BNS During the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Serbia at the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday, parliamentarians inquired whether the ratification would leave the country with enough measures to defend its companies in Serbia. The bill on endorsement …
Yesterday, the representatives of the Russian political opposition met with their colleagues from Lithuania and Belarus in Vilnius to discuss the political situation in Russia, writes Konstantinas Ameliuškinas, from www.ru.DELFI.lt. According to Russian oppositionists, the actions of Russian authorities push the country into the past, …
Former foreign minister Audronius Azubalis on Monday criticized the apology made by his successor Linas Linkevicius in Poland, saying the words meant the situation of the Polish national minority in Lithuania was a foreign policy matter and could be seen as an encouraging move for …
On 19 April at the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of foreign ministers in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis drew attention to the ammunition explosions that Russia was carrying out in the Kaliningrad region close to the Lithuanian border, …
Thanks to the efforts of scholars, people in culture, artists and educators who are telling the truth about the painful history of the Holocaust, which was hushed up in the Soviet times, Holocaust awareness is rising in Lithuania,” Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis …
On 18 April, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis attended the informal meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers in Brussels, which discussed the Alliance’s partnerships with third countries and in what ways this issue was reflected on the agenda of the forthcoming NATO …
During the working visit to Washington, D.C. on 11 April, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius took part in consultations with U.S. officials on nuclear non-proliferation and agreed to continue to strengthen the cooperation between Lithuania and the United States in this field, exchange …
On 27 March at the meeting with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis emphasized the more active dialogue between the Government and the national minorities, and efforts to solve problems in the Vilnius region, Ministry …
On 20 March in New York, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis informed the representatives of Jewish organizations in the US on projects held in Lithuania in 2011, in order to memorize victims of the Holocaust, preserve the memory of the Jewish cultural heritage and dealing …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis started his visit to Israel on 4 March by paying tribute to the victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. “Shoah is the biggest …
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said he would make visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens travelling to Europe a priority when his country takes over the rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2013. But he admitted that progress was dependent on Kyiv, euroactive.com reported …
On 27 February at foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis called on countries seeking EU membership to carry out all their obligations and make irreversible progress. “For a reliable process we have to be objective when we evaluate, we …
On 29 February in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis will participate in a regional conference on shale gas and oil potential and on prospects for changing the region’s energy market “Shale gas and oil as potential game changers in the energy market …
By casting the role of the first EU macro-region to the Baltic Sea region, the European Commission has acknowledged its potential and possibilities. However, it is also a huge responsibility to prove that such a new method of European regional cooperation is viable, says Lithuanian …
As Lithuanian national holidays – February 16 and March 11 – are approaching, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis urges the participants of the planned patriotic march “to overcome radicalism and rally around the tricolour”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. “During the national holidays, …
On 9 February in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers Halldór Ásgrímsson discussed the future of the Nordic-Baltic partnership, the new guidelines for the Baltic-Nordic cooperation that are currently being drafted and should enter …
When it comes to today’s dilemma of integration in the European Union, we need to develop Lithuania’s position in accordance with national interests and real possibilities. This is to avoid extremes and to follow the principle of balance, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Audronius …
In recent years, Europe’s political climate has been windy. While the European Union is looking for ways to tackle the financial crisis, the following key questions surface: what is the future perspective of the EU – a federation, a confederation, maybe Eurasia, based on the …
On the 22 January, during the meeting of EU Ministers of European People’s Party (European Parliamentary group) the Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis encouraged to express solidarity and support to Hungary, which recently adopted the new Constitution, delfi.lt reports. During the informal meeting with …
Greta Armonaitytė | The Lithuania Tribune On the 20 January the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Latvian Embassy held a discussion on a report about Lithuanian-Latvian co-operation perspectives’ study. The research was presented by its authors, Neris Germanas, the Lithuanian ambassador to Latvia and …
