President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus received letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Peru Mr. Felix C. Calderon, Ambassador of the Republic of Mongolia Mr. Otgon Dambiinyam, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco Ms. Raja Ghannam.
 
Accepting letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Peru, the President pointed out that bilateral relations between Lithuania and Peru had always been friendly but not intensive enough. The President said the potential of bilateral relations between the two states was not exploited in full yet and Lithuania was therefore interested in deepening the bilateral political dialogue with Peru, developing commercial and economic relations, and intensifying cooperation in the fields of culture and education. Mr. Adamkus expressed hope the appointment of the new ambassador would provide a strong impetus for and stimulate new initiatives in the area of bilateral relations.

President Adamkus underlined that Lithuania did not as yet have any agreements with Peru but as many as four agreements were underway to strengthen the legal base of the bilateral relations in various areas and to promote regular contacts and active cooperation in the fields of tourism, culture and education. The President expressed hope Lithuanian and Peruvian public authorities would work actively together to have these agreements signed.

The President noted during the credentials ceremony that although Lithuania and Peru had been maintaining diplomatic relations for over 10 years now, there had been no exchange of high-level visits yet. The President said he believed such visits would intensify the bilateral relations between the two states, help understand their mutual concerns and invigorate multilateral cooperation.

"Lithuania and Peru are active members of international institutions and organisations. Lithuania leads an active policy in the Eastern European region, seeking to enforce peace, promote the development of democracy and protect human rights there. Our country aspires to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the elections in 2013. Lithuania had never been elected to this most important structure of the United Nations; therefore, support and understanding of the Peruvian Government would be of much value to us," the President said.

Accepting letters of credence from the Mongolian Ambassador, President Adamkus underlined that Lithuania and Mongolia had been developing friendly relations for more than 17 years now, but there were still many opportunities to be explored and exploited. "The first visit of the President of Mongolia to Lithuania in 2003 was definitely the most important event in the development of relations between our two countries. I am confident that we will make a joint effort to further expand high-level visits by Lithuanian and Mongolian officials in the near future," Mr. Adamkus said.

"Today's indicators of economic relations between Mongolia and Lithuania do not reflect their full potential for cooperation. Lithuania is interested in developing economic ties with Mongolia and in finding new market slots," the President of Lithuania said, inviting Mongolian business people to discover Lithuanian and European Union markets.

President Adamkus stressed Lithuania and Mongolia were successfully working together in various international organizations. According to the President, one of the top priorities for Lithuania in the framework of international structures was the elections to the position of Director-General of UNESCO to be held this coming autumn. "For the first time ever, Lithuania and other Baltic states have nominated a joint candidate for this high post. Therefore, as we develop and expand bilateral cooperation, we would greatly appreciate the support of the Government of Mongolia to our candidate," Lithuania's leader said.

"The potential of our bilateral cooperation could also be developed more effectively in the fields of culture and tourism. This year, Lithuania celebrates the millennium of the first mention of its name in written sources, while the city of Vilnius serves as the European Capital of Culture. We therefore hope that the many festive events held in our country will attract tourists from Mongolia as well," the President said hopefully.

During the ceremony of accepting letters of credence from the Moroccan Ambassador, President Adamkus said the geographic distance that separated Lithuania and Morocco was easily covered today by the shared interests of the two countries to know each other better, develop trade, and expand cultural relations and people-to-people contacts. The President noted that bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Morocco was pragmatic and concrete but the potential for cooperation was not fully exploited yet, and suggested that exchanges of visits by high-level officials and business representatives could lead to much more intensified bilateral relations.

"The increasingly intensive economic cooperation and the rapid growth of bilateral trade necessitate the development of the base of legal cooperation. Seeing the impressive growth of bilateral trade for as long as five years in turn, I think it would be very useful if Vilnius was visited by business people of your country who could present here the opportunities for doing business and investing in the Kingdom of Morocco," the President said during the credentials ceremony.

The President expressed hope Lithuania and Morocco would be united further by a common goal of maintaining security and peace in the world.

President Adamkus wished all the ambassadors every success in carrying out their respective missions.