STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANTANAS VALIONIS AT THE PLENARY SESSION DISCUSSION OF THE SEIMAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Added 2002-06-27
Development of Lithuania’s Negotiations for the EU Accession and Key Tasks for the Second Semester of 2002 27 June 2002, Vilnius Honourable Members of the Seimas,Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me that it becomes a...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS SPAIN
Added 2002-06-25
The Chief of Lithuanian Diplomacy Antanas Valionis visited Seville (Spain), where a Summit of the European Union took place on 21-22 June. On 20-21 June, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister participated in preparatory meetings with high officials of...
LITHUANIA’S POPULAR SUPPORT FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP REMAINS STABLE
Added 2002-06-24
Support of Lithuania’s population for NATO membership remains stable according to the opinion polls conducted in May – June.
Lithuania’s membership in NATO has received support of 68.1 per cent of population, while 27.2 per cent consider...
LITHUANIAN AND POLISH EXPERTS DISCUSS NAME WRITING POSSIBILITIES FOR RECIPROCAL ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES
Added 2002-06-20
On June 19, consultations between Lithuanian and Polish experts took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where technical possibilities of writing personal names and surnames of both the Lithuanian ethnic minority in Poland and the Polish...
FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON JEWISH COMMUNITY PROPERTY
Added 2002-06-18
On June 18, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a delegation lead by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Antanas Valionis met with representatives of the International Committee on Jewish Community Property. The Jewish...
LITHUANIA AND US SIGN AGREEMENT ON LEGAL STATUS OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF VILNIUS
Added 2002-06-17
On June 14 in Vilnius, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Darius Jurgelevičius and Deputy Chief of the US Mission to Lithuania William F.Davnie signed the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government...
SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY PARTICIPATED IN CONSULTATIONS ON PREPARATION FOR NATO ACCESSION IN WASHINGTON, DC
Added 2002-06-14
On June 9-12, a delegation headed by Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giedrius Čekuolis was in Washington DC on a working visit. On June 11, the Lithuanian delegation took part in consultations at the State Department with high-ranking...
STATEMENT BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, HEAD OF NEGOTIATIONS DELEGATION, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
Added 2002-06-14
6th Meeting of Accession Conference with LithuaniaMinisterial Level (11 June 2002)Mr. President,Mr. Commissioner,Dear colleagues,Our accession negotiations have now reached the crucial stage when the most important chapters are to be dealt with....
“NEGOTIATIONS HAVE REACHED A FINAL STAGE WHERE ONLY STRATEGIC ISSUES REMAIN” INDICATES LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
Added 2002-06-13
According to the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, our accession negotiations have now reached the final stage, when only the most important strategic issues remain to be dealt with. Commenting of the outcome of the Lithuanian - EU...
STATEMENT BY MR. ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA EUROPEAN POLICY CENTRE (Brussels, 10 June 2002)
Added 2002-06-10
PRESENT AND FUTURE OF EUROPE: LITHUANIA’S VIEW
Ladies and Gentlemen,
A while back we did an unusual survey. Respondents were asked how they would describe the European Union if it were a person. Four out of five described it as an honest,...