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44 DELEGATIONS MEET IN VILNIUS FOR CoE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE'S SESSION Added 2002-04-30 On 2-3 May 2002, ministers, deputy ministers and state secretaries of CoE states will meet for the 110th session of the Ministerial Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) held at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius. The session will include...
EU ACCESSION TREATY - ON THE AGENDA OF LITHUANIA AND GREECE Added 2002-04-30 Summing up his working visit in Athens, Deputy Foreign Minister Rytis Martikonis noted "that there are all the preconditions for Lithuania to finish EU accession negotiations this year and sign the EU accession treaty at the beginning of next year...
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ACCEDED TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DURING LITHUANIA’S CHAIRMANSHIP Added 2002-04-24 On 24 April, Bosnia and Herzegovina became the 44th member state of the Council of Europe (CoE). Opening the accession ceremony at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, CoE Secretary General Walter Schwimmer noted in his speech that the accession of...
COMMUNICATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Added 2002-04-23 Address by Mr Antanas Valionis,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuaniato the Parliamentary Assembly (23 April 2002)Mr President, Mr Secretary General, honourable parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen, As the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the...
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANTANAS VALIONIS VISITS SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES Added 2002-04-19 On 8-14 April, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis was on an official visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, where he met their highest executive, parliamentary and...
LITHUANIA SIGNS CIVIL LAW CONVENTION ON CORRUPTION Added 2002-04-18 On 18 April, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania at the Council of Europe, Ambassador Rokas Bernotas signed Civil Law Convention on Corruption in Strasbourg. The Civil Law Convention will come into effect in Lithuania after it is...
STATEMENT BY MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “TERRORISM AS A CHALLENGE TO THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD” (Vilnius, 18 April 2002) Added 2002-04-18 International response to terrorist threat: no half alliesMr. President,Honourable guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am very honoured to participate in this International Conference on “Terrorism as a Challenge to the Contemporary World”. Insight into...
GERMANY SUPPORTS LITHUANIAN MEMBERSHIP IN EU AND NATO Added 2002-04-18 On 17 April, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Evaldas Ignatavičius ended his visit in Germany by meeting German Foreign Ministry’s State Secretary Günter Pleuger. During his two-day stay in Berlin, Evaldas Ignatavičius participated in the...
NEW LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE ASSUMES POSITION Added 2002-04-12 On 11 April, Lithuania’s Ambassador Dainius Voveris presented his credentials to President Sellapan Rama Nathan of the Republic of Singapore at the official presidential residence Istana. Lithuania’s Ambassador to Singapore will reside in Vilnius.
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GIEDRIUS ČEKUOLIS MEETS US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IAN BRZEZINSKI Added 2002-04-11 On 9 April, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Giedrius Čekuolis met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ian Brzezinski. “Your country is already acting as de facto NATO member” the guest noted and thanked Lithuania for its sincere...