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		<title>Unity of the Baltic States will ensure implementation of important regional projects</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/02/unity-of-the-baltic-states-will-ensure-implementation-of-important-regional-projects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, December 2, Estonia &#8211; Presidents  of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, continuing a traditional meeting of  the leaders of the Baltic States, discussed the issues of regional  security and cooperation in implementing energy and transport projects.  After the meeting, the EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas presented  to the Presidents the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the OSCE relevant to Cyprus? Or is Cyprus irrelevant to the OSCE? By Farrugia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/30/is-the-osce-relevant-to-cyprus-or-is-cyprus-irrelevant-to-the-osce-by-farrugia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alfred A. Farrugia &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
The 18th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is being held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on December 6 and 7. What is the purpose of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the OSCE, if the Organization refuses to address the challenge in Cyprus? What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania&#8217;s Ambassador returns to Austria</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/10/01/lithuanias-ambassador-returns-to-austria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania’s Ambassador to Austria, Giedrius Puodziunas, is returning to Vienna after being recalled for consultations in the middle of July, delfi.lt reported on 28 September.
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Audronius Azubalis, made this decision in light of the bilateral declaration signed by the Lithuanian and Austrian Justice Ministers on 23 September. In the document, the Austrian Justice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laimonas Talat-Kelpša: Lithuania is ruining its international authority</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/09/05/laimonas-talat-kelpsa-lithuania-is-ruining-its-international-authority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania is ruining its international authority by failing to keep the promise of allocating 2% of GDP to national defence, claimed the new Adviser to the PM on Foreign Policy L. Talat-Kelpša in an interview with delfi.lt on August 30.
The news portal DELFI.lt reminds that Talat-Kelpša was the acting Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banned Belarusian Vice-Minister stopped at the border: MFA admits issuing Schengen visa</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/08/12/banned-belarusian-vice-minister-stopped-at-the-border-mfa-admits-issuing-schengen-visa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs admitted that it issued a Schengen visa to the Belarusian Justice Vice-Minister Alla Bodak, an official listed as persona non grata by the European Union.  The Belarusian official was stopped by the by Lithuanian border guards at the state border on 9 August and was not allowed to enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorski: Lithuania Does Not Honour Its Promises</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/08/02/sikorski-lithuania-does-not-honour-its-promises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘We assume that we have been friendly to Lithuania for 20 years, but our friendship has not been reciprocated,&#8221; Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski said in the exclusive interview to daily Lietuvos rytas, which was published on 22 July.  The interview was conducted by the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Lietuvos rytas daily.  According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toilet paper and eggs directed at the Austrian Embassy</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/25/toilet-paper-and-eggs-directed-at-the-austrian-embassy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Austrian Embassy was chosen as a target by Lithuanians whom were resentful at Austria’s release of the former KGB officer Mikhail Golovatov, the suspect in the January 13th assaults. Rotten eggs are being targeted at the Embassy and it is also planned to construct a fence of toilet paper surrounding the embassy over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania expresses concern over the dissemination of false information by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/21/lithuania-expresses-concern-over-the-dissemination-of-false-information-by-russia%e2%80%99s-ministry-of-foreign-affairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius met with Ambassador of Russia to Lithuania Vladimir Chkhikvadze and presented him a note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. The note expresses concern over the false and insulting statements that were published on the official website of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lithuanian Ministry of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic people are shocked over Austria’s actions – Min of Foreign Affairs</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/18/baltic-people-are-shocked-over-austria%e2%80%99s-actions-%e2%80%93-min-of-foreign-affairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 18 July during the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council meetings in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis met with Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Spindelegger to discuss current situation the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During the conversation, Audronius Ažubalis informed his Austrian counterpart that Lithuania had recalled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania hands in a note to Austria over the decision to release a suspect in the case of January 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 18, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė handed in a note to Austria’s Chargé d’Affaires Josef Sigmund, requesting Austria to explain on what basis and why so hastily the decision was taken to release the suspect in the case of the assault of January 13 Mikhail Golovatov, who was detained on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish rots from the head down as do countries, by Barzauskas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/13/fish-rots-from-the-head-down-as-do-countries-by-barzauskas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loreta Zakarevičienė, Lithuanian ambassador to Poland, said the following about the Lithuanian Poles: “Because nowadays I sometimes get the impression that they aren’t exactly citizens of Lithuania. We have Russians, Belorusians, Jews but they feel more as citizens of Lithuania than the Poles do,” Arunas Brazauskas wrote in Balsas.lt portal on 5 July.
Whether or not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 years turned since Grybauskaite bacame President</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/12/two-years-turned-since-grybauskaite-bacame-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the second year of her presidential term Dalia Grybauskaite went on 29 foreign visits, took part in 76 bilateral meetings with representatives of foreign countries, including 31 meetings with presidents, two &#8211; with kings, and ten &#8211; with prime ministers. Grybauskaite welcomed 43 leaders and high representatives of foreign states and international organizations, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What did the (Lithuanian) Ambassador (to Poland) say?</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/05/what-did-the-lithuanian-ambassador-to-poland-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If memory serves me right, she said that it would be much better if some of the Lithuanian citizens were as loyal to their country as the Lithuanians in Poland are to Poland, Prof. and Member of European Parliament Vytautas Landsbergis wrote in Lietuvos Zinios daily on 29 June.
Wouldn&#8217;t it be better? Or maybe we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy and cyber security on the agenda of the meeting of Lithuanian and Estonian Presidents</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/06/16/energy-and-cyber-security-on-the-agenda-of-the-meeting-of-lithuanian-and-estonian-presidents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Tartu on June 17, where she will meet with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and visit the University of Tartu, Presidential Press Office reported.
During their meeting, the two presidents will discuss topical bilateral issues and ways to strengthen cooperation in the European Union, NATO and the region. Special focus will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic States and Norway Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Re-Establishment of Their Diplomatic Relations at Nobel Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the three Baltic States and Norway at the Norwegian Nobel Institute on 8 June, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas thanked Norway for its support to Lithuania and noted that a very special location was chosen to mark the anniversary, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political analyst: D. Grybauskaitė leans towards Scandinavia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/06/09/political-analyst-d-grybauskaite-leans-towards-scandinavia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The annual State of the Nation Address of the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė refers to a broader cooperation with the Scandinavian countries, – notes political analyst Alvydas Medalinskas, Tomas Cyvas wrote in Balsas.lt portal on 7 June.
According to Medalinskas, although foreign policy was not the main topic of the President’s speech, the issue was granted a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grybauskaitė Hopes That Lithuanian-Latvian Relations Will Not Be Damaged By Ambassador’s Comment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė hopes that the Lithuanian-Latvian bilateral relations will not be damaged due to a careless remark made by the now former Lithuanian ambassador to Latvia Antanas Valionis.  The former ambassador sparked a scandal when he noted in an interview to a web portal that efforts of the Latvian president Valdis Zatlers to dissolve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian Ambassador to Latvia Resigns Over a Careless Comment (UPDATED)</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/05/31/lithuanian-ambassador-to-latvia-resigns-over-a-comment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian ambassador to Latvia Antanas Valionis has announced his resignation after meeting the country’s president Dalia Grybauskaitė.  Emerging from the meeting, which lasted about 15 minutes, Valionis told journalists, ‘The conversation was brief. After weighing all the facts and the situation, as well as seeing the picture from the other side, I told the president I would submit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian Ambassador to Latvia withdrawn for ‘consultations’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 19:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Ambassador to Latvia Antanas Valionis is in trouble over a statement on the political situation in Latvia.  The Ambassador called efforts of the Latvian President Valdis Zatlers to dissolute the Latvian Parliament the ‘intentions that smell not very good’.
Ambassador Valionis, the former Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, had to explain himself to the Latvian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania, Central Asia, OSCE: remarkable goodwill, slightly out-of-focus, by Fabio Belafatti</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/05/27/lithuania-central-asia-osce-remarkable-goodwill-slightly-out-of-focus-by-fabio-belafatti/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lithuania Tribune/ Fabio Belafatti
The Lithuanian presidency of the OSCE has almost completed its first six months. It is now possible to give a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the Presidency, looking at some of its achievements, especially as far as the Central Asian region is concerned. This area, usually half-forgotten by European policy-makers, [...]]]></description>
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