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STATEMENT BY MR. PETRAS VAITIEKŪNAS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, AT THE FIRST ANNUAL FORUM OF ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (15 January 2008, Madrid) Added 2008-01-15 High Level Political Dialogue of the Group of Friends: “Reinforcing our commitment to the Alliance” Your Excellency Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General of the United Nations Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Managing diversity within...
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND POLAND MUST CONTINUE Added 2008-01-14 On 14 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Poland with the speaker of the parliament of Poland Bronisław Komorowski who made his first official...
THE EURO-ATLANTIC CHOICE OF LITHUANIA: BENEFITS, CHALLENGES, PERSPECTIVES AND ADVICES TO UKRAINE (No.1 2008 ,p. 12-20) Added 2008-01-10 The spring of 2008 marks the 4th anniversary of, I dare to say, the greatest achievement in Lithuania’s foreign and security policy during its independence years. It is hard to overestimate the fact that as of 2004 Lithuania enjoys full-fledged...
THE HEAD OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY AWARDED THE CREATORS OF VISIONS OF LITHUANIA‘S FUTURE Added 2008-01-09 On 8 December in the Vilnius Townhall Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas awarded participants of the contest „Present a Vision of Lithuania“ Minister P.Vaitiekūnas presented awards of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...
LITHUANIA CONGRATULATES GEORGIA ON PASSING DEMOCRACY EXAMINATION Added 2008-01-07 Lithuania congratulates Georgia on passing its democracy examination by holding free and competitive elections that comply with the main OSCE commitments for democratic elections. Almost 150 observers from Lithuania who observed the elections in...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN POLICY GOALS AND TASKS INTRODUCED AT THE EXTENDED BOARD MEETING OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Added 2008-01-07 President Valdas Adamkus talked about the most important Lithuanian foreign policy challenges at the extended board meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on 7 January. President emphasized that it is important...
DIPLOMATS ACCREDITED IN TBILISI MADE A STATEMENT REGARDING THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA Added 2008-01-02 On 31 December, 2007, the working group of Ambassadors for the presidential elections in Georgia 2008 made a joint statement regarding the presidential elections that are due on 5 January, 2008 in Georgia. The purpose of the joint statement is to...
IN RIGA LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS TAKING PART IN THE EVENT MARKING SCHENGEN ENLARGEMENT Added 2007-12-26 On 26 December, in Riga, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas is taking part in the event, which is dedicated to Lithuania’s and Latvia’s joining of the Schengen area.
EUROPEAN LEADERS HAIL 'HISTORIC' EXPANSION OF BORDER FREE ZONE (AFP, December 21, 2007) Added 2007-12-21 ZITTAU, Germany, Dec 21, 2007 (AFP) - European leaders on Friday hailed the expansion of the Schengen passport-free travel zone to nine new countries as a landmark moment for the continent's integration. "This is an historic moment for which we...
THE ARCHIVES OF LITHUANIAN BROADCASTS OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA RETURN TO LITHUANIA Added 2007-12-21 On 20 December, the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington overtook the archives of Lithuanian broadcasts of the Voice of America and organized their return to Lithuania.