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LITHUANIA SEEKS TO MAINTAIN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TIES WITH LITHUANIANS IN IRELAND Added 2006-11-21 On 21 November in Dublin Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland Dermot Ahern and discussed the issues related to Lithuanian community in Ireland. At the moment about 100 thousand...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: EUROPE NEEDS SOLIDARITY IN ENERGY POLICY Added 2006-11-20 On 20 November in Brussels Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas underlined the need for solidarity and diversification in European energy policy.
LITHUANIA CONTINUES PREPARATIONS FOR THE EU PRESIDENCY IN 2013 Added 2006-11-20 On 17 November Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a seminar “Lithuania’s preparations for the EU Presidency: the work done and future objectives”, that aimed at discussing Lithuania’s preparations for the Presidency of the European...
STATES RECEIVING ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE READY TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY Added 2006-11-17 Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Laimonas Talat-Kelpša taking part the European Development Days underlined that not only donor states should be ready to provide assistance but states  that accept the assistance –...
IMPROVING LITHUANIA’S READINESS TO JOIN THE SCHENGEN AREA IN 2007 Added 2006-11-16 On 16 November Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas and the Minister of Interior Raimondas Šukys discussed Lithuania’s readiness to join the Schengen area in 2007.
THE HEAD OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH POLAND Added 2006-11-16 On 15 November Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas had a telephone conversation with Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Fotyga. The Ministers discussed the formation of the European Union’s position on the new EU-Russia...
IN BEIJING LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Added 2006-11-15 On 14 November Lithuanian Ambassador to China Rokas Bernotas met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Li Zhaoxing.
LITHUANIA AND RUSSIA AGREED TO COOPERATE IN RESCUE OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC SEA Added 2006-11-15 On 14 November the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas paid a working visit to Moscow. At the meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Co-chairman of...
STATEMENT OF THE VISEGRAD-4 AND BALTIC-3 FOREIGN MINISTERS (Brussels, 13 November 2006) Added 2006-11-15 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the V4 (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) and B3 countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) expressed their firm interest in joining the Schengen area by the seven countries in October 2007 according to the...
CONSULTATIONS ON THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY ARE BEING CONTINUED Added 2006-11-14 On 13 November during consultations with Finnish Minister for European Affairs Paula Lehtomäki in Brussels Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis discussed the prospects of coming into effect of the EU...