Lithuania becomes WTO member
Added 2001-06-01
On May 31, Lithuania officially became the 141st member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after six-year long negotiations. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus signed a final protocol on WTO membership in Geneva on December 8, last year. The...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister participates in the EAPC's meeting of foreign ministers
Added 2001-06-01
On May 30, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis was in Budapest to take part in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council's meeting of foreign ministers for discussing cooperation and measures for increasing security in the Euro-Atlantic area....
ADDRESS BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, LITHUANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL IN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS SESSION (Budapest, 30 May 2001)
Added 2001-05-30
Strengthening of Cooperative Security in Euro-Atlantic Area
Mr. Secretary General, ColleaguesIt is my pleasure and privilege to be here today. In Vilnius this week we have an event as great as that of ours in Budapest, the session of NATO...
Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister visits Lithuania
Added 2001-05-30
On May 24, the Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister Radojko Bogojevic visited Vilnius, where he met the Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister to discuss the international problems and possible bilateral cooperation.
During the meeting...
ADDRESS BY ANTANAS VALIONIS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF LITHUANIA, COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF NATO (Vilnius, 29 May 2001)
Added 2001-05-29
Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,At an international conference a while ago, I remember seeing a political scientist bearing a badge saying "Cold War Survivor". It was meant to be ironic, but I could sense a dose of nostalgia in it, for...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister visits Finland
Added 2001-05-22
On May 21, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis paid a working visit to Helsinki where he met the Finnish President Tarja Halonen and the Foreign Minister Erkki Sakari Tuomioja.
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister and the Finnish...
UNESCO proclaims Lithuanian cross-making intangible art masterpiece
Added 2001-05-21
On May 18, UNESCO proclaimed the first Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, which were recommended by the International Jury of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The proclaimed masterpieces include the...
Maltese Foreign Minister visits Lithuania
Added 2001-05-17
On May 16-18, Maltese Foreign Minister Joe Borg paid an official visit to Lithuania. On May 17, the Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, Deputy Chairman of the Seimas Gintaras Steponavičius and the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis,...
Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister participates in the conference on the new WTO negotiations round
Added 2001-05-14
On May 11-12, the Lithuanian delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Dalia Grybauskaitė, participated in the ministerial conference of the EU and associated countries in Ljubljana (Slovenia). The participants of the conference have discussed...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister attends the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Added 2001-05-14
On May 11, Lithuanian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis attended the 108th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
During the session, foreign ministers of the Council of Europe...