At the beginning of summer of 2007 the Centre of Geopolitical Studies has elaborated the study Evaluation and Perspectives of the Relationship between Lithuania and the United States by the order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
The Study was prepared by: Dr. Algirdas Miškinis, professor, Dr. Evaldas Nekrašas, Dr. Egdūnas Račius, Vadim Volovoj (expert of CGS), Martynas Zapolskis (authors of articles of www.geopolitika.lt), Audronė Virbickaitė and Rūta Žukaitė.
The main goal of the study was to reveal possible ways for coordination of Lithuanias actions in the international stage with the foreign political ambitions of the United States within the context of new global realia in order to enhance the strategic partnership of the countries. Here the analysis of Lithuanias place in the scheme of relationship between the United States and the EU is inevitable. The first part of the study deals specifically with this issue. The second part will deal with the problematic of the post-soviet CIS space, namely: the interests of the United States in this space and possible Lithuanias contribution to their implementation. The third part will analyze possible assistance of Lithuania to Americain the Middle East (today this is one of the key, if not the most important priorities of foreign policy of the US) and in the far regions (e.g. Africa). A separate part of the study will deal with economic relations between Lithuania and the United States. Its objective is to propose possible ways for the development of this relationship by attracting additional US investment to Lithuania.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine filed a lawsuit in the UN International Court of Justice against Russia within the framework of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, says the site of the Foreign Minister. This is done on the instructions of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, issued on 16 January.
For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.
On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.
Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.
Print version
