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THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA RECEIVED THE NEW SPANISH AMBASSADOR Added 2008-01-21 On 21 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas received the new Spanish Ambassador to Lithuania José Luis Solano Gadea. Minister P.Vaitiekūnas and Ambassador J.L.Solano Gadea discussed the intended visit of the...
LITHUANIA HOSTS AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF STRATEGISTS ON IMPORTANT ITEMS OF INTERNATIONAL AGENDA Added 2008-01-18 On 17-18 January in Trakai, an informal meeting of prominent politicians, political scientists, diplomats and analysts from Europe and the USA was organized on the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas.
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE US CONGRESS MEMBER EMPHASIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF UPHOLDING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND THE USA Added 2008-01-18 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas and the US Congress member, republican from Illinois State, John Shimkus on 18 January discussed the issue of waiving the US visa requirement for Lithuanian citizens.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND UKRAINE REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE TERMS OF UKRAINE'S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Added 2008-01-17 On 16 January in London, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhory Nemyrya completed the negotiations on the final terms of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization. This unblocked the way for the...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA Added 2008-01-17 On 17 January, Lithuanian Ambassador Rokas Bernotas presented credentials to the President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun.
LITHUANIA IS INTERESTED IN A MORE AMBITIOUS EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY Added 2008-01-17 During a discussion ‘The Treaty of Lisbon: What’s Next?’ on 17 January, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis indicated that the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed in December 2007 by the heads of the...
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREATY OF LISBON Added 2008-01-17 On 17 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas met with Member of the European Parliament Elmar Brok. During the meeting, the issues of ratification and coming into effect of the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed...
UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS GAVE A SPEECH REGARDING LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN TRADE POLICY Added 2008-01-16 On 16 January, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis gave a speech titled ‘The Lithuanian Foreign Trade Policy Goals and Tasks’ at the round table discussion, which was organized by the President of...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: DIALOGUE AMONG NATIONS REQUIRES A UNIVERSAL COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THEIR FULL APPLICATION Added 2008-01-16 On 15 January during the First Alliance of Civilizations Annual Forum in Madrid, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas laid emphasis on the necessity of a dialogue among nations and civilizations and presented the...
JOINT STATEMENT BY PRESIDENTS OF LITHUANIA, LATVIA AND ESTONIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US-BALTIC CHARTER OF PARTNERSHIP Added 2008-01-16 In a White House ceremony on January 16, 1998, the Presidents of the United States, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia signed the U.S.-Baltic Charter of Partnership. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, we recall the document as a historic political...