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ON THE EASTERN TIP OF EUROPE AND THE EASTERN TIP OF ASIA: A SHARED SPIRIT OF REVERENCE FOR HISTORY AND NATURE (The Palace, 2007 Spring Vol. 61, p. 2-3) Added 2007-05-20 Interview with Dainius Petras Kamaitis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan.Interviewer: Kunihiko Saito Saito: Lithuania and Japan have built up a good relationship that dates back a long...
ISSUES OF MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE BALTIC STATES ARE DISCUSSED IN LATVIA Added 2007-05-18 Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas  during a theme conference of the Baltic Assembly „Development of Human Resources in Conditions of Labour Migration” in Sigulda (Latvia) stressed that the migration of the labour force...
LITHUANIA IS INDIGNANT ABOUT DESECRATION OF GRAVES IN KALININGRAD REGION Added 2007-05-18 Desecration of graves of Lithuanians in Kaliningrad region is an outrageous act of vandalism. It is even more painful because this happened in neighbour Kaliningrad region with which we seek to maintain the friendliest possible relations,...
THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION WAS DISCUSSED IN BERLIN Added 2007-05-15 On 15 May Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis took part in the meeting of representatives of the European Union Member States in Berlin which aimed to prepare for the June European Council that should...
ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER THANKS LITHUANIA Added 2007-05-15 On 15 May Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas met with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, who paid a working visit to Vilnius and discussed bilateral relations, further cooperation in economic and energy...
THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT WILL TAKE PLACE, BUT NEGOTIATION MANDATE WITH RUSSIA WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED Added 2007-05-14 On 14 May a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers took place in Brussels.  One of the most important items on the meeting’s agenda was preparation for the EU-Russia Summit planned for 18 May in Samara.
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE PAID SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS Added 2007-05-11 On 11 May Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oskaras Jusys during the 117th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe exchanged opinions with the heads of delegations of the Council member states on the...
OUR GOAL IS A MODERN AND COMPETITIVE COUNTRY THAT PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO Added 2007-05-11 On 11 May in Vilnius, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Laimonas Talat-Kelpša in the international business and investment conference ‘The Lithuania Business and Investment Summit’ welcomed the Lithuanian export growth and...
WELCOME ADDRESS BY MR. LAIMONAS TALAT-KELPŠA UNDERSECRETARY OF THE LITHUANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE „THE LITHUANIA BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT“ Added 2007-05-11 Distinguished participants of the conference, Dear colleagues,   Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekūnas and our Ministry I would like to welcome you all in Lithuania.  We also thank the organizers...
GOOD FORTUNES AHEAD (Made in Lithuania, Vol 24, No 2, 2007, p. 12-16) Added 2007-05-11 After Lithuania had joined the European Union the development of its economic, political and cultural relations with the European countries advanced further and faster. Lithuania does not only aim to become the leader in the Baltic region but also...