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CONVENTION DISCUSSES FUTURE OF EU SOCIAL POLICY Added 2003-02-10 On 6-7 February, a session of the European Convention on the future of the EU took place in Brussels. During the session, conclusions of Working Group IX on Social Europe were presented, members of the Convention debated on how to enhance the...
LITHUANIA’S POSITION ON SITUATION IN GEORGIA Added 2003-02-08 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes peaceful solution of the post-election confrontation in Georgia. We hope Georgia will be able to pass this serious test for its democracy and progress rapidly towards creation of the solid democratic...
STATEMENT OF THE VILNIUS GROUP COUNTRIES Added 2003-02-06 In response to the presentation by the United States Secretary of State to the United Nations Security Council concerning Iraq.
TRIPARTITE MEETING HELD IN BRUSSELS ON NEW TRANSIT ORDER WITH KALININGRAD REGION AS OF 1 JULY Added 2003-02-06 On 5 February, a tripartite meeting between representatives of Lithuania, the European Union and Russia on transit order to and from the Kaliningrad region took place in Brussels. During the meeting, the parties exchanged information on the...
LITHUANIA ALIGNED ITSELF WITH THE EU DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAQ Added 2003-02-05 On 5 February, Lithuania, as other EU acceding and associated countries, aligned itself with the Demarche by the presidency on behalf of the EU regarding Iraq. The demarche expressed concern about the Iraqi crisis and Baghdad was urged to...
LITHUANIA ALIGNED ITSELF WITH THE EU DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAQ Added 2003-02-05 On 5 February, Lithuania, as other EU acceding and associated countries, aligned itself with the Demarche by the presidency on behalf of the EU regarding Iraq. The demarche expressed concern about the Iraqi crisis and Baghdad was urged to...
FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY PRESENTED IN ATHENS FURTHER LITHUANIA’S ACTIVITIES IN PREPARATION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP Added 2003-02-04 During the meeting in Athens with Anastasios Giannitsis, Foreign Vice Minister of the Hellenic Republic, which is currently holding EU presidency, Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Rytis Martikonis presented Lithuania’s priorities and...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT’S ENVOY DISCUSSED TECHNICAL ISSUES OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS’ TRANSIT THROUGH LITHUANIAN TERRITORY Added 2003-02-04 On 30 January, in Vilnius, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Antanas Valionis met with the Russian President's Special Envoy for the Kaliningrad Matters Dmitri Rogozin to discuss technical issues of implementation of the Lithuanian...
NEWSFILE No 743 Added 2003-02-03 NEWSFILE LITHUANIA is a weekly compilation of news reports and commentary drawn principally from the official sources, the news agencies and Lithuanian printed media.
LITHUANIAN DELEGATION PRAISED AT CONSULTATIONS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC TIES Added 2003-02-03 On 27-29 January, a delegation led by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Evaldas Ignatavičius had consultations with officials of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, which resulted in the agreement on concrete steps in...