Press Releases

2009-10-07 Lithuania and Finland to cooperate in energy and innovation

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė on a working visit to Finland says that Finland is a very important partner of Lithuania in strengthening cooperation with Nordic countries and that Finnish experience in the field of energy and innovation is also very useful to Lithuania. While in Helsinki, President Grybauskaitė met with Finland’s President Tarja Halonen to discuss opportunities for Lithuanian-Finnish cooperation in implementing concrete projects, especially in the field of development of alternative energies.

2009-10-06 President leaves for working visits to Finland and Estonia tomorrow

Tomorrow, October 7, Wednesday, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė goes on working visits to Finland and Estonia.

2009-10-03 Lithuanian President welcomes Ireland's referendum results

Following a "yes" vote to the Lisbon Treaty by Irish citizens in a nation-wide referendum, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said: "The decision of the Irish people opens the road to the whole of Europe to become more effective and to implement the necessary institutional reforms. The dialogue which will be facilitated between member states within the European Union will not only make it easier for Europe to recover more rapidly from the economic downturn, but will also help avoid such large-scale crises in the future. For Lithuania, the Lisbon Treaty creates the required preconditions to participate actively and effectively in the EU decision making process. I will devote my utmost attention to have the agreements set forth in the Treaty successfully translated into practice. I hope that those EU member states which have not as yet completed the ratification process will do so in the near future."

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.