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LITHUANIA LOOKS FOR POSSIBILITIES TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH BULGARIA Added 2008-06-11 On 9-11 June Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas paid an official visit to Bulgaria and met President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov, Vice-President of the National Assembly Lyuben Kornezov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivailo...
CHINA – A NEW COUNTRY (Jūra●Mope●Sea, Nr.3 (50), 2008) Added 2008-06-11 Confucius has taught the Chinese people to seek for the prosperity themselvesChina is an old country and a new one at the same time. Namely in this way I would define the fourth big country of the world, having spent there a year and a half.
POSSIBILITY TO USE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROVIDES THE STATES WITH REAL AND LONG-TERM ENERGY SECURITY Added 2008-06-10 On 10 June State Secretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deividas Matulionis took part in the “Renewable Energy Conference: Development and Sustainability” where he underlined that possibility to use the renewable energy provides the...
THE MAJORITY OF LITHUANIA’S RESIDENTS SUPPORT LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT’S POSITION IN THE EU’S NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA Added 2008-06-10 The vast majority of Lithuania’s residents (78%) approve the position of Lithuanian Government that the issue of reliable energy supply should be considered in the European Union’s negotiations with Russia. The Government is unanimously supported...
THE CASE AGAINST JOHN LENNON (The Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2008; p. A15) Added 2008-06-10 This month is the 20th anniversary of the founding of Sajudis, one of the most consequential national liberation movements of the 20th century. Here's betting that you've either never heard of it or, if you have, that you've long since forgotten...
EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHED PORTRAITS OF THE NOBILITY OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA WAS OPENED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Added 2008-06-09 On 9 June an exhibition of photographs depicting the portraits of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from Belarusian archives and museums was opened at Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition shows the portraits of the...
INTELLECTUALS TO MEET IN VILNIUS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF SOVIET CULTURE ON MODERN SOCIETY Added 2008-06-04 On 7 June the Presidential Palace will host the 7th Conference of Intellectuals from Central, Eastern and Western European and Caucasian countries under the title “Soviet Culture: Failure of Soviet Modernization Project?”.
IN PARIS FOREIGN MINISTER RAISED EU EXTERNAL ENERGY POLICY AND EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY ISSUES Added 2008-06-04 On 3 June in Paris Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas discussed with Chairman of French-Baltic States Friendship Group of French Senate Denis Badré  and Deputy Chairman of the Group for Lithuania Jacques Legendre the...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS THE DIALOGUE OF CYPRIOT GREEK AND TURKISH COMMUNITIES ON REUNIFICATION OF THE ISLAND Added 2008-06-03 On 3 June, the new Ambassador of Cyprus Kalliopi Avraam residing in Warsaw met Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaroslav Neverovič. During the meeting J. Neverovič and K.Avraam exchanged opinions on bilateral relations between Lithuania...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OUTLINED POSSIBLE PRIORITIES FOR LITHUANIA’S CHAIRMANSHIP OVER THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE Added 2008-06-02 During the first Quintet meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Helsinki Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas outlined possible priority trends of Lithuania’s chairmanship over OSCE in...