Identifier
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08VILNIUS438
2008-06-06 05:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:  

2008 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO LITHUANIAN OFFICIALS

Tags:  PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO OSCE LH 
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FM AMEMBASSY VILNIUS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2379
UNCLAS VILNIUS 000438 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO OSCE LH
SUBJECT: 2008 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO LITHUANIAN OFFICIALS

REF: SECSTATE 58396

UNCLAS VILNIUS 000438

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO OSCE LH
SUBJECT: 2008 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO LITHUANIAN OFFICIALS

REF: SECSTATE 58396


1. Darius Staniulis, head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGO
division, was pleased to learn that Lithuania remained in
Tier 1 when we shared the 2008 TIP report with him on June 4.
He noted that both police and NGOs noticed a considerable
decrease in identified victims over the last two years and
said he feels this is evidence that anti-TIP efforts in
Lithuania have been effective. He added that the GOL is
considering making TIP a priority issue when it holds the
chair of the OSCE in 2011.


2. We shared the TIP report via email with other GOL
officials on June 4 and with relevant local NGOs on June 5.
We posted the English version of the TIP report on Post's
website on June 5 and will post the Lithuanian translation as
soon as it is available.
CLOUD