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LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Added 2008-10-21 On 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received Rabbi Andrew Baker, a representative of the American Jewish Committee, who is visiting Vilnius. During the meeting, A.Baker reminded the Minister of the promise...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVED THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF ESTONIA Added 2008-10-21 THEOn 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received new Ambassador of Estonia to the Republic of Lithuania Tiit Naber. During the conversation, the interlocutors spoke about the successful development of bilateral...
FOREIGN MINISTER BIDS FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR Added 2008-10-21 On 21 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received outgoing Ambassador of Portugal Antonio Manuel Moreira Tanger Correa, who is the first Portuguese Ambassador residing in Vilnius. Minister P.Vaitiekūnas thanked...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WELCOMED THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE ‘HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND RELEVANCE OF THE PLEDGE OF LITHUANIA AND POLAND’ Added 2008-10-20 On 20 October at the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas welcomed the participants of the international conference ‘Historical Significance and Relevance of the Pledge of Lithuania and...
AT THE UNITED NATIONS LITHUANIA RAISES THE ISSUE OF DUMPED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT SEAS Added 2008-10-20 On 17 October at the United Nations in New York, Lithuania raised the issue of dumped chemical weapons at seas. It is the first initiative of this kind on the UN agenda.
LITHUANIA‘S CITIZENS WILL TRAVEL TO THE USA VISA-FREE Added 2008-10-17 On  17 October, President of the United States George W.Bush received Lithuania‘s Ambassador to the USA Audrius Brūzga at the White House in Washington and informed about the decision to remove the visa requirements for Lithuania’s citizens...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURES Added 2008-10-17 During the “Common World: Progress through Diversity” Forum in Astana (Kazakhstan) on 17 October, Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekūnas and representatives from more than 60 states discussed the issues of strengthening tolerance and...
A CONFERENCE CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE EU’S POLICY REGARDING MOLDOVA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD Added 2008-10-17 On 17 October, during the conference “Moldova: moving ahead” in the United Kingdom, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis presented the new geopolitical situation after the conflict in Georgia. According to...
THE SUMMIT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE FRANCOPHONIE HELD IN CANADA Added 2008-10-16 On 15-19 October in Quebec, Canada, the Lithuanian delegation led by Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aurimas Taurantas, is taking part in the Ministerial Conference and the Summit of the International Organisation of the...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA Added 2008-10-16 On 16 October, Lithuanian ambassador Arūnas Vinčiūnas presented credentials to the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov. During the meeting ambassador A.Vinčiūnas stressed, that relations between Lithuania and Bulgaria, which date back to the...