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2012-01-26 LITHUANIA MAKES SINCERE AND CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TOWARDS PERPETUATING MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST VICTIMS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis calls for the continuation of the successful fight against anti-Semitism, racism and other forms of intolerance, the fostering of the memory of the Holocaust victims, the development of education about this tragic page of history and support for the projects of the Jewish culture that is deeply rooted in Lithuania.

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2012-01-26 FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS LITHUANIA’S WILLINGNESS TO SHARE ITS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIA

On 26 January in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a detailed discussion on possibilities to develop bilateral relations. During the discussion, Ažubalis affirmed Lithuania’s willingness to share the experience of EU integration reforms. -->

2012-01-26 LITHUANIA ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH GUYANA

On 25 January in New York, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Dalius Čekuolis and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations George Talbot signed, on behalf of their respective governments, a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Guyana.

Guyana is a country situated in northern part of South America between Venezuela and Suriname that borders with Brazil in the south and with the Atlantic Ocean in the north. Guyana covers 215,000 square kilometres. The country has a population of about 770,000 people. Georgetown is the capital city of Guyana. -->

2012-01-25 MFA STATEMENT ON THE TRIAL OF THE BELARUSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses profound disappointed at the pathetic decision taken by the Minsk city court to reject the appeal of the human rights defender Aliaksandr Bialiatski, who was convicted and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in an enhanced regime detention camp.

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2012-01-25 IT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF LITHUANIA’S NORDIC ORIENTATION, SAYS FOREIGN MINISTER

On 25 January during the round table discussion on the draft strategy “Lithuania 2030” at the Seimas, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis emphasized that the strengthening of the partnership between the Nordic and Baltic countries was a long-term task, which comprised joint solution of energy and transport problems, and the creation of the region’s information space. -->

2012-01-25 ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IS TO PAY A VISIT TO LITHUANIA

On 26 January in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis is to meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, who will be paying a visit to Lithuania. The ministers intend to sign the intergovernmental agreement on cultural cooperation between Lithuania and Armenia.

The meeting will focus on possibilities for developing bilateral relations. In 2011, Lithuania and Armenia marked the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

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2012-01-23 LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON THE EUROPEAN UNION TO BECOME MORE OPEN TO BELARUSIANS

When tightening sanctions against Minsk, the EU has to be more open to ordinary Belarusians, said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis at the EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels on 23 January.

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2012-01-23 ENERGY IS A PRIORITY OF THE BALTIC-NORDIC COOPERATION, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS

On 23 January at an informal meeting with ministers of the Baltic and Nordic countries that belong to the European Union in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis stressed the importance of regional energy security.

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2012-01-20 THE FUTURE OF LITHUANIAN AND LATVIAN UNITY IS IN COMMON EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Future partnership of Lithuania and Latvia should be created by not only living in nostalgia for the Baltic unity, but also by firmly improving the close coordination of activities of both countries in the fields of energy security, infrastructure, transit and economic development, by reviving the dialogue on culture, education and regional cooperation, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis says. -->

2012-01-19 IN THE LETTER OF THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TO LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER THE OSCE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING LITHUANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP ARE STRESSED

The Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Clinton in the appreciation letter to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis congratulated him on successful Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It was also stressed that under A.Ažubalis’ leadership important achievements were made in the organization.

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2012-01-26 INTL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY SAYS ONE CAN'T BE INDIFFERENT TO INTOLERANCE - LITHUANIAN FORMIN (BNS, 26 January 2012)

VILNIUS, Jan 26, BNS – The International Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us that we cannot be indifferent to intolerance, discrimination and hatred, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis says.

2012-01-25 BELARUS ISOLATED BY RIGHTS LEADER JAILING: LITHUANIA (AFP, 25 January 2012)

VILNIUS, January 25, 2012 (AFP) - Lithuania on Wednesday denounced a court ruling in neighbouring Belarus that upheld the jailing of a top human rights leader, saying it simply increased the ex-Soviet state's isolation.

2012-01-22 STUDY ON LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN RELATIONS: A NEW VISION OF BILATERAL RELATIONS (The Lithuania Tribune, 22 January 2012)

On the 20 January the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Latvian Embassy held a discussion on a report about Lithuanian-Latvian co-operation perspectives’ study. The research was presented by its authors, Neris Germanas, the Lithuanian ambassador to Latvia and Alberts Sarkanis, the Latvian ambassador to Lithuania. Initially, the research was turned to the reinforcement and consolidation of bilateral relations and economical, energetic, tourism, educational and cultural sectors. An open discussion was held after the report, involving Lithuanian and Latvian political officers and scientists, historicists, state authority’s and academic institutions’ representatives.

2011-12-14 AZUBALIS DISCUSS EU DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES (THE BALTIC TIMES, 14 DECEMBER 2011)

VILNIUS - Success of Lithuania’s foreign policy efforts to achieve the objectives set for the European Union depends on important factors of external and domestic policy - the preparation for the Presidency of the EU Council, developments in the international environment and the forthcoming elections to the Seimas (Parliament), said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Azubalis at a discussion on Dec. 13.