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HANDOVER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAPITAL OF GHOR PROVINCE TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LAUNCHED Added 2012-01-05 On 4 January, a solemn ceremony was held in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in central Afghanistan, and the transfer of responsibility for the provincial capital and the surrounding district to the local government was officially...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BIDS FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING AMBASSADOR OF CANADA Added 2012-01-03 On 3 January, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Canada to Lithuania Scott Heatherington and thanked him for his contribution to bilateral relations. Ažubalis stressed...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON PLEDGES LITHUANIA’S SUPPORT FOR IRELAND’S 2012 CHAIRMANSHIP Added 2011-12-30 The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, congratulated his successor as OSCE Chairperson, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore today on Ireland taking...
LITHUANIAN REPRESENTATIVE SIGNS THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Added 2011-12-30 On 29 December, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Dalius Čekuolis signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to...
LITHUANIA IS TO COORDINATE THE NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION IN 2012 Added 2011-12-30 In 2012, Lithuania will be a centre of joint Nordic-Baltic activities. On 1 January, Vilnius takes over the coordination of the cooperation between eight Nordic-Baltic countries (NB8).
OSCE CHAIRPERSON WELCOMES EXCHANGE OF DETAINEES BY TBILISI AND TSHKINVALI Added 2011-12-30 VILNIUS, 30 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed the exchange of detainees by the authorities in Tbilisi and Tskhinvali today.
LITHUANIA IS INVITED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD THAT PROMOTES DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD Added 2011-12-30 The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited Lithuania to become a member of the UN Democracy Fund’s (UNDEF) Advisory Board for two years, starting on 1 January 2012.Established by the UN Secretary-General in 2005, the UNDEF...
OSCE CHAIRPERSON WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON NEW GOVERNMENT IN BIH Added 2011-12-29 VILNIUS, 29 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today the agreement by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politicians to form a new state government. “I congratulate the...
MAIN CONDITION FOR LITHUANIA’S MEANINGFUL PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU - INTERNAL UNITY AND RALLY, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Added 2011-12-28 The main condition for a meaningful Presidency of the Council of the European Union is Lithuania’s internal unity and rally, therefore, a wide range of public engagement in this examination for maturity of the state is very important,”...
LITHUANIA TO DELIVER AS THE EU COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF ITS SOCIETY IS UNITED, SAYS LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Added 2011-12-28 Lithuania will only be able to deliver as the president of the EU Council if its public is united and engaged in the face of this test of the state capacity, Lithuanian foreign minister Audronius Ažubalis said alongside the winner of the public...