FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE
Added 2001-12-08
On December 5-6 and 7-8, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis as the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe visited Moldova and Ukraine, respectively.
Minister Valionis met President of the Republic...
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR GIEDRIUS ČEKUOLIS, LITHUANIAN DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AT THE MEETING OF THE EAPC FOREIGN MINISTERS (Brussels, 7 December 2001)
Added 2001-12-07
CURRENT SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE EUROATLANTIC AREAMr. Secretary General, Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,As Secretary General Lord Robertson pointed out in his letter addressed to all of us on the eve of today's meeting, the NACC met ten years...
STATEMENT OF THE VILNIUS GROUP
Added 2001-12-07
Brussels, December 07 2001
We, the Foreign Ministers of the Vilnius Group countries - Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, fully associate ourselves with the North Atlantic Council's...
NATO ENLARGEMENT: TOWARDS A MORE SECURE EUROPE, REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR GIEDRIUS ČEKUOLIS, DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA (Warsaw, 6 December, 2001)
Added 2001-12-07
It is always good to be in Poland. First, as a bulk of Lithuanians, you are feeling at home when being abroad. Second, there is also a great professional satisfaction. Being a diplomat I know that there will be no dramatic questions about finding...
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...