FIFTH MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND LITHUANIA, Brussels, 19 February 2002
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE
1. The EU-Lithuania Association Council held its fifth meeting on Tuesday 19 February 2002. The meeting was chaired by Mr Josep PIQUÉ Y CAMPS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain and President-in-Office of the Council of...
LITHUANIAN DIPLOMAT WINS JAPANESE LANGUAGE CONTEST
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On February 16, a contest on Japanese language took place in Tokyo, Japan.
Counsellor Dainius Kamaitis of the Lithuanian Embassy in Japan came out the winner of the first prize, a cup of Japan's Foreign minister Yoriko Kawaguchi. Seventeen...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE VISITS PORTUGAL
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On February 14, Antanas Valionis, Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) met in Lisbon with Jaime Gama, his Portuguese counterpart. Portugal is currently chairing over the OSCE...
SPEECH BY ANTANAS VALIONIS LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO FOREIGN AMBASSADORS ACCREDITED TO LITHUANIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF 16 FEBRUARY (Vilnius, 16 February 2002)
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Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
As we gather here today to celebrate the anniversary of Lithuania’s independence, I instinctively think of our compatriots who found hospitality and a home in many of your countries and worked side by side...
DEPUTY MINISTER TOURS SOUTHERN EUROPE FOR NATO CONSULTATIONS
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On February 14-15, Deputy foreign minister Giedrius Čekuolis is visiting Italy and Greece. He leads the Lithuanian delegation participating in a trip to the Southern European NATO capitals by high representatives of the foreign and defence...
SPAIN SUPPORTS BALTIC STATES' NATO MEMBERSHIP
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On February 13, consultations on the integration to NATO of the three Baltic states were held in Spain. Rytis Paulauskas, Director of the MFA Multilateral Relations Department, headed the Lithuanian delegation. During political and military...
JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF ESTONIA, GERMANY, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA IN RIGA
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11.02.2002
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania met for the sixth annual session of political consultations in Riga on February 11,...
FOREIGN MINISTERS OF LITHUANIA, LATVIA, ESTONIA AND GERMANY GATHERED IN RIGA
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On February 11, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic countries and Germany met for their sixth quadripartite meeting in Riga. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, Latvian Minister Indulis Bērziņš, Estonian Minister Kristiina...
PRESENTATION BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, AT THE 38TH MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY (Munich, 3 February 2002)
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"A Changing NATO? NATO Enlargement"
Distinguished Chairman,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,From our discussions at this conference, it is evident that NATO is still a very relevant organisation. Its evolving agenda in light of recent and...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON FINANCING OF EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT IS TO BE THE BASIC ISSUE THIS YEAR, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTER ANTANAS VALIONIS
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The proposal by the European Commission of 30 January 2002 on the solution of financial issues of the negotiations in 2004-2006, is presented in time and is a good basis for further discussions and negotiations which have to be concluded this...