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		<title>Lithuanian emigrants invite the President of USA B. Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/04/lithuanian-emigrants-invite-the-president-of-usa-b-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian emigrants’ community has invited President of the USA Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to North America Lithuanians’ folk dances celebration, delfi.lt reported on 1 February.
As a daily Lietuvos Rytas writes, the invitation has been sent not only in writing. On 30 January, during B. Obama’s annual meeting with residing diplomats, Lithuanian ambassador Žygimantas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Soviet Crimes, by Girnius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/03/unique-soviet-crimes-by-girnius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historical disputes are currently unceasing, neither abroad nor in Lithuania. A week ago, the French Senate adopted a law on criminal liability for negating the Armenian genocide. Turkey strongly condemned the decision taken by France, calling it irresponsible and disrespectful, and it threatened to take reciprocal measures, Kęstutis Girnius wrote in alfa.lt on 30 January.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrius Kubilius and Dutch gas giants discuss strategic gas market prospects</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/andrius-kubilius-and-dutch-gas-giants-discuss-strategic-gas-market-prospects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and the delegation continue the working visit in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Prime Minister A. Kubilius has met with two huge Dutch gas companies  GasTerra and Nederlandse Gasunie at the Lithuanian Embassy in the Hague,  where they have discussed gas market developments in Europe and the  world, gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lithuanian is facing charges of operating a bogus scheme by collecting clothes for major charities in Highlands</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/a-lithuanian-is-facing-charges-of-operating-a-bogus-scheme-by-collecting-clothes-for-major-charities-in-highlands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lithuanian Diaspora]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Noel Donaldson

A Lithuanian man is facing charges of operating a bogus scheme by collecting clothes for major charities in the Highlands of Scotland which had given him no authorisation.
Miglius Orieska, pleaded not guilty through an interpreter, when he appeared from custody at Wick Sheriff Court, today.

 
The charges allege that he claimed to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London&#8217;s court allowed Antonov and Baranauskas to report less frequently</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/the-court-of-london-allowed-both-mr-antonov-and-mr-baranauskas-to-register-to-the-police-less-frequently/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 30 January, Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court in London continued to investigate the extradition case of ex-shareholders of the recently nationalized bank Snoras, Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas to the Republic of Lithuania, delfi.lt informs.
According to news portal lrytas.lt, the court gave permission for Mr Antonov and Mr Baranauskas, who are both suspected of committing financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe’s new treaty – obligation to deal with finances in responsible manner</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/europe%e2%80%99s-new-treaty-%e2%80%93-obligation-to-deal-with-finances-in-responsible-manner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The leaders of the EU member states, currently attending an informal meeting of members of the European Council in the capital of Belgium, approved the Fiscal Compact Treaty designed to obligate the eurozone members to observe stringent fiscal discipline and pursue a responsible economic policy. All of the EU member states, except United Kingdom and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian basketball film premiere picks up America’s plaudits</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/28/lithuanian-basketball-film-premiere-picks-up-america%e2%80%99s-plaudits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Basketball]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
As every year, a tiny American town  surrounded by snow-capped Rockies  brought together the independent film  elite for the Sundance festival.  Neither Šarunas Marčiulionis nor  Arturas Karnišovas could hide the onset  of emotions, when the Sundance  audience burst in standing ovations for  the Saturday premier of  &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian crisis, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/23/syrian-crisis-by-krickus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 20 January.
A negotiated settlement to the brutal oppression of peaceful protestors in Syria is nowhere in sight and international observers fear we are witnessing the early signs of a protracted civil war.  The outcome remains unclear but it will have a profound impact upon region [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian boat helped people from the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/19/lithuanian-boat-helped-people-from-the-stricken-cruise-liner-costa-concordia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People from the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which was stricken near the Italian coast, were also being rescued by the Lithuanian boat. Photographers from The Associated Press clearly captured the boat Spygliukas. A giant sinking liner is in the background of a little boat, which has a Lithuanian name on the side of it, lrytas.lt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will a remote Kazakhstan become closer? By Šernius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/18/will-a-remote-kazakhstan-become-closer-by-sernius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vaidotas Šernius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy of Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia (CA). Soon the country will celebrate the 20th anniversary  of its Independence (16 December 1991). What happened in the country  during these years and what does Lithuania and Kazakhstan have in  common? Vaidotas Šernius wrote in geopolitika.lt on 9 January.
Lithuania and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Iran question, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/15/the-iran-question-by-krickus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 10 January.

Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal predicts that an Israeli attack upon Iran’s nuclear installations is inevitable. Given his past affiliation with the pro-Likud Jerusalem Post, his forecast is not surprising. Likewise, several of the Republican presidential aspirants favor a military solution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel’s airline company El Al to start operating flights to Vilnius in June</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/14/israel%e2%80%99s-airline-company-el-al-to-start-operating-flights-to-vilnius-in-june/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel’s airline company El Al will offer direct flights from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport to Vilnius, the biggest international airport in Lithuania, from June, 15min.lt wrote on the 12 of January.
Simonas Bartkus, the head of Vilnius Airport Commerce Department states on the official airport’s site, that this is the first time in history when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China’s geopolitical phenomena or when we could expect news from Finland-China border, by Spraunius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/13/china%e2%80%99s-geopolitical-phenomena-or-when-we-could-expect-news-from-finland-china-border-by-spraunius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Arūnas Spraunius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statement about the news from the border of China  and Finland is oxymoron, without any doubt. However, the title does  show a certain tendency: even extreme scenarios should not be rejected  in the confused globalization, Arūnas Spraunius wrote in geopolitika.lt on 2 January.
In September Beijing released a policy document  laying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Forecast for 2012: Two Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/11/political-forecast-for-2012-two-perspectives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 10 January.
 
 An American analyst well-informed about Russian affairs might provide the following forecasts:
In 2012, barring an unexpected development, Putin’s liberal opponents will increase their numbers, address the leadership question and begin constructing a movement that gives the middle class a real voice in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sinology studies in Vilnius University have become regular</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/10/r-vaitkus-%e2%80%94-sinology-studies-in-vilnius-university-have-become-regular/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In mid-December, Vilnius University Vice-Rector for International Affairs prof. dr. Rimantas Vaitkus, together with VU delegation participated in the annual Confucius Institutes Conference in Beijing. As the Vice-Rector told, the decision was made at the conference to develop the network of these institutes, representing the Chinese language and culture (there are currently 358 Confucius Institutes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanians named USA President Barack Obama the World Person of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a poll of Baltijos tyrimai, the results of which were announced in the daily Lietuvos Rytas, 16 per cent of respondents thought that B. Obama was the World Person of the Year in 2011, 15min.lt reported on 31 December.
6.5 per cent of participants thought that German Chancellor Angela Merkel was worth to win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian Foreign Minister is to meet with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs in Vilnius</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 11 January,  Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis is to hold a  meeting with the Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief  Negotiator for Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU Egemen Bağiş  in Vilnius, reports Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministers are to discuss the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paths and sideways of foreign policy, by Beržiūnas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regarding Lithuania&#8217;s foreign policy, the year 2011 were neither touching nor happy. Rather dreary and grey, Valentinas Beržiūnas wrote in diena.lt on 29 December.
To begin with &#8211; Lithuanian neighbours. Belarus. It seemed that Lithuanian foreign policy planners have developed a political dialogue without any preconditions with our neighbours; however, everything remained just a talk. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One more rotation of Lithuanian military deployed to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 6 deployment of the 7th shift of the Lithuanian National  Support Element (NSE) to Afghanistan will take place in Marijampolė. The  ceremony will be attended by Vice Minister of National Defence Mykolas  Juozapavičius, acting Chief of Defence Commander of the Lithuanian Air  Force Maj Gen Edvardas Mažeikis, Director General, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister of National Defence R. Juknevičienė: “Partnership with the United States in defence area is the foundation of our statehood”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America remains the  key guarantee of security and stability in Europe, especially in the  Baltic Region, as it was stated by the Lithuanian Minister of National  Defence Rasa Juknevičienė on Wednesday during a meeting with US  Secretary of Defence Leon Edward Panetta in Washington. The meeting  [...]]]></description>
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