THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS CELEBRATED
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On 10 December, the world society marks the 60th anniversary of adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration is unique because of its universality: human rights enshrined in the Declaration are cherished by all cultures...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF PATRIARCH ALEXIY II
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On 9 December, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas paid a visit to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vilnius, where he signed the book of condolences thus paying tribute to Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox...
UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: MOBILIZATION OF EUROPEAN FINANCES IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH ENERGY LINKS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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During the European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on 8 December in Brussels, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Žygimantas Pavilionis and heads of diplomacy of the EU Member...
INTERVIEW: ACADEMIC REFUGEE (The Baltic Times, 9/12/2008)
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Dr. Anatoli Mikhailov is the rector of the European Humanities University – the Belarusian Western-thinking University that was recently expelled from the country for contradicting state ideology. Mikhailov, a professor of philosophy, sat down...
FOREIGN MINISTER OF LITHUANIA BIDS FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING AMBASSADOR OF KAZAKHSTAN
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On 8 December, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas bid farewell to outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tleukhan Kabdrakhmanov.
ENERGY ISOLATION ISSUES OF THE BALTIC STATES RECEIVED MOST ATTENTION DURING A CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE BALTIC SEA STRATEGY
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On 5-6 December in Viljandi, Estonia, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Deividas Matulionis took part in the 27th Session of the Baltic Assembly and the 14th Baltic Council, which is a joint meeting of the Baltic...
STATEMENT BY PETRAS VAITIEKUNAS, ACTING MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, AT THE 16TH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE). Helsinki, 4-5 December, 2008
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman,
I would like to use this opportunity to express Lithuania’s appreciation of the relentless efforts by the Chairmanship in navigating us all to Helsinki. This has been a difficult year marked by tensions and tragic events....
LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: THE FUTURE OF EUROPE’s SECURITY DEPENDS ON THE PREPAREDNESS OF COUNTRIES TO BASE THEIR RELATIONS ON COMMON VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
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During the 16th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on 4-5 December in Helsinki, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas indicated that there was a need to renew ‘the...
HONORARY CONSULATE OF LITHUANIA OPENS IN PARMA
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Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Italian Republic Šarūnas Adomavičius and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in the Emilia-Romania region Giorgio Schiaretti opened the Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in the city of Parma...
LITHUANIA ALSO PART OF A JEWISH RENAISSANCE (South African Jewish Report, 5 December 2008, Friday, Volume 12, Number 46, p.14)
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To Jews of Litvak origin in SA, the connection to Lithuania is obvious and emotional. “Invisible Bridges of Culture: Africa and Lithuania”, an exhibition of contemporary art from Lithuania, at the Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre in Oaklands,...