Five Lithuanian observers sent to Georgia

Published: 26 September 2008 y., Friday

Gruzijos palaikymo akcija Vilniaus Rotušės aikštėje
Lithuanian team of five – representatives of the Foreign and National Defence Ministries and Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior – was sent to the EU Observer Mission to Georgia.

Fully manned and equipped Lithuanian team provided with an armoured vehicle by the Lithuanian Armed Forces will conduct observation, analysis and reporting on the current situation in Georgia and keeping up to the six-point agreement, including withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces.

Another two representatives of the Police Department of Lithuania will work at the mission headquarters in Tbilisi on collection and analysis of information.

Lithuanians deployed to the EU mission will make their efforts to contribute to ensuring enduring stability throughout Georgia, enhancement of confidence and diminishing of hostile actions together with their counterparts from other members of the EU.

The EU Observer Mission was launched on 15 September. It will be joined by over 200 observers from the EU countries and will officially enter into force on 1 October.

The six-point agreement signed on August 12 on diplomatic efforts of the EU remains the backbone of Georgia situation stabilisation.

Šaltinis: www.kam.lt
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

The most popular articles

President presented letters of credence to Lithuania’s Ambassador to Germany

President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus presented letters of credence to Mr. Mindaugas Butkus as the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Germany. more »

President of Poland to come to Lithuania on a state visit Thursday

Lithuania will be visited by the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Lech Kaczyński who arrives with a delegation Wednesday evening, 15 April, on a one-day state visit. more »

President extends condolences to the Polish President

President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus extended condolences to the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Lech Kaczyński over the fire at a shelter for homeless families in Kamien Pomorski. more »

President Adamkus: European Union must agree on successful Eastern Partnership Policy

President Valdas Adamkus, on a two-day state visit in Prague, met with Czech Acting Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. more »

Lithuanian President met President of Czech Senate to discuss EU Eastern Neighborhood Policy and economic issues

President Valdas Adamkus, on a two-day state visit in Prague, joined President of the Czech Senate Pŕemysl Sobotka for a working lunch to discuss bilateral trade, energy, culture, and other topicalities. more »

Lithuanian and Latvian Prime Ministers agreed on strategic projects

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis today, who is on his official visit to Lithuania. more »

President Adamkus will go to Finland for state visit

On April 22-24, President Valdas Adamkus will go on a state visit to the Republic of Finland. more »

President Adamkus leaves for state visit to the Czech Republic

Tomorrow, April 9, President Valdas Adamkus is leaving for a two-day state visit to the Czech Republic. more »

President Adamkus extends congratulations to Slovak leader

President Valdas Adamkus, on behalf of himself and the people of Lithuania, extended congratulations to President Ivan Gašparovič of the Slovak Republic on winning presidential elections. more »

EU and US have to work closer, President Adamkus says

President Valdas Adamkus took part in the EU meeting with US President Obama in Prague. The EU-US Summit addressed the ongoing global crisis and actions to stop the economic downturn. more »