WELCOME ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE CONFERENCE "SHALE GAS AND OIL AS POTENTIAL GAME CHANGERS IN THE ENERGY MARKET IN THE BALTIC STATES AND POLAND ". Vilnius, 29 February 2012
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Your Excellences,
Dear Participants of the Conference,
I am honoured to open this Conference organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Energy and US Embassy in Vilnius. It is highly valuable that three organizers have joined...
SPEECH BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE SEMINAR “THE BALTIC SEA REGION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION”. Vilnius, 23 February 2012
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Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to open today this discussion on “The Baltic Sea Region in the European Union”. It is timely to re-evaluate the political and economic developments of our region; its role, perspectives and challenges in the...
STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LITHUANIA TO THE OSCE, AMBASSADOR GIEDRIUS ČEKUOLIS, AT THE 901ST MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL. 9 February 2012
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Mr. Chairperson,
Distinguished Members of the OSCE Permanent Council,
I am taking the floor today to speak on behalf of my Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Audronius Ažubalis.
Building consensus was the trademark of the Lithuanian...
COMMENT BY LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS ON THE DECISION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL TO EXTEND THE AIR POLICING MISSION IN THE BALTIC STATES
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We welcome today’s decision of the North Atlantic Council to extend the air policing mission in the Baltic States after 2014. This decision once again testifies to the Alliance’s unity and solidarity. It is very important that the...
SPEECH BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE OPENING OF THE EUROPEAN INFORMATION CENTRE IN ŠALČININKAI. Šalčininkai, 16 January 2012
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I will speak very openly today. I come to Šalčininkai not in my capacity as Foreign Minister, but rather in a private capacity as a citizen of Lithuania, for whom this land and people, unfortunately, are still all too unfamiliar, though...
OPENING STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS AT THE 18TH OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL. Vilnius, 6 December 2011
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President Grybauskaitė,Ministers,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the heart of the OSCE area: half-way between Vancouver and Vladivostok. It is a pleasure to see all of you here in Vilnius.
To my Parliamentary Assembly colleagues,...
CLOSING REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS TO THE NGO CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM. Vilnius, 5 December 2011
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Dear NGO representativesFrom OSCE participating StatesAnd from our Mediterranean Partner States,I am glad you are here at this Vilnius Ministerial Conference!It is a pleasure to see you and have this opportunity to hear from you.Over the past year...
PERSON OF THE WEEK – AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS, LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE (Tribuna, 4 December 2011)
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The first round of official 5+2 talks on the Transnistrian settlement was held this week in Vilnius (Lithuania) after the decision to resume talks was made in September in Moscow (Russia). It was an event of major importance given that for about...
ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE AUDRONIUS AŽUBALIS TO NATO’S NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL. Brussels, 23 November 2011
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Secretary General Rasmussen,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me at the outset to express my deep appreciation and warm thanks to all NATO Allies for their co-operation and their support for the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship over this past...
LECTURE BY VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA ASTA SKAISGIRYTĖ LIAUŠKIENĖ AT THE INDIAN COUNCIL FOR WORLD AFFAIRS. New Delhi, 11 November 2011
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LITHUANIA: A HUB IN A CENTRE OF EUROPE
Excellencies, Professors, students, Dear Friends,
My intention of today is to tell you what Lithuania is and how we see our relations with India.
There are many epithets I can use to describe Lithuania:...