THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LITHUANIA. Vilnius, 16 June 2009.
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I would like to start by thanking Chris Butler, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania for organizing this meeting and gathering here such a diverse group of friends and partners <representing the BCC, American Chamber of...
LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FOREIGN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS DISCUSSED THE STRENGTHENING OF LITHUANIAN COMPETITIVENESS
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On 16 June in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs met with members of the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania, American Chamber of Commerce, French Chamber of Commerce and Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania, German-Baltic...
MINISTER V.UŠACKAS: EUROPE HAS TO MAINTAIN HISTORICAL MEMORY ABOUT CRIMES OF THE TWO WORST TOTALITARIAN REGIMES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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On 15 June during the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas and his colleagues discussed the preparation for the forthcoming European Council on...
THE LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
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On 11 June, Lithuanian Ambassador Jonas Rudalevičius presented credentials to Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Sergei Ordzhonikidze.
During the conversation, the Director-General presented key directions of the...
SPEECH OF LITHUANIA’S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE 8TH CONFERENCE ON BALTIC STUDIES IN EUROPE “THE BALTICS AS AN INTERESECTION OF CIVILIZATIONAL IDENTITIES”. Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, 12 June 2009.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Colleagues and Guests,
Frequently discussed question – does the Baltic Region have a Future? – is the one of a great importance in the context of defining Lithuanian foreign policy priorities and making options in...
LITHUANIANS CELEBRATE MILLENNIUM ODYSSEY (Embassy, Issue 16, p.4)
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Epic Journey Nears Completion
Over 400 Lithuanians gathered at Tower Millennium Pier to greet the brave yachtsmen of the Lithuanian Millennium Odyssey, who have been on a nine-month journey visiting 26 Lithuanian communities in 20 countries...
DRAFT STRATEGY OF LITHUANIA’S ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEES OF THE SEIMAS
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On 10 June, Undersecretary of Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė and Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė presented a draft “Strategy of the Activities of the Republic of Lithuania in the Islamic Republic...