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PRESENTATION OF LITHUANIA’S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP WORK PROGRAMME IN VIENNA BEGAN WITH THE COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTIMS OF JANUARY 13 Added 2011-01-13 On 12 January in the Congress Centre at the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, the presentation of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship Work Programme began with performance of the Dzukian Variations by composer Bronius Kutavičius in commemoration...
NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR JOINT COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE EXISTING CONFLICTS IN A PEACEFUL AND NEGOTIATED MANNER Added 2011-01-13 VIENNA, 13 January 2011 - The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, urged the Organization's participating States to focus on resolving existing conflicts and achieving concrete progress in addressing...
CANADIANS REMEMBER THOSE LITHUANIANS WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THEIR NATION’S FREEDOM, THE CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2011-01-13 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Lawrence Cannon sent a letter to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis extending his sombre recognition of the 20th anniversary of January 13 and stressing that Canadians remembered...
LITHUANIA AMONG TOP 10 ETHICAL TRAVEL DESTINATIONS Added 2011-01-11 Lithuania has been listed as one of the top 10 ethical travel destinations in the world for the second time running by Ethical Traveler, a nonprofit organization, founded to "empower travelers to change the world."
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES OVER THE ARIZONA SHOOTING Added 2011-01-10 On 10 January, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, expressing condolences to the families of the victims over the tragic accident in the State of...
NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON TO GIVE SPEECH ON THURSDAY IN VIENNA Added 2011-01-10  VIENNA, 10 January 2011 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, will present the Lithuanian Chairmanship's priorities at the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ACQUAINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS WITH LITHUANIA’S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP Added 2011-01-10  On 10 January at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis acquainted members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on European Affairs of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania...
LITHUANIA TAKES OVER OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP Added 2011-01-04 On 1 January 2011 Lithuania took over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) from Kazakhstan which chaired the OSCE in 2010.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILIES OF THE COPTIC COMMUNITY IN EGYPT Added 2011-01-03 On 3 January, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis expressed condolences to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit over the fatal bombing of a Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria. “I condemn this bombing and...
LITHUANIA TAKES OVER OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP, WILL FOCUS ON FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA, PROTRACTED CONFLICTS, FOSTERING REGIONAL CO-OPERATION Added 2011-01-01  VILNIUS, 1 January 2011 – Lithuania took over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe today, with a focus on internal and external threats in the OSCE area, fostering democracy, human rights and...