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THE SEVENTH CONSULATE HEADED BY THE LITHUANIAN HONORARY CONSUL OPENED IN NORWAY Added 2008-02-04 On 1 February, in the town of Skien, Southern Norway, a consulate headed by the Lithuanian Honorary Consul Carl Thomas Carlsten was opened. C.T.Carlsten is appointed to carry out consular functions in Telemark consular district. Lithuanian...
LITHUANIA AND FINLAND WILL SEEK TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE SPIRIT OF EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY Added 2008-02-01 On 31 January – 1 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas paid a working visit to Helsinki, where he met with President of Finland Tarja Halonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs Illka Kanerva, Minister of Migration and...
UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PAID A WORKING VISIT TO ISRAEL Added 2008-01-31 On 30 January, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis paid a working visit to Israel. During the visit, Undersecretary of the Ministry met with Senior Deputy Director General of Israeli Ministry of Foreign...
SĄJŪDIS – 20 YEARS ON (Lithuania today, 2008 issue 12, p.13-15) Added 2008-01-31 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Sąjūdis, the Reform Movement of Lithuania. Officially known as Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis, this was the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PARLIAMENT OF TURKMENISTAN Added 2008-01-30 On 30 January, Lithuanian Ambassador Kęstutis Kudzmanas presented credentials to the chairperson of the Parliament (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan Akja Nurberdiyeva. During the ceremony, A.Nurberdiyeva indicated that she knew about the political...
LITHUANIA AND SLOVAKIA STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIALOGUE SEEKING SOLIDARITY IN THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Added 2008-01-29 On 29 January during consultations in Vilnius, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis and Director General of the Division for International Organisations and Development Assistance of the Slovak Ministry of...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF ALBANIA Added 2008-01-29 On 28 January, Lithuanian Ambassador Artūras Žurauskas presented credentials to the President of the Republic of Albania Bamir Topi. During the conversation, which followed the ceremony, the Ambassador indicated that Lithuania supported Albania’s...
LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: WE HAVE TO GIVE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES TO SERBIA Added 2008-01-28 On 28 January in Brussels Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas took part in the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting and discussed the EU relations with Serbia and the elections in Serbia. While...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA WELCOMED THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONVENTION OF THE CHAIRMEN OF LITHUANIAN COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE AND LITHUANIAN AMBASSADORS TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Added 2008-01-28 On 26 January, in Hüttenfeld during the convention of the chairmen of Lithuanian communities in Europe and the Heads of Lithuanian diplomatic missions in European countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas indicated...
LITHUANIAN AND CZECH HEADS OF DIPLOMACY: A NEED TO DEDICATE MORE ATTENTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY IN THE EAST Added 2008-01-25 On 24-25 January, during the official visit in the Czech Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas discussed important issues of bilateral cooperation and international policy with the Czech officials.