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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 Added 2008-12-05 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 Added 2008-12-05 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 Added 2008-12-05 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) Added 2008-12-05 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,...
LITHUANIAN AND PORTUGUESE EXPERTS OF ECONOMY DISCUSS COMPETITIVENESS PROMOTION Added 2008-12-04 On 4 December, a round table discussion “Competitiveness of Portuguese and Lithuanian Economies: Promotion of Innovations, Science and Technologies” was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS THE EU’s AIMS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS IN THE EAST Added 2008-12-04 On 3 December, the European Commission presented a communiqué on the Eastern Partnership development with six neighbouring countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and depending on when it meets the requirements - Belarus. The...
NATO WILL ASSIST GEORGIA AND UKRAINE’S INTEGRATION INTO THE ALLIANCE Added 2008-12-03 On 3 December in Brussels during the North Atlantic Council, NATO Foreign Ministers discussed the necessity to continue strengthening civilian and military assistance to the Government of Afghanistan and to continue reinforcing the NATO-led...
LITHUANIA SIGNS THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS Added 2008-12-03 On 3 December in Oslo, during a special conference dedicated to the signing of the Convention, Lithuania’s representative, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway Alfonsas Eidintas signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. This Convention prohibits...
THE THREAT OF SEA-DUMPED CHEMICAL WEAPONS DISCUSSED AT THE INITIATIVE OF LITHUANIA IN THE HAGUE Added 2008-12-03 On 3 December in The Hague, an informal meeting on sea-dumped chemical weapons was organised at the initiative of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
NATO COUNTRIES AGREED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF GEORGIA AND UKRAINE’s MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE Added 2008-12-03 On 2 December in Brussels, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis took part in the North Atlantic Council meeting. At this meeting NATO Foreign Ministers and their counterparts from invitees - Albania and Croatia -...