Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
VILNIUS - Lithuania has learned from Russia’s invasion of Georgia and is ready to counter any attacks, Defense Minister Juozas Olekas said. “We are better prepared to counter attacks than was the case with our friends in Georgia,” Olekas told MPs Sept. 15. President Valdas Adamkus disagrees, tel
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
VILNIUS - President Valdas Adamkus has blasted the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant referendum, which he says is misleading the Lithuanian public into thinking the nation can avoid its European Union accession treaty responsibilities. Adamkus reiterated that Lithuania must adhere to international polic
White House (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
The President will welcome President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania to the White House on September 29, 2008. President Adamkus has been one of Europe's most principled leaders in defending the sovereignty and independence of all of Europe's nations, including through policies to strengthen Europe's energy security. Under his leadership, Lithuania has supported democracies in Georgia...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
U.S. President George W. Bush met with his Lithuanian counterpart Valdas Adamkus at the White House on Monday, with the two sides focusing on bilateral relations and international issues of mutual concerns. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Bush said that he enjoyed working with Adamkus' government. "I am proud of the alliance we've established," he said, pledging that "We'll...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... be sizing up other neighbours after the August conflict. Bush, meeting with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, said they had "talked about Georgia-Russia, and the need for democracies to be able to stand on their own feet without fear of bullying." Bush also pledged help for Lithuania, as the former Soviet republic and NATO member looks to diversify its sources of energy, and restated...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... be sizing up other neighbours after the August conflict. Bush, meeting with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, said they had "talked about Georgia-Russia, and the need for democracies to be able to stand on their own feet without fear of bullying." Bush also pledged help for Lithuania, as the former Soviet republic and NATO member looks to diversify its sources of energy, and restated...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
US President George W. Bush told visiting Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus on Monday that Russia's democratic neighbors, like Georgia, should be able to exist "without fear of bullying."Bush, who was due to meet later with Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, said he and Adamkus had "talked about Georgia-Russia, and the need for democracies to be able to stand on their own feet...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Washington - US President George W Bush said Monday he was hopeful that Lithuanians will be able to travel to the United States as early as next month without getting a visa. "You can take back to your people a very positive report about this very important initiative," Bush said during a meeting with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. "And you and your government deserve a lot of credit...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
President Bush has assured Lithuania that the United States will maintain its NATO commitments with Baltic country, even in the face of mounting tensions with Russia. Here, president Bush meets with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus on Monday at the White House in Washington.
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus has undergone corrective eye surgery, the president’s press service said. Adamkus had lens replacement surgery on his right eye on Thurday afternoon. The president was released from the hospital on Thursday evening, and has spent Friday recovering
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
... agreements with Washington. The White House also announced that Bush with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus on September 29 and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the White House October 13.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
... May during the president's visit to the Middle East.
On Sept. 29, Bush will host President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania at the White House.
"Under his leadership, Lithuania has supported democracies in Georgia and Ukraine, and worked to advance freedom in neighboring Belarus," White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "A NATO ally, Lithuania contributes significantly...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
... Egypt in May during the president's visit to the Middle East.On Sept. 29, Bush will host President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania at the White House.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
... Egypt in May during the president's visit to the Middle East.On Sept. 29, Bush will host President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania at the White House."Under his leadership, Lithuania has supported democracies in Georgia and Ukraine, and worked to advance freedom in neighboring Belarus," White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "A NATO ally, Lithuania contributes significantly to...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
... other," Merkel said in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, after a meeting with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. Merkel's visit to the Baltic nations of Lithuania and Estonia came as the Kremlin officially recognized Georgia's two breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. She added that it also must be clear that common values and basic principles must be met for cooperation...
