UNDERSECRETARY OF FOREIGN MINISTRY: TODAY ONE OF THE MAJOR GOALS IS TO RESTORE THE RELIANCE OF INVESTORS IN GEORGIA
Added 2008-10-23
On 22 October in Brussels, during Georgia Donors Conference, which was organised by the European Commission, the World Bank and the French Presidency of the European Union, Lithuania pledged 1 million euros for the period of 2009-2010 to...
LITHUANIA CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMANITARIAN LAW NORMS IN THE AREA OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
Added 2008-10-22
On 21 October in New York, during the United Nations General Assembly debates on the issues of disarmament measures and international security, Lithuania presented the results of its year-long chairmanship over the Protocol on Explosive Remnants...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA
Added 2008-10-21
On 20 October in Tbilisi, Lithuanian Ambassador Mečys Laurinkus presented credentials to President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.
During the meeting, the President and the Ambassador briefly discussed relations between Lithuania and Georgia,...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
Added 2008-10-21
On 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received Rabbi Andrew Baker, a representative of the American Jewish Committee, who is visiting Vilnius.
During the meeting, A.Baker reminded the Minister of the promise...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF ESTONIA
Added 2008-10-21
THEOn 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received new Ambassador of Estonia to the Republic of Lithuania Tiit Naber.
During the conversation, the interlocutors spoke about the successful development of bilateral...
FOREIGN MINISTER BIDS FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR
Added 2008-10-21
On 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received outgoing Ambassador of Portugal Antonio Manuel Moreira Tanger Correa, who is the first Portuguese Ambassador residing in Vilnius.
Minister P.Vaitiekūnas thanked...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WELCOMED THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE ‘HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND RELEVANCE OF THE PLEDGE OF LITHUANIA AND POLAND’
Added 2008-10-20
On 20 October at the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas welcomed the participants of the international conference ‘Historical Significance and Relevance of the Pledge of Lithuania and...
AT THE UNITED NATIONS LITHUANIA RAISES THE ISSUE OF DUMPED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT SEAS
Added 2008-10-20
On 17 October at the United Nations in New York, Lithuania raised the issue of dumped chemical weapons at seas. It is the first initiative of this kind on the UN agenda.
LITHUANIA‘S CITIZENS WILL TRAVEL TO THE USA VISA-FREE
Added 2008-10-17
On 17 October, President of the United States George W.Bush received Lithuania‘s Ambassador to the USA Audrius Brūzga at the White House in Washington and informed about the decision to remove the visa requirements for Lithuania’s citizens...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURES
Added 2008-10-17
During the “Common World: Progress through Diversity” Forum in Astana (Kazakhstan) on 17 October, Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekūnas and representatives from more than 60 states discussed the issues of strengthening tolerance and...