LITHUANIA ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
Added 2008-08-06
On 6 August in Geneva (Switzerland), during the 24th congress of the Universal Postal Union, Lithuania was elected to the Council of Administration of the Universal Postal Union.
Representatives from Lithuania in the Council of...
THE EUROPEAN UNION DEDICATED ATTENTION TO AFGHANISTAN’S GHOR PROVINCE, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY LITHUANIA
Added 2008-08-04
Ghor Province in Afghanistan received attention of representatives from the European Commission and the European Parliament last week. Lithuanian mission with Lithuanian soldiers and civilians, aiming at restoring peaceful life, is...
FLOODED UKRAINE ASKS FOR HELP
Added 2008-07-30
On 30 July, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Laimonas Talat-Kelpša received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine Ihor Prokopchuk and expressed condolences regarding the casualties of the flood in Ukraine...
UNDERSECRETARY OF LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY AND SPECIAL SECRETARY OF INDIA’S MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSED NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Added 2008-07-30
On 29 July, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Laimonas Talat-Kelpša received Special Secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs Sharat Sabharwal and discussed nuclear energy development issues with him.
WTO COUNTRIES FAILED TO FIND COMMON POSITIONS ON LIBERALISATION OF MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL GOODS
Added 2008-07-30
On 29 July, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas took part in the European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Geneva. During the meeting EU Ministers stated that countries of the World Trade...
FLOODED WESTERN UKRAINE NEEDS HELP
Added 2008-07-29
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine announced that from 23 through 26 July Western Ukraine suffered from excess rainfall and floods, due to this disaster at least 22 people perished, including 6 children. More than 40,000 houses were...
ACT OF VANDALISM WAS CARRIED OUT AGAINST LITHUANIAN EMBASSY
Added 2008-07-25
On the night of 25 July in Minsk, an act of vandalism was carried out against the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Belarus. Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus Edminas Bagdonas lodged a protest with the officials...
IN BRUSSELS FOREIGN MINISTER PAID MOST ATTENTION TO UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
Added 2008-07-22
On 22 July, during the European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas and the EU heads of diplomacy paid most attention to the issues of Ukraine and...
IN BRUSSELS FOREIGN MINISTER PAID MOST ATTENTION TO UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
Added 2008-07-22
On 22 July, during the European Union’s General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Brussels, and the EU heads of diplomacy paid most attention to the issues of Ukraine and Georgia.
During the discussion about Georgia, P.Vaitiekūnas...
STEPONAS DARIUS AND STASYS GIRĖNAS COMMEMORATED IN NEW YORK
Added 2008-07-21
On 19 July, a solemn commemoration of a historical transatlantic flight of Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas was held in Floyd Bennet Field, New York City’s former airport. A memorial plaque dedicated to this deed of Lithuanian pilots was...