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THE BALTIC STATES AND THE USA: AN 85-YEAR RELATIONSHIP (Made in Lithuania, Vol 25. No 3, 2007, p. 20-22) Added 2007-08-01 85 years – the relations between the Baltic States and the USA have lasted that long. On this occasion, the 85th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the Baltic States and the USA, a meeting was held at the Heritage Foundation, a...
A COUNTRY ON THE MOVE (Made in Lithuania, Vol 25. No 3, 2007, p. 12-15) Added 2007-08-01 The sixth Trans-Atlantic Forum of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, titled ‘The Republic of Lithuania – a new Member State of the European Union within the Neighbourhood Context’, was held in Vilnius.
VIRGILIJUS ALEKNA WAS APPOINTED UNESCO CHAMPION FOR SPORT Added 2007-07-31 Director General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura appointed two-times Olympic and world champion and champion of Europe Virgilijus Alekna UNESCO Champion for Sport and entrusted him with a special mission to promote sport at schools.
MAJORITY OF LITHUANIAN CITIZENS APPROVE OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Added 2007-07-27 62,5% of all respondents in the country approve of Lithuania’s support and sharing its experience with less developed countries in the world.
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO Added 2007-07-27 On 26 July Lithuanian Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to the Republic of Montenegro Darius Jonas Semaška presented credentials to President of the Republic of Montenegro Filip Vujanović.
CHAGCHARAN AIRPORT RECONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED IN AFGHANISTAN Added 2007-07-25 On 23 July in Chagcharan, Afghanistan, the 5th Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor Province (PRT-5) was visited by three brigadier  generals of the coalition forces (CSTC-A) together with Head of Lithuania’s Special Mission...
IN BRUSSELS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER INVITED TO SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE REFORMS IN THE EU EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD Added 2007-07-23 On 23 July Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas during the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels discussed with EU foreign ministers important issues of the EU Eastern neighbourhood. P....
IN BRUSSELS LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING THE EU COMPETITIVENESS Added 2007-07-23 On 22 July Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas during the European Union Foreign Trade Ministers meeting in Brussels stated that the customs tariffs for the industrial goods should be reduced during the World Trade...
LITHUANIA RECEIVED FINANCING FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THE POLICE IN GHOR PROVINCE Added 2007-07-17 On 9 July Lithuania was the first among the European Union countries leading Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan to receive financing from the European Commission for the program designed to strengthen provinces in Afghanistan in the...
VILNIUS: THE CITY OF FREEDOM (Meridian, No 34, April/May, 2007 ) Added 2007-07-16 My first visit to Vilnius was truly unforgettable. It was at the end of 1990, and an acquaintance from Kyiv University said something intriguing: “You have to visit Vilnius in the spring. If you don’t, you’ll regret it the rest of your life.”...