Press Releases

2010-12-10 The President: Preservation of values – common concern for the state, the public and the Church

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. The President thanked the Holy See for the policy of non-recognition of Lithuania's annexation in the years of Soviet occupation and reiterated Lithuania's previous invitation for the Holy Father to visit our country. “Pope Benedict XVI of Rome thinks about Lithuania, sends season’s greetings and blesses all Lithuanian people. I am happy this message comes at this particular time, the season of Advent, and I am happy to be able to pass it over to our people,” President Dalia Grybauskaitė said.

2010-12-06 The President extended congratulations to Finland’s President on Independence Day

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated Finland's President Tarja Kaarina Halonen on the national holiday, the Independence Day.

2010-12-05 The President: By helping each other, we create a better Lithuania

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė visited a Christmas Charity Fair organized in the Courtyard of the Presidential Palace by non-governmental organizations, to buy Christmas souvenirs hand-made by disabled persons and to invite all people of the country to help make Christmas more beautiful for those who cannot do this themselves.

2010-12-02 The President: Strong and efficient OSCE – in the interest of the whole international community

Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, which takes over OSCE Chairmanship from Kazakhstan next year, closed the two-day OSCE Summit in Astana. “We, OSCE countries, have a very clear goal – to build a strong and efficient security community built on democratic principles; therefore, during its chairmanship of this Organization, Lithuania will be actively seeking to reduce bureaucratic procedures in the Organization, enhance coordination of actions among member states and with other international organizations and take more concrete steps,” President of the Republic of Lithuania said.

2010-12-02 The President: Thanks to Lithuania’s efforts, the issue of sea-dumped chemical munitions will get worldwide attention

The United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Lithuania concerning international cooperation and exchange of information on sea-dumped chemical weapons and their environmental impact. The need for the resolution was first voiced by President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė at the Baltic Sea Action Summit this past February in Helsinki, and the draft proposal for resolution was presented at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

2010-12-02 The President: Lithuania can and must share its experience

At the OSCE Summit, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Roza Otunbayeva for a bilateral discussion. The President said after the meeting that the Kyrgyz President was interested in Lithuania’s euro-integration experience and in the possibility to enhance cooperation with Lithuania in all areas – from trade and economic relations to inter-parliamentary cooperation.

2010-12-01 OSCE priorities – impetus for deeper Lithuanian-US cooperation

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attending OSCE Summit in Astana had a conversation with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They discussed further cooperation between the two countries as Lithuania takes over OSCE Chairmanship from January next year.

2010-12-01 Lithuania and Kazakhstan united by common tasks in OSCE and by prospects for bilateral relations

As part of the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev. As Lithuania is taking over OSCE Chairmanship from Kazakhstan next year, leaders of both states discussed priorities of this Organization, also the development of bilateral relations and the outlook for the whole region.

2010-12-01 The President calls for closer cooperation between OSCE and United Nations in addressing international concerns

In the framework of the Summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had a bilateral meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. The President underlined in the meeting that further reform of the OSCE will be the primary task for Lithuania as it takes over chairmanship of this organization from Kazakhstan next year.

2010-12-01 The President is attending OSCE Summit in Astana

In the framework of the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had bilateral meetings with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Roza Otunbayeva.