Press Releases

2010-06-15 Lithuania and China to strengthen their economic cooperation

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė received a high-ranking government official from China, He Guoqiang. In the meeting, they discussed Lithuanian-Chinese relations, prospects for bilateral economic cooperation, the potential of promoting mutual investment, and the upcoming visit by President Dalia Grybauskaitė to China to visit the International EXPO 2010 in Shanghai this coming autumn.

2010-06-14 Development of nuclear energy in the region must meet international safety standards

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director General Yukiya Amano. The IAEA Director came to Vilnius to attend the international round-table discussion on regional nuclear energy projects to be held in Vilnius on 16 June, convened to discuss the progress of implementation of regional nuclear energy projects and nuclear safety and environmental aspects.

2010-06-12 The President congratulated Russia’s President on national day

President Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations on behalf of herself and the people of Lithuania to President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation on the Day of Russia.

2010-06-12 The President: No matter how far from your homeland you serve, you protect the interests of Lithuania

On June 11, Friday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė, accompanied by the Chief of Defense of Lithuania, Major General Arvydas Pocius, visited Lithuanian troops in Afghanistan’s Ghor and Kandahar provinces, and in Kabul. The President and her delegation flew to Afghanistan by a small jet plane offered for the trip by the United States European Command.

2010-06-10 The President congratulated Portugal’s President on the Portugal Day

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations on behalf of herself and all people of Lithuania to President Aníbal Cavaco Silva of the Portuguese Republic on the national holiday, the Portugal Day.

2010-06-08 The President: the overriding principle – the Individual – the State – the Future

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has just made her first State of the Nation Address in the Seimas, to give an overview of the situation of the country and the status of internal and foreign policies of the state, as required under the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. The President has chosen not to go sector by sector, but instead to talk about the morality of the state and its citizens, the reasons behind the crisis of fundamental values, and the importance of an individual person, his value and responsibility in strengthening the state and building the future of Lithuania. According to the President, it is not the lack of money that makes people angry, but the lack of justice and solidarity.

2010-06-06 The President congratulated King of Sweden on National Day

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on the national holiday, the National Day of Sweden.

2010-06-05 The President congratulated Queen of Denmark on the Constitution Day

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on the national holiday, the Constitution Day, and wished her country success and long years of prosperity and well-being.

2010-06-04 Darius Valys appointed as the new Prosecutor General

Acting pursuant to Article 84(11) and the fifth indent of Article 118 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and on the approval by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree to appoint Darius Valys the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania effective from 15 June 2010.

2010-06-04 UK Prime Minister favours bilateral dialogue with Lithuania

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron values the cooperation between Lithuania and the United Kingdom in pursuing the European Union’s Eastern Neighbourhood Policy and engaging in NATO international mission in Afghanistan.