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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
... Abkhazia, because they were already there," Barroso said after meeting Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas in Brussels. The disagreement concerns the exact meaning of the decision reached by EU heads of state and government at an emergency September 1 summit on the Russian-Georgian war, which broke out on August 7. On that occasion, EU leaders agreed that "until (Russian)...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 17 (BNA) THE EU MAY RESUME TALKS ON A POSSIBLE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA EVEN IF RUSSIA DECIDES TO MAINTAIN ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA, EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO SAID. FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN PREMIER GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS IN BRUSSELS TODAY, HE LITERALLY SAID THE DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL WAS NOT TO GO ON...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... they were already there," Barroso said after a meeting in Brussels with Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas. On September 1, EU leaders attending an emergency summit in Brussels agreed to postpone talks on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia until Russian troops "have withdrawn to the positions held prior to 7 August."Before the August conflict with...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... they were already there," Barroso said after a meeting in Brussels with Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas. On September 1, EU leaders attending an emergency summit in Brussels agreed to postpone talks on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia until Russian troops "have withdrawn to the positions held prior to 7 August."Before the August conflict with...
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Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian prime minister has said that he believes he will be able to convince the European Union to extend the life of the country’s controversial nuclear power plant. In a Sept. 2 radio interview, Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said that he may be successful in his bid to exten
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Riga - The Baltic states on Tuesday condemned Russia's decision to recognize two breakaway Georgian regions, saying it would not help finding solutions for peace in the region. Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia was a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, Lithuania's Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said. "Russia's move is a deliberate...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Riga - The Baltic states on Tuesday condemned Russia's decision to recognize two breakaway Georgian regions, saying it would not help finding solutions for peace in the region. Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia was a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, Lithuania's Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said. "Russia's move is a deliberate...
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Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Saturday morning with Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas and U.S. presidential delegation to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games respectively.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday hailed the role of sports in promoting international friendship in a meeting with Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Kirkilas. "The Chinese men's basketball team is led by a Lithuanian coach, and also many coaches from China are working in other countries. This shows that sports can go beyond borders and promote the friendship between peoples of...