PRESIDENTS OF LITHUANIA AND ESTONIA NOT TO ATTEND V-DAY CELEBRATION IN MOSCOW
Published:
8 March 2005 y., Tuesday
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus is not coming to Moscow on May 9 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of victory over fascism. The Lithuanian leader made a statement to this effect in a special nationwide radio address on Monday.
Earlier Adamkus had met with Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Boris Tsepov and informed the latter of his decision. The meeting lasted less than 10 minutes. The Russian diplomat declined to make any comments regarding the details of the meeting.
The news service of the Lithuanian TV3 channel quoted unidentified sources as saying that Adamkus had made a decision not to attend the celebration of the V-Day 60th anniversary in Moscow as early as last month.
Estonian President Arnold Ruutel also made an official statement on Monday and announced that he declined an invitation to visit Moscow on May 9.
Arnold Ruutel made this statement in the presence of journalists specially invited to the presidential palace in the Kadriorg park.
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is the only leader of the Baltic states intending to attend the V-Day celebrations in Moscow.
Šaltinis:
RIA Novosti
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
On 1 October in Tbilisi, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Vygaudas Ušackas and the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili discussed about Georgia’s European integration aspirations. The Minister also accepted the Georgia state award.
more »
President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė received President of the European Parliament who came to Vilnius on a working visit.
more »
President of the Republic of Lithuania D. Grybauskaitė sent congratulations to Chancellor A. Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany on the victory in German federal election.
more »
Soldiers of German Air Force detachment that are currently in charge of NATO Air-policing mission in the Baltic States have erected a cross in the Hill of Crosses (Siauliai) on behalf of unit.
more »
Soldiers of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces took part in the largest international exercise for special operations forces „Jackal Stone 09" hosted by Croatia from September 10 to 29.
more »
On 29 September, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Ušackas bade farewell to outgoing Ambassador of Turkey to Lithuania Oguz Ozge and thanked him for the contribution to the development of Lithuanian and Turkish political, economic and cultural relations.
more »
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas congratulated the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Iurie Leanca.
more »
In the general debates of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President of the Republic of Lithuania made a speech on the topic “Effective Responses to Global Crises: Strengthening Multilateralism and Dialogue among Civilisations for International Peace, Security and Development”.
more »
On September 28-29 two representatives of Lithuanian Armed Forces will observe the active phase of strategic military exercise „Zapad 2009" held in Belarus.
more »
September 28, Maj. Inese Kučere, the new Defence Attaché of Latvia will be accredited to Lithuania at the Ministry of National Defence.
more »