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THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE US CONGRESS MEMBER EMPHASIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF UPHOLDING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND THE USA Added 2008-01-18 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas and the US Congress member, republican from Illinois State, John Shimkus on 18 January discussed the issue of waiving the US visa requirement for Lithuanian citizens.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND UKRAINE REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE TERMS OF UKRAINE'S ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Added 2008-01-17 On 16 January in London, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhory Nemyrya completed the negotiations on the final terms of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization. This unblocked the way for the...
LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTED CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA Added 2008-01-17 On 17 January, Lithuanian Ambassador Rokas Bernotas presented credentials to the President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun.
LITHUANIA IS INTERESTED IN A MORE AMBITIOUS EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY Added 2008-01-17 During a discussion ‘The Treaty of Lisbon: What’s Next?’ on 17 January, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis indicated that the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed in December 2007 by the heads of the...
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREATY OF LISBON Added 2008-01-17 On 17 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas met with Member of the European Parliament Elmar Brok. During the meeting, the issues of ratification and coming into effect of the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed...
UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS GAVE A SPEECH REGARDING LITHUANIA’S FOREIGN TRADE POLICY Added 2008-01-16 On 16 January, Undersecretary of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Žygimantas Pavilionis gave a speech titled ‘The Lithuanian Foreign Trade Policy Goals and Tasks’ at the round table discussion, which was organized by the President of...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: DIALOGUE AMONG NATIONS REQUIRES A UNIVERSAL COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THEIR FULL APPLICATION Added 2008-01-16 On 15 January during the First Alliance of Civilizations Annual Forum in Madrid, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas laid emphasis on the necessity of a dialogue among nations and civilizations and presented the...
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION "THE TREATY OF LISBON: WHAT’S NEXT?” IS ORGANIZED IN VILNIUS Added 2008-01-15 On 17 January in the Constitution Hall of the Seimas, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Seimas and the Representation of the European Commission in Lithuania is organizing a round table discussion "The Treaty of Lisbon:...
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND POLAND MUST CONTINUE Added 2008-01-14 On 14 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Petras Vaitiekūnas discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Poland with the speaker of the parliament of Poland Bronisław Komorowski who made his first official...
THE HEAD OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY AWARDED THE CREATORS OF VISIONS OF LITHUANIA‘S FUTURE Added 2008-01-09 On 8 December in the Vilnius Townhall Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas awarded participants of the contest „Present a Vision of Lithuania“ Minister P.Vaitiekūnas presented awards of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...