EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY – TOWARDS A EUROPE WITH COMMON VALUES (Address by Mr. Petras Vaitiekūnas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, Riga, 23 November 2007)
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Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
First of all, I would like to thank organizers for the invitation and the opportunity to share Lithuania’s views on European Neighbourhood policy.
Being on the border of the EU, Lithuania is exposed to...
SPEECH OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE EUROPEAN HUMANITIES UNIVERSITY (EHU, Vilnius, November 20, 2007)
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Your Excellency Prime Minister of Hungary,
Dear Ambassadors,
Dear Rector of European Humanities University Mr. Anatoli Arsenyevich Mikchailov
Dear professors,
Dear students!
First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the new academic...
WELCOMING ADDRESS OF UNDERSECRETARY OF LITHUANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LAIMONAS TALAT-KELPŠA AT THE CONFERENCE “HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN BELARUS” 12 OCTOBER, 2007
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Vilnius, City Park Hotel
Distinguished participants of the conference,
Dear friends,
First of all, I would like to thank the organizers of this conference -- Lithuanian Youth Council, Eastern European Studies Centre, Lithuanian Liberal Youth,...
ADDRESS OF LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY (New York, 27 September 2007)
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Mr. Secretary General,
Mr. Director General,
Excellencies,
I consider it a great honour to participate in this High-Level Meeting on the Chemical Weapons Convention’s Tenth Anniversary. It is always impressive to take part in a forum that...
CHAIRMAN‘S SUMMARY OF THE MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF “NEW GROUP OF FRIENDS OF GEORGIA” (13-14 September 2007, Vilnius)
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The New Group of Friends of Georgia – Estonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Sweden, with participation of EU Special Representative for South Caucasus, as an observer, having the meeting in Vilnius on 13-14...
CHAIRMAN‘S SUMMARY OF THE MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF “NEW GROUP OF FRIENDS OF GEORGIA” (13-14 September 2007, Vilnius)
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The New Group of Friends of Georgia – Estonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Sweden, with participation of EU Special Representative for South Caucasus, as an observer, having the meeting in Vilnius on 13-14...
SPEECH OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE CROATIA SUMMIT 2007 (Dubrovnik, Croatia, July 07, 2007)
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New challenges, new roles, new players
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me start by thanking the hosts for inviting us to this beautiful town and bringing to our attention the questions that are vital for today’s Europe.
We are...
OPENING REMARKS OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE 3RD CONVENTION OF HONORARY CONSULS OF LITHUANIA (Vilnius, Lithuania, July 4, 2007)
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Distinguished Honorary Consuls, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure for me to open the 3rd convention of Honorary Consuls of Lithuania. I admire your work and would like to use this opportunity to thank you for your commitment in...
SPEECH OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE RECEPTION MARKING 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF US-BALTIC STATE RELATIONS (Washington, USA, June 14, 2007)
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Benjamin Franklin Room, U.S. Department of StateWashington, DC
Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to be in Washington, DC today to celebrate together with my distinguished colleagues the 85th anniversary of unbroken diplomatic...
ADDRESS OF LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS AT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION CONFERENCE “CELEBRATING 85 YEARS OF AMERICAN-BALTIC TIES”
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Washington14 June 2007
Lithuanian vision for the new transatlantic dialogue/agenda
Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,
It will be no news to you if I say that the world is changing. New threats are emerging, new military and economic powers are...