Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Lithuania
Today, all Lithuania is celebrating one of the biggest national festivals – Restoration of Lithuania‘s independence.
30 years ago, on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the Act on the Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania, thus also ending Lithuania‘s occupation by the Soviet Union that lasted for nearly 50 years.
On March 5, 2020, the 30th anniversary of the Restoration of Lithuania‘s independence was also marked in Vienna. On this occasion, a celebratory event at the Austrian National Library was organized by the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Lithuania to the International Organizations in Vienna and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Austria.
The event was attended by T. Greminger, OSCE Secretary General, representatives of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other State institutions, members of diplomatic corps, as well as representatives of Lithuanian community in Austria.
