Press Releases

2009-08-04 President presented letters of credence to Lithuanian Ambassadors in Ireland and Moldova

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Vidmantas Purlys as Lithuania's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland, and Violeta Motulaitė as Lithuania's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Moldova.

2009-08-04 President congratulated Anders Fogh Rasmussen on assuming the duties of NATO’s Secretary General

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Anders Fogh Rasmussen on assuming the position of NATO's Secretary General.

2009-07-24 President and Apostolic Nuncio discussed the role of the church in public and personal life

President Dalia Grybauskaitė received the Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi. The Apostolic Nuncio extended his congratulations to Dalia Grybauskaitė on assuming the important duties of President of Lithuania. "A good president is a blessing to the nation," Archbishop Bonazzi said.

2009-07-24 President bids farewell to Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said goodbye to Ambassador Filip Cumps of Belgium.

2009-07-22 New Government approved by President Grybauskaitė

Acting in conformity the Constitution of Lithuania and based on the proposal submitted by Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has approved the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of the following composition:

2009-07-22 President takes action to amend the Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information

President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed a decree on July 21 establishing a working group to submit proposals for amending the Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information so that all legislative measures should be taken as soon as possible to improve it and find legal not populist solution.

2009-07-22 President appointed ambassadors to Ireland and Moldova

President Dalia Grybauskaitė recalled Ambassador Izolda Bričkovskienė from Dublin and appointed Vidmantas Purlys as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Ireland based on presidential decrees signed on July 21.

2009-07-21 President extended congratulations to the King of Belgium on national holiday

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians, on the occasion of national holiday.

2009-07-20 President invited EU ambassadors to offer proposals and cooperate in the fields of policy-making, the economy and culture

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with EU ambassadors residing in Lithuania. Among the issues discussed during the meeting held at the Embassy of Sweden were Lithuania's foreign policy priorities, future prospects for energy security, human rights guarantees in Lithuania, and other topical matters.

2009-07-17 President: there is a need to enhance bilateral and regional Nordic-Baltic cooperation and policy coordination on the EU level

Continuing her working visit to the Republic of Latvia, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Latvia's Speaker of Parliament Gundars Daudze and Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga.The meeting with the Speaker of Parliament focussed mainly on the development of inter-parliamentary relations. The parties of the meeting underlined the need to shape and discuss joint positions to be taken by legislative authorities (parliaments) of the two states within the European Union.