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IN THE MEETING OF THE DELEGATION FOR THE EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS- ABOUT FUTURE WORKS Added 2001-02-07 On January 5, the delegation for the EU accession negotiations, directed by Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, discussed future works. "Possibly this half year will be decisive in the process of EU membership negotiations, therefore we should...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTED THE FOURTH VICE-MINISTER Added 2001-02-07 On January 5, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis appointed the fourth Vice-minister Evaldas Ignatavicius, who started to work as vice-minister on January 8. Ignatavicius will be responsible for bilateral relations. New vice-minister...
THE COORDINATOR OF LITHUANIA'S NATO INTEGRATION EFFORTS STARTS REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OFFICIALS Added 2001-02-07 The coordinator of Lithuania's NATO integration efforts, Foreign Vice-Minister Giedrius Cekuolis, held a series of regular meetings with the country's officials. On January 9, Cekuolis, informally called "mister NATO", had his first meeting...
NATO TEAM EVALUATES LITHUANIA’S PREPAREDNESS FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP Added 2001-02-05 On February 2, the delegation of 20 NATO officials and experts (NATO Team) completed their work in Lithuania. The NATO Team assessed Lithuania’s progress achieved in implementing its commitments made in the annual membership action plan. The...
STATEMENT BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE SEIMAS (Vilnius, 23 January 2001) Added 2001-01-25 Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Parliament, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to commend the initiative to hold such a discussion in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. I am convinced that...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES THE SEIMAS ON THE INTEGRATION INTO THE EU Added 2001-01-24 On January 23, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis addressed the Seimas in a discussion on Lithuanian integration into the EU. Valionis praised the will expressed by the Lithuanian political forces that Lithuania would become a...
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR LITHUANIAN MEMBERSHIP IN NATO GROWS Added 2001-01-23 Public support for Lithuanian membership in NATO has been rapidly growing as demonstrated by the results of the opinion poll conducted on November 26-December 2 and December 10-16, 2000, by the “SIC Rinkos Tyrimai” company. According to the...
LITHUANIA AND RUSSIA APPROVE AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF BILATERAL CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES Added 2001-01-19 On January 19, Lithuania and Russia exchanged notes confirming the agreement reached last year on the application of bilateral confidence and security building measures. The foreign ministries of Lithuania and Russia reached the agreement in May...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS A LETTER TO US SENATOR HELMS Added 2001-01-17 On January 17, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis sent a letter to the Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jesse Helms. In his address to Chairman Helms he expressed appreciation for the attention showed for...
US-BALTIC PARTNERSHIP CHARTER CELEBRATES THIRD YEAR Added 2001-01-17 January 16 marks three years since the Presidents of the US, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia signed the US-Baltic Partnership Charter in Washington. In signing the document on January 16, 1998, the four Presidents began a new era of cooperation...