FORMER US UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE STROBE TALBOTT VISITS LITHUANIA
Added 2001-12-06
On December 5, former US Undersecretary of State Strobe Talbott accompanied by his wife Mrs. Brooke Shearer came on a three days visit to Lithuania. Currently Strobe Talbott is Director of the Globalization Studies Center of Yale University; his...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS CONSIDERS THE FUTURE OF LITHUANIA INSEPARABLE FROM THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Added 2001-12-06
On December 5, a consultation "Lithuania and a Discussion on the future of the EU " was held at the President's Office in Vilnius. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis pointed out that "Construction of the European Union is a permanent...
RELEVANCE OF LITHUANIA'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE DISCUSSED IN ROMANIA
Added 2001-12-04
On December 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Antanas Valionis participated in the 9TH Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in...
STATEMENT BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AT THE OSCE 9TH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL (Bucharest, 3 December 2001)
Added 2001-12-04
Mr. Chairman,Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, let me join my colleagues in conveying to our hosts sincere words of appreciation. During this year, the Romanian Chairmanship has made a considerable contribution to the functioning of the OSCE....
LITHUANIA CONSOLIDATES ITS POSITION AMONG THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES TO THE FIRST EU ENLARGEMENT WAVE
Added 2001-11-30
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, head of Lithuanian Delegation for the EU Accession Negotiations Antanas Valionis noted that he was satisfied with a new progress at the negotiations with the EU.
On November 28, a meeting between the...
THE 17TH QUADRIPARTITE MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION TOOK PLACE
Added 2001-11-22
On November 20, the 17th quadripartite meeting between the Council of Europe (the CoE) and the European Union (the EU) was held in Brussels. The Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE Antanas Valionis and Secretary General of the CoE...
SESSION OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DISCUSSED CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND BELARUS
Added 2001-11-21
On November 20 Lithuanian Foreign Deputy Minister Evaldas Ignatavičius and Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus Jonas Paslauskas delivered their reports on the situation in Belarus as well as on the co-operation between the Council of Europe and...
ADDRESS BY RYTIS MARTIKONIS, DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, COLLOQUIUM 'THE FINALITÉ OF EUROPEAN UNION: IDEAS AND CONCEPTS OF THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES' (Bonn, 16-17 November 2001)
Added 2001-11-17
Centre for European Integration Studies This Colloquium takes place at a right time. Progress Reports and Strategy Paper for Enlargement were released just a couple of days ago. We are in a year's time from the conclusion of accession negotiations...
WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ENDED IN DOHA
Added 2001-11-16
The Lithuanian delegation headed by Foreign Deputy Minister Evaldas Ignatavičius returned from the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference, which took place on November 9-14 in Doha, Qatar.
The Conference officially declared the beginning of a New Round...
ADDRESS BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AT THE FIRST ROUNDTABLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LITHUANIA, ORGANISED BY THE ECONOMIST CONFERENCES (Vilnius, 15 November 2001)
Added 2001-11-15
Honourable guests,Dear members of the international business community,Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to take up this opportunity to present our views and the "European" picture of Lithuania to the representatives of the international...