FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 2ND MEETING OF THE GROUP OF EDUCATION EXPERTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ETHNIC MINORITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND (19 September 2011, Warsaw)
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The group of experts (hereinafter referred to as ‘expert group’) that was set up in compliance with the agreement between Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland D.Tusk to discuss...
EXPERT MEETING SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN OSCE CRISIS RESPONSE
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The potential for enhancing early response to crises and emerging conflicts is the focus of a meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2011 hosted by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre. This is the fourth and final...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER THANKS THE U.S. PRESIDENT FOR SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS ENHANCING LITHUANIA’S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
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Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis attended the launching of the international initiative The Open Government Partnership (OGP) on 20 September in New York and thanked the U.S. President Barack Obama for his country’s...
LITHUANIAN, POLISH EXPERTS AGREE THAT STATE LANGUAGE EXAM WILL BE UNIFIED, EVALUATION WILL DIFFER (BNS, 20 September 2011)
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VILNIUS, Sep 20, BNS – A Lithuanian–Polish expert group on education issues agreed late on Monday in Warsaw that the form of the state language exam for all Lithuanian schoolchildren will be unified but the evaluation will differ for...
EXPERT WORK ON ETHNIC MINORITY EDUCATION SERVED PURPOSE – LITHUANIAN PM (BNS, 20 September 2011)
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VILNIUS, Sep 20, BNS – Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said on Tuesday common work of Lithuanian and Polish experts in evaluating the ethnic minority education situation in Lithuania has served the purpose, and achieved results...
LITHUANIA RAISES THE ISSUE OF NON-COMPLIANCE OF NEIGHBOURING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF NUCLEAR SAFETY
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At the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that opened on 19 September in Vienna, the Lithuanian delegation will actively raise questions regarding safety of nuclear power plants, also issues of fulfilment of...
OFFICIALS DISCUSS VISA ISSUANCE TO INCOMING TOURISTS IN DRUSKININKAI
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On 19 September in Druskininkai, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė chaired the circuit meeting of the interdepartmental working group on the optimization of procedures for issuing visas for tourists,...
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OF LITHUANIA AND IRELAND IS MARKED IN DUBLIN
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On 15 September at the Griffith College Conference Centre in Dublin, the Lithuanian Embassy in Ireland and the Lithuanian folklore band “Lietuviškas dobilas” (Lithuanian Clover) marked the twentieth anniversary of the...
OSCE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY GENERAL MEET TO DISCUSS THE PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL IN VILNIUS
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Vilnius, 19 September 2011. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis and the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met on 19 September in Vilnius to discuss developments in the OSCE space and priorities of...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR CALM, RESTRAINT IN NORTHERN KOSOVO
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VILNIUS, 16 September 2011 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today called for calm and restraint in northern Kosovo, and emphasized the need for constructive approaches.