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STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL. Athens, 1-2 December 2009. Added 2009-12-02 Mr. Chairman, May I convey my sincere appreciation to Minister George Papandreou and former Minister Dora Bakoyannis and the Greek Chairmanship team for the excellent navigation skills, dedication and leadership of the OSCE. I fully subscribe to...
STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION “CLIMATE CHANGE: FROM KYOTO TO COPENHAGEN”. Vilnius, 25 November 2009. Added 2009-11-25 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is very symbolic that today I was presented with a new map illustrating what might happen if we fail to suppress the rise of global temperatures to less than 2 degrees. The map clearly shows the size of the challenges we...
STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE INFORMAL COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION "NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN DEMOCRACY BUILDING: EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES". Brussels, 16 November 2009. Added 2009-11-16 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this first informal round table of the Community of Democracies (CoD) with the European Union. I am very happy that Mr. Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, has...
SPEECH BY VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA EVALDAS IGNATAVIČIUS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “EASTERN PARTNERSHIP – THE NEXT STAGE IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION”. Yerevan, 29 October 2009. Added 2009-10-29 First Session: European and National Dynamics: Can Eastern Partnership provide new impetus for reform? The last two waves of EU enlargement have brought Armenia and other five Eastern neighbours to the Union’s doorstep. Over the years, the EU...
ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE. Vienna, 22 October 2009. Added 2009-10-22 Madame / Mr. Chair, Distinguished Members of the Permanent Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for this opportunity to address the Permanent Council. From the perspective of my country, the OSCE is a unique organization....
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE DISCUSSION “NATO’S ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT”. Vilnius University, 9 October 2009. Added 2009-10-09 Laba diena, good afternoon, Honourable Secretary General, Honourable ambassadors, Dear Mariusz, Dear Aivis, thank you for coming from Riga and Warsaw. Fellow students, Good to be back to my Alma Mater and to host Honourable Secretary General...
ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE BALTIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT SESSION “EU AND THE BALTIC SEA REGION – A CHART FOR SUCCESSFUL NAVIGATION”. Stockholm, 6 October 2009. Added 2009-10-06 Dear Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum, Dear Uffe, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to speak at the concluding part of the Baltic Development Summit. It gives me a possibility to summarize the...
STATEMENT OF LITHUANIA‘S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE INFORMAL MINISTERIAL OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES. The United Nations, New York, 24 September 2009. Added 2009-09-24 Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my President [Dalia Grybauskaitė] it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this ministerial gathering under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Community of Democracies. Lithuania is truly honored to steer...
OPENING ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR "EASTERN PARTNERSHIP – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES". Vilnius, 17 September 2009 Added 2009-09-17 The last two waves of EU enlargement have brought Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and South Caucasus to the Union’s doorstep. This changed the whole dynamics of Europe’s engagement with her Eastern neighbours and called for the development of a strong,...
WELCOME ADDRESS BY VYGAUDAS UŠACKAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, AT THE ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION “CO-OPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION: AN EXAMPLE FOR CLOSER EU – RUSSIA RELATIONS?”. Vilnius, 10-11 September 2009 Added 2009-09-10 Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, It’s my pleasure to open today’s discussion on the subject of prospects for the closer EU and Russia cooperation. The title of this round table is somewhat misleading. Can the Baltic Sea region...