Press Releases

2009-10-02 Lithuanian President and EP leader discussed issues of importance to Lithuania and Europe

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė received President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek who came to Vilnius on a working visit.

2009-10-01 Dalia Grybauskaitė to meet with European Parliament President

Tomorrow, October 2 at 11.00 a.m., President Dalia Grybauskaitė will receive European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek who will be in Vilnius on a working visit.

2009-09-30 Foreign policy should be based on the interests of the State

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė discussed Lithuania’s future foreign policy in the light of Lithuania’s interests and changes in international politics with members of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2009-09-30 President extended condolences to the President of Philippines

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Republic of Philippines and all people of the country over the devastation caused by Typhoon Ondoy claiming hundreds of human lives.

2009-09-30 Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated Chinese leader on national holiday

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Chinese President Hu Jintao on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China.

2009-09-28 President congratulated Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union of Germany on victory in German federal election

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations to Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany on the victory in German federal election.

2009-09-25 Lithuania will contribute to promoting women’s leadership in the world

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a meeting hosted by the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the President of Finland Tarja Halonen on Peace and Security through Women’s Leadership. In the discussion held in the framework of general debates of the United Nations General Assembly, women world leaders discussed the most efficient ways of implementing the UN resolution adopted nearly a decade ago to protect women’s rights and condemn violence against women, and agreed on the need to promote women’s role in addressing the most painful global problems.

2009-09-25 President was invited to participate actively in women world leaders’ activities

Before finishing visit in New York, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a meeting of women world leaders yesterday. The meeting brought together not only women presidents but also women prime ministers and foreign affairs ministers from different states of the world. For the Lithuanian President, this was the first meeting of this kind, organised and hosted by the U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

2009-09-24 “Small countries, too, may contribute to the solution of global issues,” President said at the UN General Assembly

In the general debates of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė made a speech on the topic “Effective Responses to Global Crises: Strengthening Multilateralism and Dialogue among Civilisations for International Peace, Security and Development”.

2009-09-23 Lithuania supports Georgia's participation in the EU Eastern Partnership Programme

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili who is also attending the United Nations General Assembly session in New York. In the meeting, the two Presidents discussed Georgia's cooperation with Lithuania in the context of integration to the European Union, and the relations between Georgia and Russia.