The Russian President Dmitrij Medvedev responded to his Lithuanian colleague Dalia Grybauskaite, who invited him to Lithuania for the celebration of the Independence Day anniversary of the Republic. The Russian leader thanked her for the invitation, however, replied he is not available for the visit due to his busy working schedule.

At the events in Vilnius, as reported by the agency, Russia will be represented by Igor Levitin, the RF Transport Minister.

In his letter to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, Medvedev extended his greetings on the coming anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic, and invited, subsequently, Dalia Grybauskaite to visit Russia at her convenience. According to the information of the agency, soon the coordination of the dates for the visit will start.

The 11 March 2010 is the 20^th anniversary of signing the Independence Act of Lithuania. Lithuania was the first among the former Republics of the USSR to announce its independence.

Material has been prepared by the Centre of Geopolitical Studies with reference to the article from «Телеграф.lv» of 18 02 2010

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.