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04VILNIUS1065	AMERICAN RABBI CONTENDS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Escalating discord within Lithuania's Jewish community has surpassed the bounds of a religious dispute and threatens to become a fight over community property. At the center of the dispute is Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, an American citizen, who publicly contends that Jewish commu [...]	2004-09-02 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CASC LH

04VILNIUS1117	LITHUANIAN MINISTRIES WORKING ON EUROCONTROL FEE [...] (U) We have approached the MFA at various levels to seek an exemption of U.S. military and other U.S. state aircraft from air navigation, overflight, and terminal navigation fees. MFA Undersecretary Sarunas Adomavicius promised the Ambassador on August 31 to look into the matter, and others w [...]	2004-09-14 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAIR KREC LH
04VILNIUS1190	LITHUANIA FIRMLY OPPOSED TO LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A points concerning the European Union China arms embargo to Zygimantas Pavilionis, MFA Political Director and Director of the EU Department, on September 29. The Charge highlighted the key reasons for the maintaining the embargo and high level of concern for this [...]	2004-09-30 12:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LH
04VILNIUS1194	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding support for Turkey's EU membership and provided non-paper on Turkey's progress on Copenhagen criteria to the MFA's Jurgita Apanaviciute on September 27. Apanaviciute, who is responsible for enlargement issues within the MFA's European Union Department, [...]	2004-09-30 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EU TU LH
04VILNIUS1196	LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES REVISED INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. The Lithuanian parliament September 29 approved a bill raising the ceiling on the number of troops deployable in international operations and extending authorization of current missions through December 31, 2005. The bill mandates that Lithuania deploy an all-volunteer force and [...]	2004-09-30 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1237	THE VIEW FROM ALYTUS: THE BLOOM IS OFF THE LABOR [...] SUMMARY. Less than a week before Lithuania's parliamentary election, few in Alytus doubt that the Labor Party will taste electoral success. However, a growing number question the Labor Party's populist promises and will support Lithuania's more tested traditional parties. End Summary. Aly [...]	2004-10-08 10:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1239	LITHUANIAN CHEESE CAPITAL NODS LEFT, BUT WITH [...] SUMMARY: Rokiskis is a town of approximately 16,000 located in northeastern Lithuania and the capital of a productive agricultural region famous for the cheese brand that bears its name. The director of the cheese factory, sharing the spotlight with the visiting Prime Minister, was the local [...]	2004-10-08 10:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI LH
04VILNIUS1243	People in the Provincial Town will Vote for Change [...] Voters in the small town of Rietavas, in western Lithuania, see themselves as microcosm for the nation (if a bit more agricultural) and believe their vote in the upcoming election will mirror the country's vote as a whole. In Rietavas, it appears that the Labor Party will win big. End summar [...]	2004-10-08 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1245	LITHUANIAN PRE-ELECTION WATCH: A SMALL TOWN LEANS [...] Summary. An incumbent from the ruling Social Democrats is paradoxically running on an anti-establishment platform and is likely to win re-election in the town of Anyksciai, 62 miles west of Vilnius. Residents are concerned with job security, the lack of youth employment options, and rising h [...]	2004-10-08 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1261	LABOR PARTY WINS ROUND ONE OF LITHUANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Labor Party took the greatest number of votes in the October 10 first round of parliamentary elections, but failed to win enough seats to form a government or even ensure their leadership when all the votes are in. The coalition of ruling parties finished second, in l [...]	2004-10-12 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1292	LITHUANIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AFFIRM SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings we facilitated between American Jewish Committee official Andrew Baker and key Lithuanian political leaders October 13-17 resulted in a reaffirmed commitment to restitute communal Jewish property. On the eve of round two of parliamentary elections, President Valdas Adamk [...]	2004-10-19 11:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNAR PHUM LH
04VILNIUS1309	CORRECTED RESPONSE FOR VILNIUS PHASE III [...] Ref A reported that there were no primary or secondary schools that do not receive grants from the Department of State but which are attended by U.S. citizens abroad. That is incorrect. 2. Vilnius has two private schools with American Embassy dependents attending. The Vilnius Internation [...]	2004-10-22 07:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ABUD AFIN AMGT ASCH ASEC
04VILNIUS1315	LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SPLIT ON REACTOR CLOSURE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas announced on October 21 that the GOL would ask the EU permission to postpone the decommissioning of the first of the two Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant units. Brazauskas said regional energy supply security justified the delay. President Valdas Adamkus, [...]	2004-10-22 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL LH
04VILNIUS1323	LABOR LEADS LITHUANIAN ELECTIONS; BRAZAUSKAS WILL [...] (C) Summary. Victor Uspaskich's Labor Party won a plurality in the final round of Lithuanian parliamentary elections, October 24, but failed to guarantee its place in a ruling coalition. Over the next few weeks, President Valdas Adamkus must invite the leader of the winning party or coalitio [...]	2004-10-25 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1350	LITHUANIA: RUSSIAN TEAM COMPLETES UNEVENTFUL VDOC [...] (C) Summary. A team from the Russian Federation conducted a Vienna Document inspection of Lithuanian military facilities on October 27-28. The inspection covered army and air force facilities in Kaunas, Panevezys, and Siauliai, including NATO's Baltic air policing assets at the Zokniai airfi [...]	2004-10-29 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1352	THE END OF THE RAINBOW: COALITION TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Conservative Party suspended formal talks with the Brazauskas-Paulauskas coalition on October 28, following major disagreement over the constitution of a so-called "rainbow coalition." Immediately following the collapse of talks, the Brazauskas-Paulauskas coalition formally a [...]	2004-10-29 13:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1353	LITHUANIA CONCERNED OVER RUSSIAN AIR INCURSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's opposition to hosting a Baltic regional air safety conference under NATO-Russia Council (NRC) auspices (ref A) is rooted in its assessment that Russian policy aims to disrupt NATO relations with its newest members and raise pressure on the air policing mission. Though [...]	2004-10-29 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINS PREL LH
04VILNIUS1369	AMBASSADOR IN SIAULIAI STRESSES DEVELOPMENT AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador traveled to Lithuania's northern city of Siauliai October 20-21 to conveying a message of admiration for Lithuania's rapid democratic and economic growth and appreciation for its activist foreign policy and contributions to the NATO alliance. In a town often identified wi [...]	2004-11-05 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
04VILNIUS1380	LITHUANIA'S 2005 DRAFT BUDGET SHORTS MOD [...] (C) Summary. The draft 2005 GOL budget before the Parliament fulfills Lithuania's NATO commitment to allocate two percent of GDP to defense spending, but falls far short of providing that two percent to the military. The budget increases the share of defense money that will go to other Minis [...]	2004-11-08 12:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL MCAP PINR PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1401	LITHUANIA RUSHES TO RATIFY EU CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania became the first member state to ratify the EU Constitution on November 11 when the government rushed through a vote on the treaty on one of the Parliament's last days in session. The GOL had previously decided not to hold a national referendum on the Constitution. Opp [...]	2004-11-12 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1402	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAAR FOR LITHUANIA'S MUSLIM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull celebrated Ramadan on November 5 with 20 leading figures from Lithuania's Muslim community, hosting an Iftaar dinner. The Ambassador highlighted the importance of diversity and tolerance during the event, and Lithuania's chief Islamic religious figure praised the [...]	2004-11-12 15:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PHUM LH
04VILNIUS1403	LITHUANIAN POLICE SEIZE NINE MILLION COUNTERFEIT [...] Summary. The Lithuanian Police achieved a major victory in the fight against counterfeiting November 6, arresting thirteen people and seizing over nine million counterfeit Euros. The Police believe that the group has been printing Euros for several years. The Police also found printing plat [...]	2004-11-15 05:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL EFIN LH
04VILNIUS1411	LITHUANIAN DEFMIN CRITICIZES NATO MEMBERS' [...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Linas Linkevicius, in an interview with the Baltic News Service on November 15, criticized the decision by ten NATO allies not to send instructors to the armed forces training mission in Iraq. Linkevicius remarked that he did not believe this decision, although [...]	2004-11-16 13:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1437	LITHUANIA CONDEMNS FRAUDULENT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS; [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian government and parliamentary officials strongly condemned reports of fraud in Ukraine's second round of presidential elections. Fully supporting the EU statement on the elections, they noted that Ukraine has apparently been deprived of an opportunity to demonstrate its [...]	2004-11-24 13:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XH LH
04VILNIUS1442	FORMER AMBASSADOR'S CSIS PAPER CAUSES A [...] (SBU) Top TV journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis resigned over an incident in which he reported that a "secret" U.S. document warned of the dangers of Russian influence over Lithuanian politicians such as Russian-born Labor Party Leader Viktor Uspaskich. The document turned out to be written by f [...]	2004-11-26 09:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PREL LH RS
04VILNIUS1445	LITHUANIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISION FOR NEW TERM [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) re-elected Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas November 25. In a speech to the Seimas November 24, Brazauskas outlined a broad vision for his new term. He promised to utilize EU funds to promote development in priority areas, such as the use, and expor [...]	2004-11-26 14:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1447	AIDS IN LITHUANIA [...] As it prepares to celebrate World AIDS Day, Lithuania's incidence of HIV/AIDS is the lowest in Central and Eastern Europe. The GOL is working to keep it that way, despite pressures of rapid social change. Lithuania has a National HIV/AIDS prevention strategy, but poorly monitors its implemen [...]	2004-11-29 06:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1449	ADAMKUS JOINS UKRAINE MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (U) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus traveled to Kiev November 26 to join Polish President Kwasniewski's mediation efforts as domestic political pressure for Lithuanian engagement continued to mount. Though the scope and direction of Adamkus's involvement remain unclear, his strong democr [...]	2004-11-29 07:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1450	LITHUANIA DECLARES SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE; TO [...] (U) The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) expressed its solidarity with the people of Ukraine and its support for their democratic objectives. In a vote of 123 to 1, with 3 abstentions, the 141-seat Seimas resolved to support the decision of Ukraine's Supreme Rada to evaluate the results of the [...]	2004-11-29 16:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP LH
04VILNIUS1454	UKRAINE: RUSSIANS REPORTEDLY BLAME U.S. FOR [...] (C) Adamkus expects to return to Ukraine with Kwasniewski and Solana before December 3 to continue mediation efforts, according to a senior adviser. Kwasniewski predicted privately to Adamkus November 30 that Ukraine would likely turn into "another Georgia" within a few days. A November 26 [...]	2004-11-30 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1455	LITHUANIAN PM PRESENTS CABINET LIST TO A SKEPTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus on November 29 appointed Algirdas Brazauskas the new Prime Minister of Lithuania. Brazauskas, in turn, presented the President with his list of ministerial candidates, which includes Labor Party boss Viktor Uspaskich and Peasant Party leader Kazimiera Pru [...]	2004-11-30 14:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1477	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Post warmly welcomes Ambassador Michael Kozak and is pleased to grant country clearance for the period of December 3-6, 2004 to attend the "Advancing Europe Whole and Free: Challenges and Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation" conference. 2. Embassy point of contact for your visit is [...]	2004-12-03 07:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT PGOV PHUM KDEM LI LH
04VILNIUS1488	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS E-PINE PAPER ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-07 12:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNEI LH
04VILNIUS1489	ADAMKUS REPORTS INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION MISSION [...] (C) Adamkus is satisfied with the outcome of the contentious international mediation session in Kiev December 6-7. He predicts that December 26 elections will occur on schedule, but admits that key uncertainties remain. A return of the international mediators to Kiev appears unlikely for no [...]	2004-12-07 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XH LH
04VILNIUS1492	LITHUANIA: DEFMIN NOMINEE PLEDGES TO STAY COURSE [...] (C) Summary. President Valdas Adamkus on December 7 nominated Gediminas Kirkilas, a leader of the Social Democrat Party and former Chairman of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, to become Minster of Defense in Lithuania's new government. Kirkilas, who will replace fellow Social Democrat [...]	2004-12-08 11:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1496	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT FORCES CABINET SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Summary: President Valdas Adamkus scored a major political victory on December 7, forcing the ruling coalition of PM Algirdas Brazauskas to replace two Cabinet candidates. Viktoras Muntianas and Rimantas Vaitkus are now out of the line-up, and, if cleared by investigative services, Labor P [...]	2004-12-08 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1497	SUCCESS STORY: AT&T AND LITHUANIAN TELECOM [...] Summary. AT&T and Lietuvos Telekomas, Lithuania's largest fixed-line telecommunications service provider, concluded a new mobile call termination agreement, settling a dispute over rates in Lithuania. Telekomas had threatened to block all AT&T incoming traffic if the two failed to arrive at [...]	2004-12-08 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD BEXP LH
04VILNIUS1499	CSBM BILATERALS GIVE LITHUANIA ADDITIONAL TOOL TO [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has developed bilateral Confidence and Security Building Measure (CSBM) agreements in accordance with the 1999 Vienna Document of OSCE and CFE requirements with Russia, Belarus and its Nordic neighbors. For Lithuania, the bilateral agreements enhance military transparenc [...]	2004-12-09 09:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1505	LITHUANIA TO PROCEED WITH REACTOR CLOSEOUT [...] (C) A GOL resolution on November 24 confirmed that one of two Chernobyl-type Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) reactors will close as expected on December 31. The resolution follows GOL-EU consultations in Brussels at which EU experts advised Lithuania to honor its EU accession commitments. [...]	2004-12-09 14:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL LH
04VILNIUS1512	CODEL HASTINGS PRAISES LITHUANIAN EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings, attending a GOL-sponsored conference on the promotion of democracy in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the South Caucasus, met with President Adamkus and parliamentary (Seimas) and GOL foreign policy experts on December 3 to discuss the current Ukrainian [...]	2004-12-13 04:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK BO LH
04VILNIUS1519	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS EU ACTION PLAN ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-16 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNEI LH
04VILNIUS1520	LITHUANIA TO WORK THROUGH EU ON ANY IRAQ [...] (C) Acting AS for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak on December 3 discussed with Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis the possibility of Lithuania's participation in an Iraqi election observer mission. Ambassador Kozak, in Vilnius for a GOL-sponsored conference on supporting democr [...]	2004-12-16 12:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1521	MAZEIKIU NAFTA MANAGER EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) General Manager Nelson English told the Ambassador that the Russian-owned Lukoil company is waiting in the wings to acquire the MN oil refinery in the aftermath of Yukos's "impending and almost certain collapse." According to Amcit English, Moscow is already trying to [...]	2004-12-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG LH RS
04VILNIUS1522	EU MEMBERSHIP SPURS LITHUANIAN LABOR FLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: Young Lithuanians have left their homeland en masse since the May 1 accession to the EU in search of employment abroad. The exact number leaving remains unclear, although as much as a quarter of the country's working-age population may leave by the end of the year. Some sectors have [...]	2004-12-16 13:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1523	LITHUANIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE WITH BROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 13th Government of Lithuania took power on December 14, when Parliament approved the Cabinet and program of Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas. Negotiations over two Ministerial posts proved difficult, with the President forcing substitute nominees and ultimately accepting as [...]	2004-12-16 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1525	UPDATE OF VILNIUS EAP [...] Post's EAP was approved on July 6, 2004 and is therefore up to date. Chapters or annexes that contain any changes to names of post personnel and contact lists will be forwarded to the Department. MULL [...]	2004-12-17 12:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
04VILNIUS1526	IMF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROLONG THE [...] An IMF delegation, concluding an Article IV Consultation mission to Lithuania December 10, praised Lithuania's impressive structural improvements and the country's complete transition to a market economy. The IMF delivered an overall positive assessment of the country's economic prospects fo [...]	2004-12-17 13:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON LH
04VILNIUS1532	FY2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE FOR VILNIUS [...] Post submits the following consular package narrative keyed to reftel. Management A) Consular Section Chief: Ruta D. Elvikis (Consul),ETD: July 2005, Direct Office Telephone Number: 370- 5-266-5591, E-mail: ElvikisRD@state.gov; Deputy Consular Section Chief: Gregory L. Bernsteen (Vic [...]	2004-12-20 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC CPAS KFRD ASIG AFSI LH
04VILNIUS1546	NEW LITHUANIAN DEFMIN COMMITS TO CONTINUED SUPPORT [...] (U) This cable contains two action requests. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (C) Summary. New Lithuanian Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas told the Ambassador that Lithuania would remain engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq during a December 21 tour d'horizon of our bilateral military-military re [...]	2004-12-22 12:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MASS LH
04VILNIUS1548	New Minister of Interior Furmanavicius Promises [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Mull met with newly appointed Minister of Interior Ginteras Furmanavicius on December 21, 2004. Furmanavicius thanked the Ambassador for past U.S. efforts to train the Ministry's experts in border security and law enforcement. He stated his commitment to maintaining [...]	2004-12-22 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CMGT ASEC LH
04VILNIUS1556	BALTS REPORT RUSSIAN CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Russia has launched a "charm offensive" towards the Baltic states that features new movement on bilateral relations, according to Lithuanian officials and Baltic diplomats here. Lithuanian interlocutors point to recent Russian initiatives on long-stalled issues such as bilateral [...]	2004-12-23 10:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS LH
04VILNIUS1566	LITHUANIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Post submits the annual terrorism report for Lithuania. Embassy's update on Lithuania for the Department's 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report (reftel) is in paras 2-4. 2. (SBU) Lithuania has been fully supportive of the war against terrorism. Lithuania is implementing the Nation [...]	2004-12-27 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO LH
04VILNIUS1568	COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP DISCUSSES STATE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Vilnius convened a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Lithuania on December 9. Representatives from the French, German, Canadian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, British, and Russian Embassies, as well as EU and UN representatives, compared notes on co [...]	2004-12-28 10:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL LH
04VILNIUS1577	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS EU-IMIE COOPERATION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 12:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PREL PHUM IZ LH
04VILNIUS1578	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] In 2004, Lithuania strengthened its counter-narcotics efforts, rolling out a National Drug Addiction Prevention and Drug Control Strategy for 2004-2008. The use and sale of narcotics, however, continues to increase in Lithuania. Lithuania remains a transit route for heroin from Asia to West [...]	2004-12-30 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP LH
04VILNIUS395	LITHUANIA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN THE CD INITIATIVE [...] (U) WE DELIVERED TO LAURYNAS JONUSAUKAS, FIRST SECRETARY OF MFA'S AMERICA'S DIVISION, ON APRIL 7, 2004, REFTEL POINTS AND A COPY OF CHILEAN AMBASSADOR BIANCHI'S LETTER ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY'S INITIATIVE IN EAST TIMOR. JONUSAUKAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE INITIATIVE, AND SAID THAT T [...]	2004-04-09 06:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM LH
05VILNIUS1002	APPLICABILITY OF AGREEMENT TO PROTECT CULTURAL [...] This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) International and American Jewish groups have expressed concerns regarding two construction projects on or near a large Jewish cemetery not far from the center of Vilnius. One is a multi-use buildin [...]	2005-09-22 08:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA LH
05VILNIUS1004	EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR DARIUS RAMANAUSKAS [...] This cable addresses reftel request for information regarding the extradition of Lithuanian citizen Darius Ramanauskas on narcotics charges. Post assesses the likelihood that Lithuanian authorities might use torture to extract testimony from Ramanauskas as highly doubtful, especially given th [...]	2005-09-22 09:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KCRM SNAR LH
05VILNIUS1007	ADAMKUS UPSET ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS-LUKOIL BID ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and Lukoil's plan to submit a joint bid to buy a controlling share of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) has met with strong expressions of concern from some elements of the GOL, including President Adamkus. Representatives of the two firms visited Vilnius September 19 to pi [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	EINV ECON PREL PGOV ENRG LH
05VILNIUS101	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES U.S.-LITHUANIA RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to the provincial city of Mazeikiai, home to the Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery, January 19-20 to convey a message of close U.S.-Lithuanian ties. He also focused on efforts to combat corruption, intolerance, HIV/AIDS, and trafficking-in-persons. Mazeikiu Na [...]	2005-01-28 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG OVIP ELAB PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1012	SU-27 CRASH: LITHUANIA TAKING DECISIONS ON BLACK [...] (C) Summary. The GOL accepted Ukraine's offer of assistance in analyzing data on the black boxes recovered from the Russian Su-27. The Government softened its rhetoric against Russia today, stating that there is no evidence to prove the Russian aircraft willfully violated Lithuanian airspace [...]	2005-09-23 16:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL LH RS UP
05VILNIUS1013	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? No B. HAVE THERE BEEN ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS? No C. HAVE DEMONSTRATIONS TAKEN PLACE NEAR OR IN [...]	2005-09-23 16:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC LH PTER
05VILNIUS1017	UPDATE ON SU-27 CRASH INVESTIGATION [...] (C) The GOL's leadership continued to take a softer line on September 26 on the crash of a Russian Su-27 in Lithuania on September 15 (ref A). A senior briefer stated today that the GOL has "no evidence" that Russia intentionally violated Lithuanian airspace. Work on decoding the black boxes [...]	2005-09-26 15:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS UP LH
05VILNIUS1022	LITHUANIA'S DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Overall drug use and addiction rates in Lithuania are low, and policymakers are debating how to keep them that way. To encourage that discussion, Embassy Vilnius hosted a half-day conference on USG policy regarding drug prevention and treatment for over 60 influential decision-makers fro [...]	2005-09-27 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR LH
05VILNIUS1023	CHINA,S RELATIONSHIP WITH LITHUANIA: FORM OVER [...] (C) China's diplomatic and economic profile in Lithuania is growing. There are more visits by official Chinese, an expanding diplomatic presence, and a burgeoning commercial relationship. GOL officials have told us that they see clear signs of greater Chinese interest in Lithuania. Increas [...]	2005-09-27 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH LH
05VILNIUS1029	LITHUANIA: EXTREMISM IS CONTAINED, BUT INTOLERANCE [...] SUMMARY. (U) Manifestations of extremism in Lithuania are infrequent, mostly localized, and rarely virulent. Extremists exist, but their political clout here is minute. Expressions of intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are more common than acts of violence or vandalism, although infrequent [...]	2005-09-28 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LH
05VILNIUS103	PRT ROADMAP: FROM LITHUANIA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In order to build upon our diplomatic success securing Lithuanian leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, the USG should now move quickly to formalize plans to provide tangible deliverables to the GOL. Lithuania is urgently seeking Washington commitm [...]	2005-01-28 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS104	LITHUANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER HINTS AT RUSSIAN HAND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Valionis told Ambassador Mull January 27 he suspects Russian special services are behind recent public charges that he and State Security Department (VSD) chief Pocius had obscured past KGB links. Valionis, citing reports of Russian unhappiness over his recent role in th [...]	2005-01-28 14:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1046	SU-27 UPDATE: INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS, PILOT REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: GOL defense leadership told the Ambassador September 30 that the black box data supports the conclusion that the September 15 intrusion of a Russian Su-27 into Lithuanian airspace and subsequent crash was accidental. GOL leaders publicly and privately express frustration at the [...]	2005-09-30 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS UP LH
05VILNIUS1049	TERRORIST FINANCING: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS EU COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Head of the MFA's Threat Analysis Division told us on September 28 that Lithuania continues to support dialogue to ensure effective sanctions against terrorist financing. Stonys said that the GOL is pleased that the European Court of First Instance (ECI) decided the [...]	2005-10-03 14:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER LH
05VILNIUS1050	GOL WILL PRESS UKRAINE ON NATO MUNITIONS PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MASS UP LH
05VILNIUS1057	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...]	2005-10-04 07:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
05VILNIUS1062	GOL SUPPORTS DESIGNATING LTTE AS TERRORIST GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-05 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO LH
05VILNIUS1070	SU-27 CRASH INVESTIGATION ENDS, PILOT SET TO [...] (SBU) Lithuania's Prosecutor General on October 6 closed the investigation of Russian pilot Valery Troyanov's involvement in the September 15 crash of a Russian Su-27 in Lithuania (ref A) and lifted his house arrest. Press reports indicate that Troyanov and his wife plan to depart Lithuania [...]	2005-10-06 16:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1075	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER FOR [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Vilnius is DCM Tom Kelly, tel: 370-5-266-5535, e-mail: kellytp@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Scott Woodard, Economic Officer, tel: 370-5-266-5500, e-mail: woodards@state.gov. 2. (U) We believe it would be useful and conv [...]	2005-10-07 15:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH
05VILNIUS1076	LITHUANIA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis accepted U.S. and EU Presidency criticism of recent Lithuanian machinations regarding Belarus October 7. His top policy deputy acknowledged that Lithuania was "damaged" by the meeting earlier this week between the Lithuanian and Belarusian [...]	2005-10-07 15:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH
05VILNIUS1093	CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a diverse group of Belarusian opposition leaders and pledged its continued support for democratic change in Belarus. Two U.S. NGOs, the International Republican Institute and the Nation [...]	2005-10-12 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH
05VILNIUS1100	LITHUANIA'S NEWEST IMMIGRANTS [...] SUMMARY: Immigration to Lithuania is increasing, with foreign workers filling gaps in the local economy as Lithuanians continue to emigrate in large numbers. Countries of the former Soviet Union, notably Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, are the primary source of Lithuania's immigrants. With some [...]	2005-10-14 11:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1103	CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Jim Kolbe led a six-Member congressional delegation to Vilnius October 10-12. The delegation discussed democracy-building initiatives in the region, reviewed U.S. bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance programs, and Lithuania's relationship with Russia wi [...]	2005-10-14 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG LH
05VILNIUS1121	YOUR VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, you will arrive in Lithuania this weekend with our relations with this small but steadfast ally at their best level yet. Lithuania supports and participates in every major U.S. foreign policy initiative. Its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan, Afghanistan -- whi [...]	2005-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1136	GOL CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL AID TO PAKISTAN VIA NATO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 15:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREF PREL LH
05VILNIUS1153	(S) MTAG 03-03: GOL CONFIRMS END-USE OF MACEDONIAN [...] (S) Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division, informed us that the GOL's interagency import control board approved the application of the Kaunas-based British company Jurby Watertech to import a "MAW 20 MS3" filament winding machine (ref A). [...]	2005-10-27 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MK LH
05VILNIUS1155	LITHUANIA CONGRATULATES IRAQ FOR CONSTITUTION [...] The GOL, October 27, issued a press release congratulating the Iraqi people on the adoption of their new constitution. Text of statement follows. 2. Begin text. CONGRATULATIONS ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION ADOPTION BY REFERENDUM. Lithuania congratulates Iraqi people on adoption of the first C [...]	2005-10-27 15:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH IZ
05VILNIUS1156	GOL CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ABOUT [...] (U) The Baltic News Service agency reported October 27 that an MFA spokesperson made the following statement in response to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments regarding Israel. 2. (U) Begin text of statement. Lithuania condemns the exhortations by Iran's President Mahmoud [...]	2005-10-27 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR IS LH
05VILNIUS1161	GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG and EU for overstepping the bounds of the agreed non-engagement policy. GOL foreign policy decision-makers admit that the Prime Minister's October 4 meeting with Belarusian PM [...]	2005-10-29 07:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH
05VILNIUS1166	EAC FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANNING [...] Vilnius EAC convened October 25 to discuss preparedness for Avian Flu contingencies and decided to take the following safety measures: A. Post will procure small amounts of Tamiflu for contingencies until Department orders of the same arrive at Post. B. Post will procure hand sanitiz [...]	2005-11-02 05:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT ASEC LH
05VILNIUS1186	CONOCOPHILLIPS SET TO REQUEST USG ADVOCACY ON BID [...] This cable contains confidential proprietary business information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador October 27 that CP will likely bid with the Russian oil giant Lukoil on a controlling share of Lithuania's Mazeikiu [...]	2005-11-04 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1188	GOL CONTRIBUTING TO NATO MISSION IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: The GOL is heeding NATO's call for contributions to its relief effort in Pakistan by sending water purifications specialists and equipment to the affected region under the Alliance's umbrella. This comes on top of the GOL's previous financial (104,000 USD) and material (tents an [...]	2005-11-04 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL PK LH
05VILNIUS1190	LITHUANIA'S PM FACES CHALLENGE TO HIS INTEGRITY [...] (C) Allegations that Prime Minister Brazauskas's wife benefited from a sweetheart deal with Russian oil giant Lukoil are prompting new strains in Lithuania's ruling coalition. Coalition leaders reined in an anti-Brazauskas movement November 2, but confrontation is brewing with the opposition [...]	2005-11-04 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1191	LITHUANIA CONSIDERING PROPOSED MESSAGE ON BELARUS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Tomas Gulbinas, head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Department, November 2. Gulbinas said that he did not have an immediate response to our proposal, but would pass our points to the GOL's EU mission and to the Belarus desk. He commented that [...]	2005-11-04 14:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH
05VILNIUS1198	A SETBACK FOR LITHUANIA'S PM, A BOOST FOR USPASKICH [...] (C) The Parliament narrowly voted November 8 to begin investigation of Prime Minister Brazauskas and his family's business interests, despite ostensible ruling coalition support for defeating the measure. An opposition solidly united behind the Conservatives and the refusal of several coaliti [...]	2005-11-09 16:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS120	LITHUANIA CONGRATULATES IRAQ ON SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points regarding Iraq's elections to Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department on January 31. The GOL did not release any statements before the elections (reftel B),but Jankauskas was preparing a post-election declaration for Foreign Mini [...]	2005-02-03 10:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS LH
05VILNIUS1202	VILNIUS UNATTENDED OPERATIONS WAIVER REQUEST [...] (S) Post requests a temporary waiver to begin 24-hour unattended operations for classified communications. Post needs to have all message traffic available at the beginning of the business day in order to operate efficiently in response to Washington taskings. We cannot do that now without i [...]	2005-11-10 15:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	AADP ABLD AMGT ACOA ASEC KRIM LH
05VILNIUS1203	LITHUANIA WILL STICK CLOSE TO DENMARK IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 15:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL IZ DA LH
05VILNIUS1222	GOL AGREES TO JEWISH COMMUNAL PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the Jewish community, with our prodding, have agreed on the substance and text of an amended law authorizing communal property restitution. The law will establish a payment schedule for monetary restitution to the local Jewis [...]	2005-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM LH
05VILNIUS1223	LITHUANIAN DAILY ATTACKS OPEN SOCIETY FUND, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A weeklong, continuing series of articles in Lithuania's second leading daily "Respublika" has attacked several Western- oriented NGO leaders whose organizations have received funding from George Soros's Open Society Fund (OSF). The attacks impugn the intentions of the NGOs and tar weste [...]	2005-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1224	CONOCOPHILLIPS BACK IN TOWN TO PURSUE INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips (CP) President and CEO James Mulva, during a November 18 meeting with Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, reiterated CP's interest in buying the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in an equal partnership with the Russian oil firm Lukoil. A PM spokeswoman told us that Mulva [...]	2005-11-18 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1226	CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...]	2005-11-21 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH
05VILNIUS1228	AIR POLICING DECISION CASTS LONG SHADOW IN [...] (C) Summary: Extending NATO's interim Baltic air policing program or making it permanent is one of the GOL's highest security policy objectives. The GOL will look for continuation of 24/7 Baltic coverage as the optimal outcome of NATO's review of its air policing policy, and for NATO to def [...]	2005-11-21 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH

05VILNIUS1238	PM BRAZAUSKAS RIDING OUT POLITICAL TURBULENCE [...] (SBU) Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas quashed a parliamentary inquiry and continues to hold the ruling coalition together amidst investigations into his wife's business dealings. While two law enforcement institutions have launched investigations at President Adamkus's request, [...]	2005-11-23 11:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1239	LITHUANIA READY ON PAPER TO COUNTER AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL has plans in place to manage a possible outbreak of avian influenza or human pandemic influenza. An outbreak of extremely virulent human pandemic influenza would undoubtedly strain Lithuania's capabilities, but the GOL likely would report its situation truthfully and s [...]	2005-11-23 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL LT
05VILNIUS1240	GOL SEEKS TO PLAY THE RUSSIAN CARD WITH LUKASHENKO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL believes that a joint USG-EU mission to Belarus to deliver a strong message to the regime is doomed to fail if the Government of Russia does not also participate. The MFA argues that any trip to Minsk by a high-level USG official should include a stop in Moscow aimed at [...]	2005-11-23 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO RS LH
05VILNIUS1242	LITHUANIA'S VISA WAIVER ROADMAP: COOPERATION AND [...] This is an action request--see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. Post has held more than a dozen informal meetings on Visa Waiver Roadmap (VWR) issues since the last two formal Consular Working Group meetings in July (refs C and D). Post and the MFA have also made significant progress on joint VWR pub [...]	2005-11-25 13:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KFRD CASC LH
05VILNIUS1243	LITHUANIA WILLING TO RAISE NGO LAW WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Russia's proposed new NGO law to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia Division, on November 25. Vinciunas told us that the GOL shares our concerns regarding potential constraints on NGO activities. He noted that the GOL Ambassador in Moscow rece [...]	2005-11-25 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1244	DUTCH COURT FREES SHARES OF LITHUANIAN OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Dutch court lifted restrictions November 24 on Yukos-owned shares of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN). The decision appears to allow Yukos to proceed with the sale of its majority stake in MN. The larger legal battle over Yukos's holdings continues, however, and a [...]	2005-11-25 14:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1265	ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES IN LITHUANIA [...] Lithuanian law enforcement recently broke up two cross-border trafficking groups and announced the creation of a new department to increase international cooperation. Partly as a result of such increasingly frequent busts, media attention to TIP issues is growing. GOL representatives, NGOs, [...]	2005-12-01 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREF LH
05VILNIUS1266	LITHUANIA INTERESTED IN USG-RUSSIA DIALOG [...] (C) We conveyed ref A points regarding the December 2 USG-GOR bilateral to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia Division, December 1. Vinciunas agreed that additional dialogue and confidence-building would be useful. He was particularly interested in learning whether the USG expected to [...]	2005-12-02 08:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS LH
05VILNIUS1271	LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR AGAIN CHALLENGES EDITOR'S [...] (U) Lithuania's Prosecutor General has filed a final appeal of the court order to dismiss the case against the newspaper owner and editor Vitas Tomkus for distributing allegedly anti-Semitic and anti-homosexual articles two years ago. The new appeal argues that the court erred by considering [...]	2005-12-02 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI LH
05VILNIUS1272	LITHUANIA'S WORK AND TRAVEL PROGRAM [...] Summary. Lithuania's Summer Work and Travel Program (SWT),one of the largest programs per capita in the world, sends 2,000 university students to more than 30 states each year. Concentrated primarily in service-oriented positions in tourist areas along the East Coast and Great Lakes, Lithu [...]	2005-12-05 06:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT CPAS PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1275	PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM B1/B2 VISA VALIDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We have completed work on the first three months of a year-long, B1/B2 validation study. Two percent of our randomly selected applicants during this period did not return, while another one percent remain as suspected yet unconfirmed overstays. While this preliminary data does [...]	2005-12-05 11:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD LH
05VILNIUS1277	GOL DEFENSE SPENDING ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is set to achieve a 15 percent increase in its defense budget in 2006 in absolute terms. The key benchmark of military spending as a percentage of GDP will rise from 1.27 in 2005 to 1.32. Defense officials and key members of parliament are aware that sustained increas [...]	2005-12-05 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS LH
05VILNIUS1278	TWO U.S. AIRMEN FROM NATO MISSION DETAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian police detained two U.S. servicemen following a dispute at a local Vilnius club on November 26. A Lithuanian and Somali citizen claim they were assaulted by the American parties, who deny the allegations and claim mistreatment themselves. The Lithuanian authorities ar [...]	2005-12-05 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS LH
05VILNIUS1284	LITHUANIA HAS NO AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON [...] The Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) told us that Lithuania has no AI-related ban on the import of U.S. poultry products. Lithuania does, however, maintain a ban on imports of U.S. poultry due to an ongoing dispute between the United States and EU over anti-microbial treatm [...]	2005-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR LH
05VILNIUS1287	AMBASSADOR COUNTERS ATTACKS ON LITHUANIA'S NGO [...] (C) Respublika Group media outlets and Lithuanian politicians continue to attack legitimate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a seemingly coordinated campaign that began November 8 (reftel). Ambassador Mull, responding publicly to an inquiry from the Labor Party, defended USG support f [...]	2005-12-08 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1288	LITHUANIA: 2005 INSCR NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 11:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL LH
05VILNIUS1291	LITHUANIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET FALLS SHORT OF [...] (U) Lithuania's parliament approved a defense budget for 2006 on December 8 that falls short of the Lithuanian armed forces' hopes -- and of the GOL's commitment to NATO. Despite an 11 percent increase in absolute terms over last year's appropriation, defense spending will remain at 1.27 perc [...]	2005-12-09 16:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS LH
05VILNIUS1292	LITHUANIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] General assessment: No acts of international terrorism of major significance occurred in Lithuania during 2005. Lithuania is not designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, and has not otherwise been determined by the Secretary of State to be subject to the Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. [...]	2005-12-12 06:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC LH PTER
05VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA REAFFIRMS INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is seriously considering leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team mission in Afghanistan. The MFA will brief the Foreign Minister and Defense Minister on the issue on January 6. Following the return of a GOL fact-finding team from Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif on January 1 [...]	2005-01-05 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1304	LITHUANIA TO DISCUSS FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary Speaker Arturas Paulauskas called on Lithuania's National Defense Council December 12 to develop a long-term strategy for involvement in Iraq and other foreign military missions. Government officials recognize the unfortunate timing of Paulauskas's proposal, coming [...]	2005-12-14 13:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS1305	NGO CONCERNS -- NOT JUST IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding Russia's proposed new NGO law to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia desk on December 13. He told us that the GOL continues to share our concerns regarding potential constraints on NGO activities. According to Vinciunas, however, the Nordic a [...]	2005-12-14 15:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1312	FIRST LITHUANIAN EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES [...] On December 8, 2005, Anjei Iantsevitch became the first Lithuanian extradited to the United States. He was arrested in on November 8 2005 at his home in Vilnius. 2. Iantsevitch is the subject of a criminal indictment of the Northern District of New York on counterfeit securities charges. [...]	2005-12-15 16:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CJAN KCRM LH
05VILNIUS1323	LITHUANIA UNFAZED BY U.S. DRAWDOWN; PLANS TO SEND [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A and B points regarding the upcoming January Afghanistan Compact in London and the proposed troop drawdown in Afghanistan to Vytautas Leskevicius, head of the MFA's NATO division, on December 21. We also delivered ref B points December 20 to Alvydas Kunigelis, Acting D [...]	2005-12-21 15:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF LH
05VILNIUS1328	LITHUANIA: REINVIGORATING PD CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL LH
05VILNIUS1341	TERRORIST FINANCE: LITHUANIA RECEIVES LET [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 12:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER LH
05VILNIUS1345	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Post warmly welcomes CODEL Sensenbrenner and is pleased to grant country clearance for the period of January 10-12, 2006 for the purpose of high-level discussions regarding visa policy in Lithuania. 2. Ambassador Mull will greet the CODEL on its arrival at the airport. The Embassy's poin [...]	2005-12-28 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT OREP ASEC AFIN FR NL PL RS LH
05VILNIUS1346	GOL REQUESTS USG INPUT ON HELICOPTER TRAINING FOR [...] (U) This is a short-fuse action request; see para 6. We need input from Washington by OOB January 5. 2. (C) Summary: The GOL is currently considering approval of a contract for a Lithuanian firm to broker a deal for its Russian partner to provide training to Iranian helicopter pilots. T [...]	2005-12-29 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MCAP IR RS LH
05VILNIUS1347	Avian Influenza: Lithuania tripwires and contingency [...] Embassy Vilnius has reviewed the preparedness steps and tripwire guidance in ref A. As requested, we have developed our own readiness measures against avian influenza, including tripwires for possible drawdown requests and shelter-in-place plans. 2. Per paragraph 6 of ref A, Post has atte [...]	2005-12-30 06:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR LH
05VILNIUS1352	NO SIGNS OF PROLIFERATION RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: We discussed Achema's purchase of the fertilizer production equipment described in reftels with company representatives, and are reassured by what they told us. Achema plans to relocate 90-95 percent of the purchased equipment from Cyprus to its production facility in Lithuania [...]	2005-12-30 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ETTC LH MARR MCAP PREL LT IR CY
05VILNIUS1354	GOL READJUSTING IN IRAQ BASED ON SAME RATIONALE AS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on USG troop readjustments in Iraq to Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Renatas Norkus on December 28 and Vytautas Leskevicius, of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on December 29. Both officials said that the GOL's decision not to replace the detachment of [...]	2005-12-30 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PL LH
05VILNIUS138	Minister of Environment Setting New Priorities in [...] (SBU) Ambassador Mull met with Minister of Environment Arunas Kundrotas on February 8 as part of his tour of the GoL's new cabinet (refs A and previous). The Ambassador recalled the extensive bilateral environmental protection cooperation that has taken place, noted ongoing cooperation in are [...]	2005-02-10 11:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV ECON EPET TBIO TSPL LH RS
05VILNIUS139	A/S HARTY'S MEETING WITH GOL CONSULAR OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty met with Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Zenonas Petrauskas and Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba on February 2, 2005. The MFA demonstrated its plans for biometric identity documents and suggested a potential soluti [...]	2005-02-10 11:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC PREL CVIS CMGT ASEC LH
05VILNIUS144	LITHUANIA'S FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES GOL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Algirdas Butkevicius, meeting with Ambassador Mull on February 9, delivered an optimistic prognosis for Lithuania's continued strong economic growth. While stressing that some politically difficult questions still lie ahead, Butkevicius discussed several areas [...]	2005-02-11 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN ECON EFIN LH PGOV PREL
05VILNIUS152	LITHUANIA TO REITERATE CALL FOR NATO FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania, probably through President Valdas Adamkus, will utilize the February 22 NATO-Ukraine Council Summit to reiterate its call for NATO to respond positively to the new political reality in Ukraine, to elevate the NATO-Ukraine partnership to a new level, and to urge the All [...]	2005-02-15 16:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS153	FRENCH FM IN VILNIUS: OPTIMISTIC FOR IMPROVED [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, in Vilnius for consultations with Lithuania's political leadership two days after his meeting in Paris with Secretary Rice, spoke warmly of the Secretary's visit to Europe and publicly expressed optimism about the future of transatlantic rel [...]	2005-02-15 16:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR LH
05VILNIUS155	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES VISITS [...] Summary. Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, discussed property restitution, Holocaust education, and anti-Semitism with GOL officials and Jewish community leaders during a January 31-February 2 visit to Vilnius. Ambassador O'Donnell commended the level of Holoca [...]	2005-02-17 09:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH
05VILNIUS162	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA PREFERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, Charge discussed with MFA representatives Lithuania's progress in conforming to Visa Waiver Program (VWP) regulations as part of a "roadmap" initiative (ref A). He cautioned that accession to VWP would likely not occur in the immediate future. GOL representativ [...]	2005-02-22 09:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS165	LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Lithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR),but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persistent weaknesses in its enforcement system. A local industry association estimates that the rate of piracy for recorded music, films, and games dropped to 40 p [...]	2005-02-22 12:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD LH
05VILNIUS174	LITHUANIA-RUSSIA COMMISSION DISCUSS TARIFFS, DEBT, [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 14:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS175	LITHUANIA TO HOST MARCH EU MEETING ON BELARUS [...] (U) Mindaugas Kacerauskas, head of MFA's Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Division told us February 22 that Lithuania will host the March 17-18 EU Commission meeting on Belarus. The event sponsors, Lithuania's MFA and the EU Commission's Directorate of External Relations, plan to bring together g [...]	2005-02-24 06:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS18	LITHUANIA TO ATTEND UNOCHA TSUNAMI DONOR CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 08:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV LH
05VILNIUS182	LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...]	2005-02-25 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS198	LITHUANIA SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR CHAGCHARAN PRT [...] (C) Summary. Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on February 25 outlined the status of Lithuania's planning for the Lithuania-led provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in Chagcharan, Afghanistan, and GOL efforts to solicit support for the mission from NATO al [...]	2005-03-01 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS200	LITHUANIAN MINISTER USPASKICH'S VISIT SCENESETTER [...] (C) Your meeting with the Baltic Ministers of Economy will provide an opportunity to underscore to Lithuania's Minister Victor Uspaskich the need to do more to attract U.S. direct investment. Uspaskich, who came to office in December 2004, has publicly recognized that increasing foreign invest [...]	2005-03-01 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
05VILNIUS240	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS TO PRT [...] This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. DCM informed MFA Undersecretary Dalius Cekuolis March 8, per reftel, of the USG plan to assign a State Department Officer (retired FSO Michael Metrinko) and a USAID officer to the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan [...]	2005-03-09 15:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AF LH
05VILNIUS244	STATUS OF COMPLIANCE - SECURITY OVERSIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 11:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ASEC ASIG
05VILNIUS252	SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER OF DEFENSE GEDIMINAS [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Lithuanian Defense Minister Kirkilas comes to Washington March 14 eager to demonstrate that, despite inexperience in defense policy, he is a capable and committed friend to the U.S. His performance in less than three months on the job has been impressively favorable to our [...]	2005-03-10 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR LH
05VILNIUS253	Lithuania Needs Night Vision Devices [...] I would like to appeal for your assistance in taking a look at a policy that is effectively denying one of our staunchest allies in Iraq and Afghanistan the ability to fully realize its potential in supporting our interests. Lithuania has been seeking for several months the transfer of Night [...]	2005-03-10 15:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL LH
05VILNIUS257	LITHUANIA'S PRT IN CHAGCHARAN: FILLING THE RANKS [...] (C) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, said the GOL will ask Parliament to double the number of troops deployable to Afghanistan. Jankuaskas provided an update of pledges of [...]	2005-03-15 07:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS266	LITHUANIA TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-16 06:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	BO LH
05VILNIUS276	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS ROADMAP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL, initially hesitant to pursue a formal agreement, is now anxious to accept the VWP roadmap following the model of other countries in the region. MFA officials remain very interested in arranging U.S. consultations, to examine both biometric security and "customer servic [...]	2005-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS28	LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...]	2005-01-10 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS283	RABBI BAKER PRESSES FOR RESTITUTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lithuanian Government and political leaders reaffirmed their commitment to restitution of Jewish communal property during a series of meetings with visiting American Jewish Committee official Rabbi Andrew Baker March 7-8. Paving the way for Baker's visit, the local Jewish com [...]	2005-03-17 13:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH
05VILNIUS289	AMBASSADOR VISITS LITHUANIA'S REACTOR, DISCUSSES [...] Ambassador Mull made a day-long tour of northeastern Lithuania on March 16. During his visit, he heard concerns from local mayors about the lack of local employment opportunities to absorb the large (3,500) Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) reactor workforce once the only remaining functi [...]	2005-03-18 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS3	LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]	2005-01-03 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS300	LITHUANIA OIL STILL FLOWING, BUT MANY FINGERS [...] (C) Mazeikiu Nafta General Director Nelson English and Vice Minister of Economy Nerijus Eidukevicius told us they are optimistic that Russian crude will continue to flow through the Transneft pipeline to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta refinery through the end of the year, despite press reports to [...]	2005-03-22 12:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG LH RS
05VILNIUS306	MINISTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOR LAYS OUT VISION FOR [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, Ambassador Mull met with Vilija Blinkeviciute, the Minster of Social Security and Labor, as part of his ongoing series of discussions with cabinet members of the new GOL (ref a). Ms. Blinkeviciute, a member of the Social Liberal party who came in fourth in the first rou [...]	2005-03-23 08:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM LH
05VILNIUS313	Government of Lithuania request to purchase Dual [...] Summary: The GOL requested an amendment to an existing contract for the Stinger missile system on 23 March 2005 in order to enhance NATO interoperability and realize a long- term cost savings over the life of the modified contract. Lithuania is requesting the purchase of eight Dual Mounted [...]	2005-03-23 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP MASS LH
05VILNIUS317	LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...]	2005-03-24 14:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH
05VILNIUS326	RUSSIAN ENVOY'S SHARPE TONGUE AND THREATS TO CUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's envoy to Lithuania has provoked high-level outrage and calls for his expulsion with sharp-tongued criticism of Lithuanians and thinly veiled threats to interrupt the country's energy supplies. Most local analysts believe the Russian's sudden high-profile gibes - after 1 [...]	2005-03-25 16:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF LH RS
05VILNIUS350	LITHUANIA: NO ISAF CAVEATS, BUT WOULD CONSIDER ONE [...] (U) This cable contains a request for information. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) We delivered reftel points April 4 on ISAF caveats to Bartas Trakymas, Acting Head of the MOD's International Organizations Division, and to Gediminas Varvuolis, Head of the MFA NATO Division. Trakymas concu [...]	2005-04-06 06:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LH AF DA
05VILNIUS358	LITHUANIAN-LED PRT: TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministry officials told State POLAD designee to the Lithuania-led PRT Michael Metrinko March 30 - April 1 that Lithuania is moving forward with plans to lead a multinational provincial reconstruction team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan. The Lithuanians, s [...]	2005-04-06 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS367	LITHUANIA PROVIDES UPDATED REQUIREMENT LITH FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOL updated and augmented its needs assessment for the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the desolate Ghowr province of western Afghanistan. Following the March 30 return from Afghanistan of Lithuania's PRT reconnaissance team, the MFA advanced us a copy [...]	2005-04-07 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS372	GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: LITHUANIA [...] (S) Lithuania has a low terrorism threat, and we are working hard with Lithuanian security agencies to keep it that way. There are no known terrorist operational cells, logistical cells, or support organizations in Lithuania. There are no known incidents of terrorism financing or terrorism-re [...]	2005-04-08 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC LH
05VILNIUS376	U.S.-BALTIC SUMMIT: CALMING TROUBLED WATERS [...] (C) President Bush's meeting with the three Baltic presidents in Riga May 7 presents an extraordinary opportunity to tighten our alliance with America's best friends in Europe and patch their fraying unity in advancing U.S. interests. At the summit, we should aim to: --Acknowledge the thre [...]	2005-04-11 10:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EN RS LG LH
05VILNIUS380	YUKOS LOSING ITS GRIP ON LITHUANIAN OIL REFINERY [...] (C) Russian oil giant Yukos is losing hold of its controlling interest in Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery, as the company can no longer guarantee oil flows to Lithuania. The GOL has entered into negotiations with London-based Yukos management regarding control of the refinery. Russia [...]	2005-04-11 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON ENRG LH RS
05VILNIUS395	YOUR VILNIUS VISIT: REWARDING THE LOYAL AND [...] (C) Your bilateral program in Vilnius during the NATO Ministerial will score important advances in keeping this loyal ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlight our joint efforts for a democratic Belarus, and set the stage for a successful U.S.-Baltic summit in Riga next month. It will also hel [...]	2005-04-13 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP LH
05VILNIUS410	PROPOSED VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ROADMAP FOR [...] After consulting with Vaidotas Verba, Director of the MFA's Consular Department, we wish to propose the following draft visa waiver program roadmap, which is based on the roadmap the USG announced last February with Poland. We request urgent approval of this proposed roadmap so that it may b [...]	2005-04-15 10:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS417	LITHUANIAN PRT FORCE DEVELOPMENT MEETING: WHERE [...] (C) Summary. Dainius Baublys, the MFA's designated POLAD for the Lithuanian-led Chaghcharan provincial reconstruction team, April 13 expressed dismay at the lack of partner commitments to support the PRT. Baublys said that only few made firm pledges of support and only Iceland's met the GOL's [...]	2005-04-19 11:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS429	Government of Lithuania request Requests for [...] Summary: The GOL recently provided us with a formal request requested that the USG provide Generation III Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for their its troops deploying in support of a Provincial Reconstruction Tteam in Afghanistan and SOF troops preparing to support NATO NATO Reaction Forces -5 [...]	2005-04-25 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS447	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON [...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...]	2005-04-29 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS453	LITHUANIA: ADVANCE NOTICE OF IPR WATCH LISTING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-02 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LH
05VILNIUS478	LITHUANIA REJECTS UKRAINIAN MONEY LAUNDERING [...] The GOL dismissed recent allegations by Ukranian Minister of Interior Yuri Lutsenko that Lithuanian banks laundered USD 130 million to support the losing presidential campaign of Viktor Yanukovich. The Ukrainian Embassy confirmed that there is no evidence to support the charges. Lithuanian b [...]	2005-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS490	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS INCREASED VISIBILITY OVER PRT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding the U.S. proposal to increase visibility over the civilian element of ISAF's Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) on May 6 to Gediminas Varvuolis, Head of the MFA's NATO Division, Alvydas Kunigelis, Acting Director of the MOD's Department of Internat [...]	2005-05-11 09:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF LH
05VILNIUS498	LITHUANIAN RESPONSE TO NIGHT VISION DEVICES ROADMAP [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS ETTC MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS5	Lithuania's Acquisition of Night Vision Devices: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. A U.S. vendor of advanced Night Vision Devices (NVDs) recently advised the Lithuanian government that its acquisition contravenes de facto USG policy. The apparent policy to deny new NATO members these devic [...]	2005-01-04 06:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS500	CODEL KINGSTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, DEMOCRACY AND [...] Summary. A Congressional delegation led by Representative Jack Kingston visited Lithuania May 8-10 to thank President Adamkus and Parliamentary Speaker Paulauskas for Lithuania's support in the Global War on Terrorism and for its democratic initiatives in Ukraine and Belarus. Lithuanian inte [...]	2005-05-13 13:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA WANTS AND DESERVES FLEXIBLE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. As they gear up to lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, Lithuanian authorities were delighted by the recent approval in Washington of coalition solidarity funding. At the same time, in anticipation of receiving a share of these funds in recognition of thei [...]	2005-05-13 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS504	ECONOMY MINISTER USPASKICH UNDER FIRE BY THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Victor Uspaskich, Economy Minister and leader of the upstart Labor Party, landed in hot water this week. He stands accused of two ethics violations - for using an official trip to Moscow in March to advance his personal business interests, and for excess EU funds received by his b [...]	2005-05-13 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS514	USNATO AND USEU 2005 TOUR FOR LITHUANIAN [...] Description of Activity: Four Lithuanian Parliamentarians from committees that play decision-making roles in Lithuania's foreign and security policy participated in a NATO and USEU tour. The group visited USNATO, SHAPE, and USEU headquarters in Brussels. Political officer Alexander Titolo a [...]	2005-05-18 08:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL SCUL MARR MOPS
05VILNIUS519	Weapons Discovered Near Lithuanian Refugee Reception Center Housing Chechens [...] (U) Classified By RSO Brent A. Barker. Reason 1.5 (D). 2. (S) Summary. The Lithuanian Police recently disclosed to us that they discovered a significant cache of weapons last June near a Refugee Center outside of Kaunas. The weapons included Russian Flame Rocket Launchers, assault rifles [...]	2005-05-18 13:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	LH NOTAG
05VILNIUS52	KGB SKELETONS HAUNT LITHUANIAN FM, SECURITY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Foreign Minister and the Director of the State Security Department are under public scrutiny for their alleged Soviet-era service in the KGB reserves. Immediately after the media broke the story January 7, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis acknowledged his enrollment [...]	2005-01-18 10:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS527	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE COUNCIL APPROVES INCREASING [...] Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis told the Ambassador May 19 that he expects speedy passage through parliament of legislation increasing the number of troops the Lithuanian military may deploy to participate in international operations. The Lithuanian State Defense Council, an inter-ministeri [...]	2005-05-19 15:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS528	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY: WHY 2004 WAS SUCH A GOOD [...] Final 2004 figures confirm that Lithuania's economy remains on a roll. High growth, low inflation, and expanding foreign investment still characterize the economy. Surging domestic consumption fed Lithuania's growth, but also contributed to a growing current account deficit and upward pressur [...]	2005-05-23 05:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD LH
05VILNIUS530	LITHUANIA'S MFA WARY OF PROPOSED ARMS SALE TO NEPAL [...] This is a short-fuse action request; see para 6. We need input from Washington and Katmandu by OOB May 24. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA'a Security Policy Department, notified us on May 18 of an application of a Lithuanian company for a license to export ammuni [...]	2005-05-23 09:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP KSTC PARM PGOV PTER PINR LH NP
05VILNIUS560	LITHUANIA'S ESDP CONTRIBUTION NO THREAT TO NATO [...] GOL Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas and representatives of Germany, Latvia, Poland, and Slovakia on May 23 signed a declaration in Brussels to create a joint battle group to serve in the EU Rapid Reaction Force. Kirkilas announced that the joint force will assume its first rotation in 201 [...]	2005-05-31 06:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR LH
05VILNIUS562	COURT FINES EDITOR FOR DISSEMINATING ANTISEMITIC [...] (U) A Vilnius administrative court fined Rimvydas Valentukevicius, editor of the Russian-language edition of the "Respublika" newspaper, 1,000 litas ($360) on May 25 for publishing a series of anti-Semitic editorials in 2004. The court held that, by publishing the editorials claiming that Jew [...]	2005-05-31 13:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI LH
05VILNIUS57	EMBASSY VILNIUS WORK PLAN FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are systematically engaging Lithuania's month-old government, including an Ambassadorial meeting with each Cabinet member, on issues of interest to the United States. Our work plan concentrates on the following critical policy goals: 1) GOL Activism in the Global War on Terr [...]	2005-01-18 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS OFDP EINV AMGT LH
05VILNIUS572	LITHUANIA SEEKS TO USHER UKRAINE TO BRUSSELS [...] (U) Lithuania is mobilizing a full court press to promote Ukraine's integration into transatlantic and European institutions. Building upon the relationship that President Valdas Adamkus forged by mediating (with Poland's Kwasniewski) Ukraine's post-election crisis, Lithuania's Defense Minis [...]	2005-06-03 07:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH UP
05VILNIUS58	LITHUANIA'S JUSTICE MINISTER PLEDGES CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Gintautas Buzinskas, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 14, pledged continuity in his Ministry and U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on legal issues. Both sides agreed on the need for additional efforts on anti-corruption and counter-terrorism. The Ambassador e [...]	2005-01-18 15:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KNAR PREL LH
05VILNIUS59	LITHUANIA SAYS YES TO PRT [...] (C) The GOL informed the Ambassador on the evening of January 18 that it will accept NATO's request for it to head a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in western Afghanistan. The decision followed weeks of intensive Mission and USG efforts to get Lithuania on board, culminating in two sepa [...]	2005-01-18 16:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS596	GERMAN AND LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES SCRUTINIZE MONEY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RSO BRENT A. BARKER. REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) Summary. The Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigative Service recently disclosed to us that in 2004 it received an informal request from a German government agency regarding a financial transaction used to "purchase equipment in [...]	2005-06-10 05:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP KSTC PARM PTER PINR EFIN KNNP ASEC IR LH
05VILNIUS597	STATUS OF COMPLIANCE - SECURITY OVERSIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 05:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ASIG ASEC
05VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA TO MAKE MODEST TRAINING PLEDGE AT US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 08:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ LH
05VILNIUS609	LITHUANIA DEPLOYS PRT TO AFGHANISTAN; WILL NEED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Intensive U.S. airlift operations in support of the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) headed to Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, began from Zokniai airfield June 6. This mission is the most ambitious military undertaking in modern Lithuania's existence, and it enjoys [...]	2005-06-10 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS627	LITHUANIA SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE ON TWO PRT ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The GOL has requested USG assistance in concluding an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan to establish a Lithuanian Special Mission. This agreement is a necessary precondition for the deployment of civilians [...]	2005-06-15 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MCAP MARR PREF PGOV LH AF HR
05VILNIUS628	LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 09:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH
05VILNIUS635	EAC Convened to Discuss July 4 Event in Vilnius [...] (U) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on June 16, 2005, per reftel. 2. (C) The EAC knows of no specific threat information or concerns with regard to Fourth of July events in Lithuania. RSO is coordinating with the local police, who have promised to provide a suffici [...]	2005-06-17 11:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC LH
05VILNIUS636	ECONOMY MINISTER RESIGNS OVER ETHICS VIOLATIONS; [...] (C) Lithuania's Minister of Economy Viktor Uspaskich tendered his resignation June 16, following the announcement of a Government Ethics Commission finding that he had violated the laws regarding conflicts of interest. Uspaskich will reportedly relinquish his position in Government and his se [...]	2005-06-17 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS641	LITHUANIAN LEADERSHIP ON EU CRISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus and Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, who both witnessed the collapse of the EU summit last week, discussed recent events in the EU separately with the Ambassador on the margins of June 20 meetings on Iraq. Adamkus offered an insight into his dealing wi [...]	2005-06-20 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR LH

05VILNIUS647	REQUEST FOR SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ETHICS, EDUCATION [...] PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Embassy would like to invite Dr. Peter Greer to discuss short- and long-term strategies for the introduction and implementation of ethics education programs at the local and national levels. Dr. Greer would conduct a seminar on the importance of ethics integration into t [...]	2005-06-21 11:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO LH
05VILNIUS648	LITHUANIAN MFA OPPOSES ARMS SALE TO NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's MFA will oppose the approval of a license for JSC Manubaltas to export ammunition manufacturing equipment to the Kingdom of Nepal at the GOL's next inter-agency meeting on this issue. The GOL had consulted with the USG on this sale, pursuant to its Wassenaar commitme [...]	2005-06-21 12:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM LH NP
05VILNIUS65	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS TO ATTRACT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Economy Minister and Labor Party Chairman Viktor Uspaskich, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 18, stressed his commitment to attracting U.S. investment, improve the competitiveness of Lithuanian companies, and to work with the EU to help Lithuania diversify its oil supply a [...]	2005-01-20 06:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG ECIN LH
05VILNIUS655	(C) LITHUANIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS BOUNCE BACK, BUT [...] (C) Lithuania's complicated relations with Russia -- after five months of emotional tensions -- are improving again. The May visit of Russian FM Lavrov -- featuring his second meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis in a month -- produced a lengthy declaration promising enhanced coop [...]	2005-06-22 09:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ELTN RS LH
05VILNIUS657	LITHUANIA ON BOARD FOR IRAQ IN 2006 [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis, and Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas told the Ambassador in separate meetings that they fully expect Lithuania to remain part of the Coalition in Iraq (MNF-I) and Lithuanian personnel to be on the ground in Iraq in 2 [...]	2005-06-22 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS662	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNING COALITION: "LET'S STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's ruling coalition shows every indication of surviving the resignation of Minister of Economy Viktor Uspaskich, and Uspaskich's Labor Party shows signs it will emerge from this episode intact. The Prime Minister and President look likely to accept Labor's nominee to re [...]	2005-06-23 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS674	SUBJECT: LITHUANIA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's new Finance Minister Zigmantas Balcytis told the Ambassador that his principal challenge will be to keep the fiscal deficit and inflation in check so that Lithuania can enter the euro zone as planned in 2007. During the Ambassador's June 23 call on Balcytis, the FinMin [...]	2005-06-28 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL PINR AFIN ECON MARR LH
05VILNIUS676	LITHUANIAN OVERSEAS TROOP DEPLOYMENTS AUTHORIZED [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ AF LH
05VILNIUS683	LITHUANIA TIP UPDATE: JANUARY-JUNE 2005 [...] The Government of Lithuania advanced its campaign against trafficking in persons during the first six months of 2005. Joint Lithuanian and British law enforcement efforts resulted in the breakup of a cross-border human trafficking chain that had sent women and girls to the UK. The Government [...]	2005-06-29 15:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS693	LITHUANIA GRATEFUL FOR COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND [...] The Ambassador informed GOL officials on June 30 of the decision to allocate USD 8 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds to Lithuania. In separate conversations, the Ambassador spoke with Minister of Defense Gediminas Kirkilas, Director of the MFA's America, Africa, Asia and Oceania Departme [...]	2005-07-01 12:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PARM LH
05VILNIUS701	PHOTO-SUBBED NEW LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: A SPOT [...] Summary: The Consular Department of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recently informed us that its Embassy in London has been receiving large numbers of successfully photo-substituted new Lithuanian passports. According to the MFA, the photo-substitutions are extremely good and can only be de [...]	2005-07-07 06:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS704	GOL PROVIDES COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND WISH LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL provided us on July 5 an updated list of equipment it hopes to purchase with the USD $8 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds that Congress allocated to Lithuania. The GOL plans to use the money to bolster its force leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in A [...]	2005-07-07 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PARM LH
05VILNIUS706	LITHUANIAN COURT FINES EDITOR FOR ANTI-SEMITIC [...] (U) Vilnius Administrative Judge Audrius Cininas fined Vitas Tomkus, editor-in-chief and sole owner of Lithuania's second largest daily, "Respublika," 3,000 LTL (US$1,035) on July 7 for inciting anti-Semitism in a series of editorials in 2004. The court held that, by publishing editorials cla [...]	2005-07-07 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI LH
05VILNIUS711	LONDON BOMBINGS: VILNIUS EMERGENCY ACTION MEETING [...] CDA chaired a meeting of the core EAC at OOB July 8 to review the Mission's security posture in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London. RSO, DIA, ORA, MGT, CONS, POL, and PAS attended. The EAC noted that that a group claiming responsibility for the bombings had indicated its intent to t [...]	2005-07-08 11:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC PTER LH
05VILNIUS714	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/stolen pas [...]	2005-07-08 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS718	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/sto [...]	2005-07-11 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS721	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT, JANUARY - MARCH 2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. (U) NARRATIVE OF ACTIVITIES DEA Regional Basic Narcotics Officers School (March 30 - April 8). This is a two-week Basic Narcotics Officers School with an emphasis on clandestine laboratory training conducted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Thirty-six students [...]	2005-07-12 05:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC LH
05VILNIUS731	LITHUANIAN SCIENTISTS ADJUST TO A NEW, MARKET- [...] Summary: Lithuania's research institutes have significant research and development (R&D) capabilities, but generally fail to produce profitable and marketable innovations. While there are some exceptions -- notably in lasers, electronics, and biochemistry -- inadequate funding and a lack of [...]	2005-07-13 10:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TSPL KSCA PGOV LH
05VILNIUS732	GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on charges of money smuggling. The courier was arrested as she attempted to leave Lithuania for Belarus with US$25,000, well over the limit set by Lithuan [...]	2005-07-13 12:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO LH
05VILNIUS733	NO DESECRATION OF GRAVES SEEN BY LOCAL JEWISH [...] Summary: We met with Rabbi Chizkiva Kalmanowitz, an American citizen resident in Israel, on June 29 to discuss his concerns about construction work on the site of a known Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was in Lithuania for 18 hours as part of a survey trip to Jewish he [...]	2005-07-13 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
05VILNIUS751	WHEELS GRIND IN DETAINED BELARUSIAN COURIER CASE [...] (C) The GOL is keen to resolve the case of a Belarusian courier detained while carrying undeclared cash for an NGO in a manner consistent with its laws, while not undermining its own support for democratic change in Belarus. The GOL is focused on two challenges: resolution of the case, and d [...]	2005-07-20 11:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO LH
05VILNIUS767	WORK ON LITHUANIA'S ROADMAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We have begun taking concrete steps to implement Lithuania's Visa Waiver roadmap. Since the first meeting of our Consular Working Group (CWG) on June 29 (reftel),Consul discussed visa issues on a national radio program with an MFA rep as part of our joint Public Diplomacy camp [...]	2005-07-25 07:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS771	LABOR PARTY JOSTLING FOR EARLY POSITION AHEAD OF [...] (C) Lithuania's uneasy ruling coalition continues to function amid signs that some of the constituent parties are already beginning to look to the next election cycle. The dual triggers of Labor Party Chairman Viktor Uspaskich's forced resignation as Economy Minister and upcoming municipal el [...]	2005-07-25 12:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS778	PHOTO-SUBSTITUTED LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: PROOF IS [...] Summary: Good-quality photo-substituted new-generation Lithuanian passports, which have become increasingly popular with citizens of other FSU countries seeking to benefit from Lithuania's membership in the EU, are difficult to detect. Fraudulent documents are generally only distinguishable f [...]	2005-07-27 13:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS781	WHO WILL WALK OFF WITH THE BALTICS' ONLY OIL REFINERY? [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RS LH
05VILNIUS8	OUTPOURING OF LITHUANIAN SUPPORT FOR TSUNAMI [...] We delivered reftel points encouraging assistance for the victims of the December 26 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami to Diana Mickeviciene of MFA's Asia and Pacific SIPDIS Division on January 4. Mickeviciene said that the GOL will likely announce on January 5 plans to contribute 150,00 [...]	2005-01-04 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV LH
05VILNIUS80	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CHRISTIAN YARNELL [...] Embassy Vilnius requests country clearance for POL/ECON Officer Christian Yarnell to travel to Warsaw to attend the January 31-February 1 Warsaw Regional Consular Conference. Mr. Yarnell will arrive on January 29 at 15:15 onboard Flight LO 772, and depart February 1 at 19:55. He holds a Top S [...]	2005-01-25 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA LH
05VILNIUS837	GOL: ISAF MANDATE ADEQUATE, AS IS; CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) We delivered Ref A points on ISAF's mandate to Vytautas Leskevicius, Head of the MFA's NATO Division, on August 10. Leskevicius said that the GOL agrees with the USG position that the current UN mandate is sufficiently broad to allow ISAF to support Afghan security forces in responding to [...]	2005-08-11 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF LH
05VILNIUS857	GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TURKEY'S EU BID [...] (C) Vidmantas Purlys, Head of the MFA's EU Sector Policies Coordination Division, told us August 18 that the GOL shares USG concerns about adding conditions to the negotiating framework ahead of the planned October 3 start of EU accession talks with Turkey. Purlys said that while the GOL is [...]	2005-08-18 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU LH
05VILNIUS859	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY EMPHASIZES FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Kestutis Dauksys, meeting with Ambassador on August 16, emphasized the need to attract foreign investment, to improve the capacity of Lithuanian companies, and to develop a sound energy policy that will guarantee fuel supplies and promote Lithuania's energy in [...]	2005-08-18 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ENRG ECIN PREL LH
05VILNIUS87	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...]	2005-01-26 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH
05VILNIUS88	AG MINISTER PRUNSKIENE: MORE EU MEANS ROOM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agricultural Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 25, painted a picture of an EU branded agricultural policy for Lithuania and pledged to focus her efforts on rural development. She praised U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on agricultural and rural de [...]	2005-01-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD ENRG PHUM LH
05VILNIUS884	LITHUANIA MOSTLY AGREES WITH USG POSITIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania basically concurs with U.S. positions on key agenda items for the September 1-2 Gymnich meeting, with some reservations on Turkey. Lina Peciulyte, acting head of the MFA's EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, said Lithuania continues to support beginning EU [...]	2005-08-26 08:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL LH
05VILNIUS888	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION WILLING TO TAKE HARD [...] (C) Minister of Transportation and Communication Petras Cesna, meeting with the Ambassador on August 25, emphasized his eagerness to see increased US investment in Lithuania, thanked the Ambassador for the close cooperation between his Ministry and the USG, and showed a willingness to consider [...]	2005-08-29 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH BO
05VILNIUS90	Minister of Education and Science Pledges Support in Signin [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 11:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV TSPL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS911	TFUS01: PRESIDENT ADAMKUS EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES, [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 16:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US LH
05VILNIUS912	EU COMMISIONERS ENCOURAGE LITHUANIA TO IMPOSE VISA [...] Consul met September 1 with MFA consular division chief Vaidotas Verba, who described a new move by the EU to impose a visa requirement on Americans. Lithuanian EU parliamentarian Justas Paleckis received a letter from EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Justice, Free [...]	2005-09-02 16:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL XG LH
05VILNIUS93	Minister of Health Looks to U.S. for Continued [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 15:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TBIO SENV TSPL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS930	GOL DISINCLINED TO EMBED TROOPS IN IRAQI UNITS [...] (S) The GOL will likely not embed Lithuanian troops with Iraqi forces as part of the shift of MNF-I's emphasis to building Iraqi capacity (ref A). MOD Undersecretary Renatas Norkus told us that the GOL believes that its soldiers lack the necessary operational experience, language skills, and [...]	2005-09-07 13:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS932	GOL TO CONSIDER CONGRATULATING IRAQ; DISCUSSING [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ LH
05VILNIUS946	LITHUANIA: INTERESTED IN COMBATING AVIAN [...] Summary. The Government of Lithuania is fully engaged on the Avian Influenza issue. The Ministry of Health is in the process of drafting the Government's national action plan, and Health Minister Zilvinas Padaiga told the Ambassador that the GOL would "be very supportive" of the USG's initiat [...]	2005-09-09 10:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO KSCA LH
05VILNIUS947	ORGANIZED CRIME IN LITHUANIA (C-CN5-00417) [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI LH
05VILNIUS949	VILNIUS COURT DECIDES TO EXTRADITE BANKER TO RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vilnius District Court decided on September 8 to extradite to Russia Igor Babenko, the manager of the Stavropol branch of Yukos-owned Menatep Bank. Lithuanian authorities had arrested Babenko on July 1 in response to Russia's extradition request. Russian prosecutors accuse B [...]	2005-09-09 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS
05VILNIUS950	TFUS01: LITHUANIA: KATRINA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Summary: Lithuanian print media is actively covering hurricane "Katrina", echoing official U.S. statements in news reports and reprinting information provided by both international and national news services in all Lithuanian daily newspapers. Recent attention has shifted to Lithuania's possi [...]	2005-09-12 04:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS959	PRESIDENT ATTENDS 9/11 INTERFAITH COMMEMORATION [...] The Embassy helped to organize an interfaith commemoration for the victims of terrorism at a Lutheran church in Vilnius on September 11. The event represented the first large-scale interfaith service ever held in Lithuania, and was covered by all major national media. Leaders from five fait [...]	2005-09-13 08:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LH
05VILNIUS962	CONTINUING EMIGRATION BEGINNING TO AFFECT LABOR [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanians continue to emigrate since their country joined the EU last year. As Lithuania's skilled workers emigrate, the number of foreign laborers from Belarus and Ukraine has increased. The Government acknowledges the need for programs to manage emigration, encourage emigrants [...]	2005-09-13 12:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
05VILNIUS972	WHY DO SO MANY LITHUANIANS COMMIT SUICIDE? [...] (U) Lithuania, a dramatic success story in so many ways, is the suicide capital of Europe, with 40 suicides per 100,000 residents each year. Teens and middle-aged men are most at risk. The bustling economy and expanded social protections have failed to lower the suicide rate, which has been [...]	2005-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KPAO LH
05VILNIUS977	RUSSIAN SU-27 CRASHES IN RURAL LITHUANIA; NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Russian fighter-bomber reportedly en route from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad crashed in the Sokiai region of Lithuania shortly after 1500 local time on September 15. Lithuanian authorities have detained the pilot and are investigating the incident. The Russian Government has [...]	2005-09-16 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05VILNIUS986	VILNIUS BEGINS YEAR-LONG B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDY [...] SUMMARY: We have begun a year-long validation study of Lithuanian B1/B2 visa applicants to determine the overstay rate for the period November 2004 to November 2005. We have consulted with CA/FPP to ensure that our study will be statistically valid and produce comprehensive information to hel [...]	2005-09-19 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD LH
05VILNIUS989	COORDINATING ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding coordination of assistance to promote democracy in Belarus to MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis and Renatas Juska of the MFA Political Planning Department, among others, at a gathering of high-level representative of Europe's donor co [...]	2005-09-20 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM EAID PREL BO LH
05VILNIUS993	SU-27: THREE ACTION REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request for Washington agencies -- see paras 6, 8 and 12 -- and USNATO -- see para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Several loose ends remain from last Friday's crash of a Russian Su-27 (ref a) in Lithuania. Senior Lithuanian officials believe that inconsistencies in Russian [...]	2005-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH NATO RU
05VILNIUS994	GOL PRESENTS ITS VERSION OF THE SU-27 CRASH [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian MFA delivered to the embassy a nonpaper describing the GOL's version of the events surrounding the crash of the Russian SU-27 in Lithuania (reftel). The account particularly highlights Russian authorities' alleged failure to provide accurate information about the plane, i [...]	2005-09-21 13:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05VILNIUS996	MARIJAMPOLE COUNTY: LITHUANIA'S GOOD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: Top officials in one of Lithuania's most sparsely populated counties told the Ambassador that the local economy in Marijampole is doing well. Unemployment is low and skilled labor talented, but a U.S. employer finds it hard to fill jobs. The students in this rural region study Engl [...]	2005-09-22 05:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV LH
06VILNIUS1008	EU DECISION HELPS REFINERY DEAL BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's PKN Orlen has overcome the main legal obstacle hindering its purchase of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) -- approval of the EU's competition authority -- but other hurdles remain. The investigation into the October 12 fire will not conclude before February 1 [...]	2006-11-09 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS1017	LITHUANIAN REFINERY BOARD RESIGNS AFTER FAILING TO [...] (C) Nelson English, the Amcit General Director of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN),Lithuania's only oil refinery, called us late on November 9 to say that that MN's board of directors had resigned after failing to oust him at a board meeting earlier that evening. He said that the GOL's three representativ [...]	2006-11-13 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE
06VILNIUS102	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Senators McCain and Lieberman, a hearty welcome and our sincere thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania! Your visit will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror and bolster int [...]	2006-02-02 08:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
06VILNIUS103	LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...]	2006-02-02 08:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL LH
06VILNIUS1032	LITHUANIA LOOKS TOWARDS RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Looking towards the Riga Summit, Lithuania hopes for encouraging words on Baltic air policing and NATO enlargement. The GOL remains committed to success in Afghanistan, where it may redeploy special forces in 2007. End Summary. Lithuania considering sending SOF to Afghanistan [...]	2006-11-16 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LH LT
06VILNIUS1036	LITHUANIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) As the Fourth Lithuanian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) left for Kabul November 14, Lithuania continues to demonstrate its commitment to success in Afghanistan. Lithuania is set to take on the entire military operating expense of its PRT in Ghor Province starting January 2007; is c [...]	2006-11-17 13:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS LH AF
06VILNIUS1037	LITHUANIAN FM MEETS WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN, [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian FM Vaitiekunas's discussions November 14 with Russia's Foreign and Transport Ministers in Moscow focused on positive areas of cooperation, like Kaliningrad policy and the EU-Russia PCA, as well as touchier subjects such as energy supply and neighborhood policy. Vaitiek [...]	2006-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ENRG RS LH
06VILNIUS1038	LITHUANIAN PM VISITS MOLDOVA, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The GOL strongly supports efforts to develop an EU peace Consolidation Mission for Moldova, but MFA officials do not believe that consensus is possible in the EU. End Summary. Consensus lacking for EU PCM Mission in Moldova --------------------------------------------- --- [...]	2006-11-17 15:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH RS MD
06VILNIUS1050	LITHUANIAN FOREIGN POLICY GURU LANDS ON HIS FEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albinas Januska was appointed advisor to Prime Minister Kirkilas on November 20, ending weeks of speculation following his abrupt resignation as Undersecretary at MFA (reftel). Although he remains under a cloud of allegations, Januska appears likely to weather the storm. We ex [...]	2006-11-22 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
06VILNIUS1051	LITHUANIA ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's government agrees with us on the importance of keeping Turkey engaged in the EU accession process, but also wants Turkey to fulfill its Ankara commitments. Going into the December European Council, Lithuania is pushing its EU partners to consider a middle way, suspen [...]	2006-11-22 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN TU LH
06VILNIUS1068	LITHUANIA SEEKS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SPECIAL 301 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Summary: Post welcomes the opportunity to engage the new Lithuanian government -- whose cabinet is dealing with the Special 301 process for the first time -- in a cooperative effort to improve Lithuania's intellec [...]	2006-11-30 14:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV LH
06VILNIUS1072	STRANDED TRUCKERS PONDER EU "OPEN MARKET" [...] (SBU) Summary: The long lines of trucks that began appearing November 20 at all four border crossing points where commercial traffic can enter Latvia from Lithuania have now largely disappeared, but the episode has affected Lithuanian-Latvian relations. Lithuania formally complained to the Eu [...]	2006-12-01 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PREL LH LG EUN RS BO
06VILNIUS1073	LITHUANIA UNAWARE OF AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel non-paper on November 27 to officials in the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. None of our interlocutors was aware of the European Commission's specific proposal to force non-EU air carriers to join the EU Em [...]	2006-12-01 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SENV LH EUN
06VILNIUS1089	LITHUANIAN FM TO RAISE TURKEY, BELARUS, EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's FM plans to intervene at the December 11 GAERC to support Turkey's EU accession, discourage the repeal of GSP for Belarus, and oppose draft language in the upcoming European Council conclusions about "integration capacity" and "constitutional treaty reform." The Minis [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN LH
06VILNIUS11	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Congressman Sensenbrenner, on behalf of Ambassador Stephen Mull and our colleagues at the U.S. Mission in Vilnius, thank you for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War [...]	2006-01-06 05:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP PL LH
06VILNIUS110	GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US-EU EFFORTS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 14:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR LH
06VILNIUS1110	LITHUANIA'S NEW BUDGET INCREASES DEFENSE SPENDING, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas told the Ambassador that Lithuania's 2007 budget meets the Defense Ministry's goal of programming an increase in defense spending as a percentage of GDP of .05 percent, to 1.25 percent. While this is technically accurate due to modest official [...]	2006-12-14 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR LH
06VILNIUS1111	SALE OF LITHUANIA'S REFINERY NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) Summary: The official closing of the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to Poland's PKN Orlen should occur on December 15. The GOL will receive nearly USD 852 million and Yukos International USD 1.5 billion for its majority stake. MN will also fire six high-level manage [...]	2006-12-14 14:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE NL
06VILNIUS1113	LITHUANIA CONSIDERING CLOSER TIES WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para four. 2. (C) MFA Americas and Asia Director Jonas Paslauskas told us December 13 that the GOL was considering an Iranian government request to hold working-level (director level) meetings. The GOL already has diplomatic relations with the GOI. H [...]	2006-12-15 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH IR
06VILNIUS1114	LITHUANIA CONSIDERING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para four. 2. (C) MFA Americas Director Jonas Paslauskas told us December 13 that the GOL was mulling the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba. He cited two reasons for the review of its current policy. First, he noted an increasing volume [...]	2006-12-15 15:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH CU
06VILNIUS1119	DEFENSE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told the Ambassador that the GOL is still considering sending Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan during their December 13 meeting. He also expressed interest in U.S. plans in Iraq, where Lithuania has troops, emphasized the i [...]	2006-12-18 10:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL LH AF
06VILNIUS120	GOL WON'T LINK TURKEY/CYPRUS AGENDA AND CUSTOMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 11:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU LH EUN
06VILNIUS121	FALSE ALARM: NO BIRD FLU IN LITHUANIA [...] Reports of a possible case of avian influenza in Lithuania's port city of Klaipeda have proved false. The Ministry of Health initially feared that the disease may have caused the death of an Indian sailor, who died on February 6 while his ship was docked in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda. E [...]	2006-02-07 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV LH
06VILNIUS129	LITHUANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The following paragraphs represent a corrected version of our Investment Climate Statement for 2006. We have also submitted via e-mail (per reftel instructions) a copy of this report in MS Word format to DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Hatcher) and DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Brown). 2. Begin text of report: 2006 [...]	2006-02-09 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	LH NOTAG
06VILNIUS132	(C) GOL WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GT VE LH UN UNSC
06VILNIUS135	LITHUANIA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT: AN OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) Summary. Lithuania intends to hold a high-profile "Summit of the Communities for Democratic Choice" May 4-5 in Vilnius. GOL conference organizers are aiming high, hoping to build momentum towards democracy among transitional countries in the former Soviet Union. They plan to convene he [...]	2006-02-10 15:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
06VILNIUS136	IRAN PROTESTS LITHUANIA'S REPRINTING OF MUHAMMAD [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a diplomatic note from Iran on February 9 protesting the publication in the Lithuanian press of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. On February 8, Lithuania's infamous daily "Respublika," which has repeatedly printed hateful cartoo [...]	2006-02-10 16:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM IR LH
06VILNIUS137	PDAS VOLKER MEETS WITH LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and Ambassador discussed regional issues February 8 with MFA Undersecretary Albinas Januska, Lithuania's chief foreign policy strategist. Januska provided a readout of a "difficult conversation" between GOL FM Valionis and Ukrainian FM Tarasyuk in which Valionis urged [...]	2006-02-10 16:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH
06VILNIUS146	LITHUANIA: RESTITUTION LEGISLATION FOR JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuania is moving ahead with plans for the restitution of former Jewish communal property, an important element in addressing its Nazi and Soviet legacy. The government's support for restitution remains solid, and the GOL plans to submit the necessary legislation to Parliament [...]	2006-02-13 13:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KNAR PHUM LH
06VILNIUS147	PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE: LITHUANIA DISTURBED BY [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Palestinian assistance to Vaclovas Salkauskas, head of the MFA's Middle East Division, February 13. Salkauskas said that Lithuania agrees with the USG stance against assistance to a new Palestinian Authority government unless it renounces terrorism, re [...]	2006-02-13 13:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL RS IS LH
06VILNIUS148	LITHUANIA BRIEFED ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP AORC IR LH
06VILNIUS15	(C) GOL UNLIKELY TO APPROVE HELICOPTER TRAINING [...] (C) We delivered ref A points regarding the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's license application to broker helicopter training to Iranian pilots in Russia to Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA'S Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division, January 6. Encouraging Lukosevicius to share [...]	2006-01-06 15:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH
06VILNIUS157	CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON LITHUANIA'S [...] The joint GOL-Embassy Consular Working Group (CWG) met at Embassy request on February 8, 2006. Attendees included the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba, Deputy Director Petras Anusas, and Consular Attache Marijus Petrusonis, as well as the Consul, both Vice Consuls [...]	2006-02-15 08:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS PREL LH
06VILNIUS164	GOL SCALES BACK BORDER CEREMONY WITH BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: A senior GOL MFA official told us that the signing of a border demarcation agreement with Belarus will occur without fanfare or press and will only involve sub-cabinet level officials. The MFA officials have proposed a signing date of February 28 to the GOB and await a response. [...]	2006-02-17 15:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU BO LH
06VILNIUS198	LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...]	2006-02-27 15:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
06VILNIUS204	LITHUANIANS LIKE USA BUT GWOT SUPPORT IS TEPID; POLL HELPS [...] SUMMARY: An Embassy-commissioned poll funded by EUR/PPD showed that a strong majority of Lithuanians continue to view the United States favorably. The survey also showed a positive correlation between knowing an American and having a positive image of the United States. Not all the news was [...]	2006-02-28 12:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CVIS PREL LH
06VILNIUS223	LITHUANIA'S AI PREPAREDNESS: IS FOUR PERCENT ENOUGH? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL continues to plan for the arrival of avian influenza (AI) virus in Lithuania, but budgetary constraints may hinder preparations, particularly the acquisition of antiviral medication. The Government issued orders requiring owners to sequester domestic birds indoors and p [...]	2006-03-03 11:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR SOCI PGOV KFLU LH
06VILNIUS224	LITHUANIA'S REFINERY LOOKS TO VENEZUELA TO BALANCE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nelson English, General Manager of the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in the Baltics, told the Charge that his company is considering a supply deal with the Venezuelan state-owned oil [...]	2006-03-03 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH VE RS
06VILNIUS228	BALTIC STATES AGREE ON A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The prime ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania declared their support February 27 for a common Baltic and EU energy policy and elaborated objectives for long-term Baltic energy cooperation. The common energy policy the PMs endorsed anticipates construction of a new nuclear [...]	2006-03-03 16:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV BEXP LH EN LG
06VILNIUS233	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STRONG BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, on February 28 to discuss regional development, promote student travel to the United States, and pay a courtesy call on Lithuania's new Air Force Commander. The Ambassador highlighted our strong bilateral relation [...]	2006-03-06 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
06VILNIUS278	ELECTION EVE DUSTUP IN LITHUANIA-BELARUS RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuanian-Belarusian relations are tense on the eve of the March 19 elections. The decision by the Minsk regime to deny visas to six Lithuanian MPs who planned to observe the elections led Parliament to pass a resolution condemning the Lukashenko government. The Lithuanian Fo [...]	2006-03-17 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BO LH
06VILNIUS279	EUR DAS KRAMER AND EU REPS COORDINATE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS David Kramer participated in an informal meeting on Belarus with EU officials and representatives from EU capitals March 14 in Vilnius. The participants agreed that the USG and the EU will coordinate their statements and actions in the immediate post-election period. EU [...]	2006-03-17 14:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET RS UP BO KZ LH
06VILNIUS284	GOL TO FOCUS ON BELARUS DURING MARCH 20 FOREIGN [...] (C) We delivered points in reftel A to Tomas Gulbinas, head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, March 16. Gulbinas, who is traveling with the Foreign Minister to the meeting, said that he would consider our points before the Minister's pre-brief March 17, but that he did [...]	2006-03-17 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD LH BL
06VILNIUS29	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMIC BOOM: IS THE END NIGH? [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's impressive economic growth continued in 2005. Wage increases, rising energy prices, and strong domestic consumption contributed to inflationary pressure, but a government budget surplus, improved credit rating, and a shrinking current account deficit indicate prudent eco [...]	2006-01-12 15:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD LH
06VILNIUS30	LITHUANIA PUSHES TO RETAIN/REBUILD NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuanian authorities are using the recent Russia-Ukraine gas dispute as an action-forcing event to build a new nuclear power plant and, possibly, to seek EU permission to keep the Soviet-era Ignalina plant online until a new facility is complete. Expectations are low that Bruss [...]	2006-01-12 15:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON LH
06VILNIUS355	RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S PRISON TIME EXTENDED; [...] A Vilnius court extended the imprisonment of former Russian banker Igor Babenko for three months on April 7. After the Vilnius court ruled on September 8, 2005, to extradite Babenko (reftel),the Migration Department subsequently granted asylum status on January 30. The Prosecutor General app [...]	2006-04-12 10:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS
06VILNIUS357	PARLIAMENT OUSTS SPEAKER IN LATEST LITHUANIAN [...] (C) The Lithuanian parliament removed Speaker Arturas Paulauskas April 11 in an overwhelming vote of no confidence that resulted in his New Union party's departure from the ruling coalition. It appears the remaining three coalition partners will succeed in retaining control of the government [...]	2006-04-12 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH

06VILNIUS36	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP AORC LH
06VILNIUS367	LITHUANIA: THREE-PARTY COALITION REGROUPS [...] (C) Summary. Leaders of Lithuania's Social Democrat, Labor, and Farmers parties signed an agreement April 12 to govern as a coalition following Parliament's removal of parliamentary chairman Paulauskas and the withdrawal of his New Union party from the government. Under the agreement, Prime [...]	2006-04-14 15:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
06VILNIUS376	LITHUANIAN COALITION LOSES ITS MAJORITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A member of Lithuania's ruling coalition, Kazys Bobelis, withdrew from his party April 20, depriving the coalition government of a clear majority in the Parliament. This move comes nine days after the parliament removed its speaker, prompting the speaker's Nw Union (Social Liber [...]	2006-04-20 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
06VILNIUS379	PROSECUTORS APPEAL SENTENCING OF CONVICTED NAZI [...] Lithuania,s Prosecutor General,s Office appealed on April 14 the lack of a sentence for convicted Nazi collaborator Algimantas Mykolas Dailide. The 85 year-old Dailide was convicted of crimes against Jews for his collaboration with the Nazis on March 27, but the court imposed no sentence due [...]	2006-04-21 14:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM CPAS LH
06VILNIUS42	CODEL SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, discussed Lithuania's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prospects and expressed U.S. appreciation for Lithuania's support in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in meetings with President Adamkus and other senior off [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CVIS OVIP LH
06VILNIUS422	LITHUANIA DISPUTES PIRACY STATS, BUT EAGER TO IMPROVE IPR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Culture on April 28 that this year's Special 301 Review again put Lithuania on the Watch List. Our Ministry of Culture contact questioned the sources of information the Review's authors used, but added that the G [...]	2006-05-09 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR LH
06VILNIUS429	LITHUANIA: CAN'T YET CONFIRM SUPPORT FOR SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) We spoke with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) on the importance of maintaining the U.S./Russian smallpox repositories in light of the upcoming May 22-27 discussions on the smallpox resolution at the World Health Assembly (WHA). The head of the MOH' [...]	2006-05-10 14:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TBIO LH
06VILNIUS431	LABOR PARTY SPLITS, COALITION KEEPS IT TOGETHER [...] (C) Eight members of parliament, including the newly elected Speaker, withdrew from the Labor Party May 2 and 3, formed a new parliamentary group, and promised to support the ruling coalition of which they are no longer officially members. Over four hundred Labor Party members followed the pa [...]	2006-05-10 14:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
06VILNIUS438	LITHUANIA APPRECIATES USG ANNOUNCEMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION [...] We spoke on May 9 with Viktoras Meizis, head of the Ministry of Health's International Relations Division about the USG's announcement of the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Meizis said he appreciated this information and that he found the "pandemicflu.gov [...]	2006-05-12 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV LH
06VILNIUS442	VILNIUS CDC SUMMIT: DEMOCRACY IS EUROPE'S DESTINY [...] (U) Heads of state from the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus regions gathered with EU and U.S. high-level officials May 4 for a regional conference, "Common Vision for a Common Neighborhood," which Lithuania and Poland co-hosted. This second Community of Democratic Choice (CDC) summit enabled f [...]	2006-05-12 12:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO LT LG EN PL GG BO AM AJ UP RO
06VILNIUS45	LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...]	2006-01-30 09:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL LH
06VILNIUS450	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MAINTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 10:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TBIO LH
06VILNIUS459	POLISH COMPANY SURGING IN BID TO BUY LITHUANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Polish energy company PKN Orlen has emerged as the frontrunner to secure a controlling interest in Lithuania's oil refinery, according to a reliable government source. Court challenges in the United States and Netherlands continue and may yet derail the sale of the refinery. [...]	2006-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV ETRD NL RS LH
06VILNIUS470	LITHUANIA'S RULING COALITION ENCOUNTERS MORE TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Lithuania's three-party governing coalition is defending itself against yet another challenge to its rule, even as a new party is maneuvering to join. New Parliament Speaker Viktoras Muntianas is leading the new Civil Democracy Party bid for coalition membership, demanding a cabinet seat [...]	2006-05-23 07:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LH
06VILNIUS473	DISTRICT COURT OVERTURNS RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S [...] Vilnius District Administrative Court revoked on May 22 the Migration Department's decision granting Russian banker Igor Babenko asylum in Lithuania. Babenko has seven days to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court. Barring an appeal, the ruling sets the stage for the Vilnius Appeals Co [...]	2006-05-23 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM PHUM LH RS
06VILNIUS479	GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUST [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ
06VILNIUS480	GOL TO ENGAGE KYRGYSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vytautas Leskevicius, Head of the MFA's NATO Division, May 24, and asked the GOL to urge Kyrgystan to allow continued access to Manas airfield. Leskevicius said that this is an important issue for all ISAF coalition partners, and that Lithuania would try to fin [...]	2006-05-24 12:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS PREL LH UZ
06VILNIUS483	GOL NEGOTIATING UKRAINIAN PARTICIPATION IN PRT IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF UP LH
06VILNIUS487	(C) LITHUANIA'S ISAF PRT (C-RE6-00473) [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel's questions about host country's Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in Afghanistan. -------------------------------- GOL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN PRT -------------------------------- 2. (C) The GOL remains committed to leading the PRT in Ghor Provin [...]	2006-05-26 11:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PINR MASS MOPS PTER LH
06VILNIUS499	GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 EURO CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 09:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ
06VILNIUS502	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNING COALITION COLLAPSES [...] (C) Lithuania's ruling coalition collapsed on May 31 when its biggest member, the Labor Party, withdrew. PM Brazauskas and President Adamkus met today to discuss next steps. Multiple sources indicate the PM has tendered his resignation, although the PM has not made a public announcement. We [...]	2006-05-31 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
06VILNIUS51	(C) GOL DENIES EXPORT LICENSE FOR IRANIAN HELO [...] (C) Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division informed us January 19 that the GOL would refuse the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's request for a license to broker helicopter training in Russia for Iranian pilots (ref C). The decision of gover [...]	2006-01-20 13:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH
06VILNIUS511	INTERIM GOVERNMENT TAKES POWER IN LITHUANIA [...] (C) Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas handed a letter of resignation to the President Valdas Adamkus on June 1, following the May 31 withdrawal of the Labor Party and its five ministers from the ruling coalition (reftel). Brazauskas's Cabinet remains in place on an interim basis wi [...]	2006-06-02 13:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
06VILNIUS512	PARLIAMENT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO SELL LITHUANIA'S [...] (C) Lithuania's parliament on June 1 approved the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to the Polish oil company PKN Orlen. Next, the EU's competition authority must approve the deal, a process that could take months. With the question of the next owners now answered, MN will [...]	2006-06-02 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LT RS
06VILNIUS520	2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered Lithuania's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) narrative and tier ranking to Lina Gubreviciute of the MFA's Americas Section on June 5. Gubreviciute thanked us for the courtesy copy and reiterated Lithuania's commitment to combat trafficking in persons. She said that Lithu [...]	2006-06-06 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL LH
06VILNIUS522	GAERC: GOL TO RAISE EURO, ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas, Head of the MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division, June 6. Gulbinas told us that the June 12 GAERC would concentrate less on external affairs and more on "future of Europe" questions. Lithuania plans to intervene, he said, to enc [...]	2006-06-06 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	UN KPAL PREL LH
06VILNIUS523	(C) PM BRAZAUSKAS'S PRE-RESIGNATION FAREWELL [...] (C) Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, during the Ambassador's May 30 farewell call, outlined his five-year plan to increase defense spending and affirmed his commitment to Jewish property restitution. The Ambassador noted the GOL's tremendous contribution to the Global war On Ter [...]	2006-06-06 14:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EINV KNAR LH RS
06VILNIUS526	LITHUANIA: RAINBOW COALITION PROVES ELUSIVE [...] (C) Lithuania's Social Democratic and Conservative Parties are working to form a ruling coalition, either separately or together, in the wake of the June 1 collapse of the Government of Lithuania (refs a and b). The President, favoring a rainbow coalition government, continues to consult with [...]	2006-06-07 13:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR LH
06VILNIUS529	GOL CONSIDERING FUTURE NRF CONTRIBUTIONS; TAPPED [...] (C) We delivered reftel points urging additional pledges to the NATO Response Force (NRF) to Undersecretary of Defense Renatas Norkus on June 6. Norkus told us he appreciates the recently announced U.S. contributions to "rescue" the NRF and agreed that all allies will have to contribute more t [...]	2006-06-08 13:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO LH
06VILNIUS53	WORKING WITH THE BRAZAUSKAS GOVERNMENT: LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year ago, we laid out a plan to strategically engage the newly elected coalition government headed by veteran politician Algirdas Brazauskas (reftel). Despite political tumult within the coalition, we succeeded in enlisting the new government to support key U.S. objectives, [...]	2006-01-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV LH
06VILNIUS533	LITHUANIA: NO CHANGES TO INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We are aware of no reportable instances of expropriation or nationalization of the assets or property of U.S. persons in Lithuania. We recommend that the Lithuania section of the 2006 Report of US Citizen Expropriation Claims adopt the same language as the 2005 report: -- The United States [...]	2006-06-09 09:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE LH
06VILNIUS538	LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...]	2006-06-09 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	UN KPAL PREL LH IR
06VILNIUS540	LITHUANIA HOLDS SUB-MINISTERIAL LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Subcabinet-level officials from the Lithuanian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries held annual bilateral meetings June 1-3. Discussions focused on the impending increase in visa fees for Belarusians, the closure of Lithuania's consulate in Grodno, and economic and environmental is [...]	2006-06-09 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH BO
06VILNIUS541	LITHUANIA: REACH DIRECTIVE COSTLY, INEVITABLE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on USG views regarding the draft versions of the REACH Directive to the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy on June 1. We also delivered a copy of the points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Trade Division. 2. (SBU) The Chief Officer of th [...]	2006-06-12 06:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP LH
06VILNIUS549	PRESSURE BUILDS TO CONSTRUCT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-placed source says that a two-year French plan to convince the GOL to build a French-designed nuclear power plant is succeeding. According to this account, the French have persuaded many of Lithuania's political leaders of the need to build a nuclear power plant as soon a [...]	2006-06-13 13:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LH FR
06VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA CONSIDERING COMMENTS ON ICANN [...] We delivered reftel points June 6 encouraging interested parties to submit comments as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Center's (NTIA) public consultation process on the role of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the GOL's Communications R [...]	2006-06-15 13:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC LH
06VILNIUS561	JUSTICE MINISTER PROMISES NO CHANGE IN STATEGIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's acting Minister of Justice Gintautas Buzinskas, during the Ambassador's June 9 farewell call, said that there will be no slippage in the GOL's commitment to Jewish property restitution. He also thanked the United States for its excellent law enforcement cooperation. [...]	2006-06-15 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNAR LH
06VILNIUS562	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT PROPOSES SOCIAL DEMOCRAT FOR [...] (SBU) President Valdas Adamkus nominated Social Democrat and acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis for the post of Prime Minister on June 15. Parliament needs to vote on the nomination before June 22, and may vote as early as June 20. The Social Democratic parliamentary bloc has not yet bee [...]	2006-06-15 13:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LH
06VILNIUS568	LITHUANIA: KRAFT FOOD'S CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] Summary: Mission Vilnius nominates Kraft Foods Lithuania for the Corporate Excellence Award in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. In advancing this nomination, we highlight the enormous contributions Kraft Foods Lithuania has made to Lithuania's business culture and society at large [...]	2006-06-19 07:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP LH
06VILNIUS570	PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Muntianas, during the Ambassador's June 6 farewell call, expressed hope that a government coalition uniting Lithuania's political left and right will soon emerge. He declared his willingness to move Jewish property restitution forward a [...]	2006-06-19 10:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EINV KNAR LH
06VILNIUS573	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT: EU INCOMPLETE WITHOUT TURKEY [...] (SBU) President Adamkus argued for the eventual accession of Turkey to the European Union in a June 17 interview with Turkish newspaper Miliyet, according to the Lithuanian press. Adamkus plans to make an official visit to Turkey later this week, where he will meet President Sezer, PM Erdogan, [...]	2006-06-19 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LH TU
06VILNIUS581	PARLIAMENT REJECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Parliament today rejected Acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis's candidacy for prime minister. Fifty-two MPs supported the Social Democrat's candidacy, 48 voted against, and 32 abstained; his appointment required a simple majority of those present (67 votes). The Pre [...]	2006-06-20 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LH
06VILNIUS584	JEWISH CEMETERY IN VILNIUS - OVERVIEW AND UPDATE [...] (SBU) The newest front in Lithuania's struggle to come to terms with its troubled past is a Jewish cemetery that Russian Czars closed in 1830 and which they and the Soviets largely destroyed. The site, known as the Snipiskes cemetery, has attracted the fervent interest of the Committee for th [...]	2006-06-21 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KNAR LH
06VILNIUS591	LITHUANIA RESPONSIVE TO TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Our interlocutors here positively appraised the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and reftel points. The report,s recommendations have already inspired the GOL to implement measures to improve anti-trafficking efforts. The GOL is also working on a comprehensive strateg [...]	2006-06-23 09:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG LH
06VILNIUS597	LITHUANIA TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 13:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AF AORC NATO LH
06VILNIUS606	LITHUANIA HOPES FOR WTO AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 07:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ETRD ECON LH
06VILNIUS610	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT NOMINATES DEFENSE MINISTER AS [...] (SBU) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus nominated acting Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas for the post of Prime Minister June 28. The parliament held hearings on the nomination June 29 and will vote on Kirkilas's candidacy as early as July 4. The Social Democrats and Conservatives appea [...]	2006-06-29 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LH
06VILNIUS618	TWO RUSSIAN OIL SUPPLIERS CANCEL JULY CRUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: RosNeft and Vitol have cancelled their crude shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) for July, leaving the refinery with only half of the crude it expected to process this month. The shortfall will affect Latvia and Estonia as well as Lithuania. MN, which curre [...]	2006-07-03 13:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL EPET ECON LH RU VE
06VILNIUS620	PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES KIRKILAS AS PRIME [...] (SBU) Lithuania's parliament overwhelmingly approved Acting Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas for the post of Prime Minister on July 4. The Social Democrat must submit the government's program and his proposed cabinet to the parliament by July 19, but may do so sooner. Zigmantas Balcytis wi [...]	2006-07-05 11:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LH
06VILNIUS622	LITHUANIA ENGAGES ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has sought in recent months to increasingly engage the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to encourage democratic change and deeper Euro-integration. The Lithuanians view this engagement as a logical progression of the neighborhood policy that they pursue with Ukraine [...]	2006-07-05 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PREL AM AZ
06VILNIUS623	PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER CONDEMN JEWISH CEMETERY VANDALISM [...] (U) Vandals tore down 22 monuments at a Jewish cemetery in Vilnius on June 24. President Valdas Adamkus, acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis, and Vilnius City mayor Arturas Zuokas publicly condemned the desecration and urged local law enforcement to find and punish the perpetrators. The [...]	2006-07-05 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNAR PHUM PGOV LH
06VILNIUS637	LITHUANIA SEEKS TO LINK UP WITH POLISH AND SWEDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans to link Lithuania to the electricity grids of Poland and Sweden are moving forward, according to several well-placed sources. These links would complement the nearly complete Estonia-Finland power bridge and hook the Baltics into Western Europe's electricity grid for the fi [...]	2006-07-07 11:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LH PL SW
06VILNIUS645	LITHUANIAN OIL REFINERY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR CRUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Well-placed GOL officials told us July 10 that Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) was on the brink of signing a contract with TNK-BP to bring a shipment of crude from Primorsk via tanker to MN's Baltic Sea terminal. MN's general manager (protect) says that MN is still [...]	2006-07-11 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ECON LH RU
06VILNIUS663	LITHUANIA TO RAISE NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES AT JULY 17 [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas, Head of the MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division on July 14. Gulbinas told us that the July 17 GAERC will concentrate on the priorities of the Finnish Presidency as discussed in the EU political Director's July 6 meeting in Helsin [...]	2006-07-14 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	UN KPAL PREL LH
06VILNIUS67	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR [...] Ambassador Mull and Lithuania's new Prosecutor General Algimantas Valantinas agreed January 17 to continue close bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and legal assistance, particularly to surmounting problems that may arise in extradition cases. The Ambassador thanked Valantinas for his [...]	2006-01-24 10:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNEI ASEC LG LH
06VILNIUS671	GHOR, AFGHANISTAN: A LITHUANIAN VIEW [...] (C) Lithuania's MFA representative to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor province, Afghanistan, Dainus Baublys, debriefed us on Lithuania's goals and challenges there. He told us that security was stable, as the PRT had good relations with the three local "warlords" who are (hel [...]	2006-07-18 12:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF LH
06VILNIUS675	LITHUANIA'S 14TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE AS [...] (SBU) Lithuania's parliament approved Prime Minister- designate Gediminas Kirkilas's government program and cabinet July 18 by a vote of 59 to 49. Support came from the coalition of 53 MPs with additional support from three Labor members and three Homeland Union (conservative) members in the [...]	2006-07-18 13:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR LH
06VILNIUS682	U.S.-LITHUANIA BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the annual Bilateral Working Group (BWG) meetings between the USG and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Vilnius July 12-13, all three Baltic delegations carried a unified message on Baltic cooperation and Baltic air policing. In both the multilateral and bilateral fora, [...]	2006-07-19 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS AF LH
06VILNIUS686	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS MOLDOVA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Lithuania strongly supports the U.S. position on the Transnistrian referendum and will continue to raise Transnistria in its dialogue with Russian on frozen conflicts (reftel). Lithuania considers Moldova one of the primary focuses of its neighborhood policy, and has recently engaged both [...]	2006-07-20 13:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PBTS PREL LH MD
06VILNIUS698	RUSSIA DENIES VISAS TO LITHUANIAN STUDENTS WISHING TO HONOR [...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Vilnius denied visas on July 21 to members of a local youth organization that planned to visit the Siberian graves of Soviet-era Lithuanian deportees. The Council of Lithuanian Youth Organizations (LiJOT) planned the expedition to the Krasnoyarsk region, where Sovi [...]	2006-07-27 11:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM LH RU
06VILNIUS705	LITHUANIAN AND BELARUSIAN AIR FORCE COMMANDERS [...] (C) Lithuanian Air Force Commander Arturas Leita invited Belarus's Air Force Commander Oleg Paferov to Lithuania to discuss an alleged June 19 border incursion by a Belarusian helicopter into Lithuanian territory, an event which Belarus denies. The Lithuanian side was seeking an explanation fo [...]	2006-07-31 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BO LH
06VILNIUS707	LITHUANIA: FINNISH PRESIDENCY OK TO INVITE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 14:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LH BU
06VILNIUS711	REFINERY'S PROBLEMS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The problems Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) is facing in obtaining crude supplies are unlikely to cause a major economic crisis here, according to several public and private sector officials and analysts. Although the refinery is Lithuania's largest economic entity [...]	2006-08-01 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL LH RU
06VILNIUS727	LITHUANIA'S CHOICE: FIGHT OR SURRENDER ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Lithuania and its Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery need to decide how to proceed, now that an "accident" has resulted in a complete cutoff in the refinery's pipeline-delivered supply of Russian crude. State Department Advisor Steve Hellman framed this issue for the Lithuanians d [...]	2006-08-04 15:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ENRG ECON PREL LH XG VE LY
06VILNIUS739	LITHUANIA SEEKING TO EXPAND SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) The GOL recently sponsored a pair of visits between Afghanistan and Lithuania aimed at shoring up support in both countries for its Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor Province, Afghanistan. Ghor's Governor and a delegation of Afghan parliamentarians came to Vilnius for meetings [...]	2006-08-09 09:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LH AF
06VILNIUS760	INVESTMENT PROSPECTING IN MAZAR-E-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN: ONE [...] SUMMARY: An executive from one of Lithuania's largest companies visited Afghanistan in July to scout for business and investment opportunities. Part of a larger GOL delegation, he split from the group for a few days to visit a fertilizer factory in Mazar-e-Sharif that his company had assisted [...]	2006-08-11 12:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PREL ETRD LH AF
06VILNIUS762	LITHUANIAN PM PUSHES UKRAINE'S YANUKOVICH ON EU, [...] (C) Lithuania's Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas interrupted his holidays August 10 to sell NATO, EU and WTO integration to Ukraine's newly appointed PM Victor Yanukovich. MFA officials present for the meeting called Yanukovich's "open" reaction to their points on EU and, especially, NATO in [...]	2006-08-11 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH UP
06VILNIUS773	LITHUANIA WILL MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On the margins of the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ceremony August 17, top Lithuanian foreign policy planners expressed Lithuania's willingness in some way to contribute to UNIFIL. Ambassador delive [...]	2006-08-17 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE LH
06VILNIUS787	LITHUANIA FOLLOWING KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 08:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI LH
06VILNIUS789	PM AND FM UNDECIDED ON LEBANON; SEE OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Kirkilas and FM Vaitiekunas both told the Ambassador in initial courtesy calls that Lithuania's likely contribution to UNIFIL would be small, given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. They said [...]	2006-08-23 12:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM ENRG ECON LE LH
06VILNIUS793	LITHUANIA'S FINAL ANSWER: NO TROOPS TO UNIFIL [...] (U) Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Lithuania will not be making troop contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),despite earlier indications of its serious desire to do so. Lithuania's Ministers of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-08-24 13:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LH LE
06VILNIUS801	MAZEIKIU NAFTA REFINERY LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery is operating at full capacity, despite the recent cutoff of its most economic source of crude, via pipeline from Russia (refs A and B). MN is currently using its Baltic Sea terminal at Butinge to offload its entire crude supply from t [...]	2006-08-25 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL XG VE
06VILNIUS803	LITHUANIA WILL STICK TO EU GUIDANCE ON RICE [...] (C) Zenonas Stanevicius, Deputy Director of the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS),told us August 25 that Lithuania will adhere strictly to any EU guidelines regarding genetically engineered products, including rice. He said that U.S.-produced rice amounted to slightly less then one pe [...]	2006-08-28 12:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LH
06VILNIUS806	LITHUANIA UNAWARE OF CHANGES TO EU DATA PROTECTION REGIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-29 08:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PTER LH
06VILNIUS808	COURTESY CALL ON NEW DEFENSE MINISTER OLEKAS [...] (U) Classified by: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Lithuania's new Defense Minister Juozas Olekas underscored continuity in Lithuania's defense priorities and optimism about future spending during the Ambassador's courtesy call. [...]	2006-08-29 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR LT
06VILNIUS813	LITHUANIA'S LABOR PARTY: UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP? [...] (C) Summary: The Labor Party, recently fallen from power amid scandal, elected former Economy Minister Kestutis Dauksys its new leader August 26. Dauksys called for changes to the way Labor runs itself, but continued publicly to link the party to its disgraced former leader. It seems clear [...]	2006-08-31 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
06VILNIUS814	SUBJECT LINE [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...]	2006-09-01 13:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL BO LH
06VILNIUS815	(S) GOL WITHHOLDING JUDGEMENT ON DEATH OF [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...]	2006-09-01 14:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL BO LH
06VILNIUS818	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...]	2006-09-05 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH
06VILNIUS82	VILNIUS'S LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO INFLUX OF [...] This is the first cable in a two-part series detailing efforts law enforcement in Lithuania's capital of Vilnius are taking to meet the increased demand upon its services by a burgeoning tourist industry, and a review of Vilnius's local criminal justice facilities. 2. Summary. More touri [...]	2006-01-26 11:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT KCRM PGOV LH
06VILNIUS83	A VIEW FROM BEHIND BARS: VILNIUS'S LUKISKES [...] This is the second cable in a two-part series detailing efforts law enforcement in Lithuania's capital of Vilnius is taking to meet the increased demand upon its services by a burgeoning tourist industry, and a review of Vilnius's local criminal justice facilities. 2. Summary. Lithuania [...]	2006-01-26 12:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT CPAS PGOV LH
06VILNIUS84	GOL ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV AF LH
06VILNIUS850	EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA: ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During DAS Mark Pekala's September 8 visit to Vilnius, the foreign policy advisors to the President and Prime Minister, the MFA's State Secretary, the leader of the opposition, and the Vice Minister of Economy outlined Lithuania's main foreign policy concerns. Our interlocutors [...]	2006-09-14 10:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG LH BO
06VILNIUS852	SEPTEMBER GAERC AND LITHUANIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH [...] (C) We delivered reftel points September 13 to Tomas Gulbinas, head of MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division who is responsible for briefing the FM for the GAERC. Gulbinas said that the Lithuanian FM does not plan any interventions in the September 15 GAERC, which focuses on issue [...]	2006-09-14 13:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH EUN RS UP
06VILNIUS88	LITHUANIA: FAVORABLE PRESS FOR RICE-CHERTOFF OPEN [...] SUMMARY: Post actively publicized the January 17 Rice- Chertoff announcement on America's initiatives to welcome tourists, students and business travelers. The Lithuanian media reacted quickly and favorably. Keying off a detailed press release, national radio interviewed the PAO and played [...]	2006-02-02 07:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CMGT PREL CVIS LH
06VILNIUS891	RUMORS CONTINUE TO SWIRL ABOUT THE FATE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors about the fate of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery continue to circulate. Most of them appear false. A front-page article in Lithuania's largest newspaper proclaiming that MN was "sliding again into Moscow's hands" was a near-total fabrication, according to o [...]	2006-09-26 14:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL KZ VE LH
06VILNIUS902	LITHUANIA SEIZES GENETICALLY MODIFIED RICE [...] (U) Local press reported September 28 that Lithuanian officials had seized 880 kg of U.S.-exported rice, part of a shipment that the EU identified as containing genetically modified (GM) rice. This shipment arrived in Belgium and was then broken up and sent to other EU countries, including Lit [...]	2006-09-28 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON LH
06VILNIUS909	UPDATE ON SNIPISKES CEMETERY [...] (C) Post continues to seek a solution to the controversy over possible new development of the old Jewish cemetery site in the Snipiskes area of Vilnius (ref A). In recent months, a new governing coalition and stepped-up efforts by the city's mayor to develop the site have led the Embassy to l [...]	2006-10-04 08:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL LH
06VILNIUS922	LITHUANIAN FOREIGN POLICY GURU QUITS AMID PRESS [...] (C) Summary. The surprise resignation on September 29 of one of Lithuania's most influential foreign policy figures has shaken the Foreign Ministry. MFA Undersecretary Albinas Januska, long considered the Ministry's most influential official, has close ties to Lithuania's security services an [...]	2006-10-06 12:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
06VILNIUS938	LITHUANIA TO INTERVENE ON GEORGIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas intends to intervene on Georgia-Russia relations and Ukraine-EU relations at the October 16-17 GAERC. With Poland, the GOL may also act to block the new EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement that the Finnish Presidency is negoti [...]	2006-10-12 12:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PREL PGOV LT
06VILNIUS939	LARGE FIRE BLAZES AT LITHUANIA'S OIL REFINERY [...] (U) Local press reported on October 12 that a fire had broken out at Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) at approximately 1430 local time. The report said that the fire was "very big" and that it could be seen from several kilometers away. The report also said, however, that only on [...]	2006-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS
06VILNIUS944	PROSECUTORS AND GOL WILL INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS945	PLANS FOR SNIPISKES CEMETERY - A CHANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOL's working group on the Snipiskes cemetery recently finished its work and submitted its conclusions to the Prime Minister. At the group's recommendation, the Prime Minister issued a decree calling for the establishment of a committee of experts to research the boundaries [...]	2006-10-13 13:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL LH
06VILNIUS946	LITHUANIA OUTLINES BELARUS POLICY, ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian activism in support of reform in Belarus continues. In EU structures, Lithuania argues for an exception for Belarus to the anticipated 60-euro Schengen visa fee, encourages smarter spending of Commission money to support democratic forces in Belarus, and will possibly [...]	2006-10-13 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH BO
06VILNIUS952	LITHUANIAN FM ADVOCATES PATIENCE TO GEORGIA, MAKES [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas visited Georgia October 12 to pitch the Georgians on a strategy of de-escalation in order to garner international support for their positions in territorial conflicts while easing current tensions with Russia. Vaitiekunas relied on his tr [...]	2006-10-18 13:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH GG EUN
06VILNIUS962	LITHUANIAN REFINERY FIRE LOOKS LIKE ACCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: There is no evidence yet to suggest that the October 12 fire at Lithuania's oil refinery was anything other than an unfortunate accident. Five different investigations into the blaze continue. The fire will delay finalization of the purchase of the refinery by Poland's PKN Orle [...]	2006-10-20 14:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS969	LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH ENERGY TALK AT LAHTI SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. President Adamkus's silence at the October 20 EU-Putin dinner notwithstanding, Lithuania was pleased that EU leaders reached a stronger consensus on external energy policy. Lithuanian officials believe that Putin's comments on Georgia may help them build sympathy for the Georgia [...]	2006-10-25 13:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN LH RS GG
06VILNIUS98	AMBASSADOR STRESSES CIVIL SOCIETY AND TOLERANCE IN PANEVEZYS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to Panevezys, Lithuanias fifth largest city, on January 19 to congratulate local officials on their successful efforts to combat crime, lower unemployment, and develop local industry. At the same time, the Ambassador expressed concern over the emigration of t [...]	2006-02-02 08:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV LH
06VILNIUS982	LITHUANIA RECEIVES LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON ENERGY [...] (C) During his October 24 meeting with the Ambassador (reftel),MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis mentioned two recent letters addressing energy issues: an October 19 letter from EC President Barroso to President Adamkus and a September 25 letter from EC Energy Commissioner Piebalgs [...]	2006-10-31 11:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EUN LH RS
06VILNIUS988	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 05-1007717: HELISOTA AND [...] (U) This report contains business-sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) We visited the premises of Helisota Ltd. on October 16 and met with the company's Director General (Josif Legenzov),Production Manager (Vaclovas Kliunka),Director of International Sales (Anatoli [...]	2006-11-03 11:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC LH UK EZ

07VILNIUS123	ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel list of entities designated under E.O. 13382 to Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of the MFA. Ziugzda once again thanked the USG for providing this information in a timely basis. He assured post that the list wou [...]	2007-02-22 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KN PARM IR LH
07VILNIUS129	LITHUANIA SANGUINE ABOUT ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPER [...] (C) We met with Ambassador-at-Large Gediminas Serksnys February 20 to encourage the GOL to demarche Iceland against the withdrawal of its mobile patrol team from Afghanistan at the end of April 2007. Serksnys expressed only mild disappointment at the loss of the Mobile Liaison Observation Tea [...]	2007-02-23 13:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA STRUGGLING TO MEET SCHENGEN REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is in a race to meet Schengen requirements by early 2008, the anticipated date of Schengen expansion. Despite a contracting and spending spree in December 2006, Lithuania will struggle to meet the early 2008 deadline for implementation of Schengen requirements at its [...]	2007-01-08 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN LH
07VILNIUS142	RUSSIA: LITHUANIA'S FAVORITE ANXIETY [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's relationship with Russia continues to affect Lithuania's foreign policy and much of its domestic politics. Fifteen years after independence, Lithuania is still a teenager, struggling -- sometimes rashly -- to demonstrate its independence. Nevertheless, most Lithuani [...]	2007-02-28 10:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH RU EUN
07VILNIUS167	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: NEW DIGGING CAUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden appearance of heavy machinery and a large new hole in the area of a former Jewish cemetery burst into the media the week of March 5. The media attention to a scuffle involving a local rabbi may turn out to be a silver lining to an otherwise terrible incident: other mem [...]	2007-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA: ADEQUATE PLANS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] SUMMARY. The Government of Lithuania (GOL) has had plans for combating Avian Influenza (AI) since 2005. The GOL has taken several steps to prepare for or detect AI including exercises, avian livestock management, and testing of dead birds. There has been extensive inter-departmental cooperati [...]	2007-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO LH
07VILNIUS191	STATE SECURITY CHIEF'S RESIGNATION: IT AIN'T OVER [...] (C) Summary: A March 15 parliamentary vote rejected the resignation of State Security chief Arvydas Pocius, despite a previous decision by the same body that he was not capable of doing the job. Pocius remains in the job, but his position is weak and probably untenable. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-16 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS214	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS217	LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE OECD ENTRY PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Zygmimantas Pavilionis summoned the Ambassador on March 26 to complain that the USG was not promoting Lithuania's candidacy for the OECD. Pavilionis said that Lithuanian President Adamkus would press for Lithuanian entry during an upcoming visit to Paris. He s [...]	2007-03-27 10:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN OECD EUN LH
07VILNIUS219	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH GYMNICH TALKING POINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We delivered reftel points to Gediminas Kasputis of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on March 28. Kasputis said that the GOL's positions were nearly identical to our positions. Kasputis asked for clarification on several points, and gave details on Lithuania [...]	2007-03-27 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI LH BO
07VILNIUS221	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 10:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN ETTC KNNP IR LH
07VILNIUS233	POINTS DELIVERED TO LITHUANIA ON DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 08:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR LH
07VILNIUS234	HAVANA AND MADRID PRESS LITHUANIA TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) Lithuania continues to receive pressure, both from within the European Union and from the Castro regime itself, to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. 2. (C) MFA Americas Division Director Jonas Paslauskas told CDA April 2 that Spain's AMB Fidel Lopez Alvarez demarched the GOL [...]	2007-04-04 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU LH
07VILNIUS239	LITHUANIA SEEKS TO CORONATE A NATIONAL ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The GOL has promulgated a draft law that outlines Lithuania's participation in the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant. The legislation, which requires parliamentary approval, calls for the merger of three energy companies to create a national energy champion [...]	2007-04-05 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EUN XG LH
07VILNIUS243	PROTECTING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF SOVIET [...] Summary: A dispute over the right of Soviet-era artists to profit from their work has generated an intriguing dispute that threatens to damage a satirical amusement park cheekily referred to as "Stalin World." The case raises several interesting legal and moral questions and has helped raise [...]	2007-04-06 09:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV LH
07VILNIUS244	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) This report contains business-sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. Previous site visit ------------------- 2. (SBU) We visited Helisota Ltd. on October 16, 2006 to conduct a Blue Lantern check for a different application, reporting our results in ref B. Per ref C inst [...]	2007-04-06 11:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EZ UK LH
07VILNIUS247	GUANTANAMO REFUGEES: LITHUANIA FAVORABLY DISPOSED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para five. 2. (C) Following up on his conversation with the Ambassador (ref a),MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis told CDA April 3 that the GOL has made the political decision to accept a small number of detainees from the Guantanamo facility as requested [...]	2007-04-06 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC LH
07VILNIUS25	LITHUANIA ON IRAN: SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Jurate Ramoskiene, First Secretary in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division, on SIPDIS January 11. She said that the GOL is "absolutely" supportive of a "two-dimensional approach" to Iran, including both sanctions and pro-democracy efforts. She said t [...]	2007-01-11 17:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO PREL IR LH PL
07VILNIUS271	LITHUANIA: WMO SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER-FOCUSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 06:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY LH
07VILNIUS275	LITHUANIA ON ICI: GOL'S AMB TO EGYPT WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN IZ LH
07VILNIUS277	LITHUANIA ON GAERC: CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's priority at the April 23-24 GAERC will be to suggest postponing the cooperation agreement with Russia until the GOR explains the Druzhba pipeline closure. The FM will also intervene to discuss his recent trip to Central Asia and to discuss the US-EU Summit declaratio [...]	2007-04-20 16:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ETRD EPET EUN LH
07VILNIUS281	LITHUANIA: READY FOR NATO HLG MAY 3 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO MNUC NPG LH
07VILNIUS284	LITHUANIA ON ICI: UPDATED ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 14:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN IZ LH
07VILNIUS289	LITHUANIA AGREES SAMOA SHOULD GRADUATE FROM LDC [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 15:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AORC LH WS
07VILNIUS290	PAKSAS'S PARTY WINS VILNIUS MAYORSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The new mayor of Vilnius is Juozas Imbrasas, a strong supporter of impeached ex-president Rolandas Paksas and member of the Paksas-led Liberal Democratic Party. His election is a first step toward re-establishing Paksas and his party as significant political players. End Summary. [...]	2007-04-26 15:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LH
07VILNIUS306	LITHUANIAN PLANS TO EXTEND IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Summary: The GOL may ask the EU to approve extending the life of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's (INPP) second unit, which is scheduled to be shut down no later than December 31, 2009 in accordance with Lithuania's EU accession treaty. (Note: Unit One was shut down in 2004.) The GOL and [...]	2007-05-02 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EUN XG LH
07VILNIUS309	LITHUANIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) We have been working intensely with the GOL to maintain the Lithuanian troop presence in Multinational Division South East (MND-SE) since the February announcements of British and Danish troop drawdowns from Basra. Following what appeared to be internal wrangling over what Lithuania's nex [...]	2007-05-03 08:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ LH
07VILNIUS312	DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT CABLES FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania remains interested in pursuing detainee resettlement, but is still waiting for answers from the USG before it can proceed. This message provides answers to questions posed in ref A. End Summary. 2. (SBU) As requested ref A, post designates Michael Dickerson as POC [...]	2007-05-03 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PINR LH
07VILNIUS322	LITHUANIA MAY INTERVENE ON MOLDOVA AT MAY 14 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania may intervene at the May 14 GAERC on Moldova. The GOL sees little chance of making progress towards a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia given the current climate. They have suspicions that the secretive negotiations concluded between Russia and Moldova [...]	2007-05-09 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD KPAL LH RS MD
07VILNIUS323	CITES: LITHUANIA FOLLOWING EU LEAD, EXCEPT ON EELS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 14:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KSCA SENV LH
07VILNIUS330	LITHUANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT BELARUS FOR HRC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH BO SI BK
07VILNIUS331	LITHUANIA AGAINST BELARUS FOR HRC; MIXED ON BOSNIA [...] (C) We delivered ref A and B points to Darius Staniulis, head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on May 10. He said the GOL opposes Belarus's bid to become a member of the HRC. He characterized as "very unlikely" the prospect that Belarus would succeed, and noted the recent UNGA res [...]	2007-05-11 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LH BO
07VILNIUS332	LITHUANIA ON THE ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 11:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KFLU TBIO AORC LH
07VILNIUS333	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESTONIA BUT MAY 9 PASSES [...] Summary: Lithuanians have been speaking up about Russian policies in many ways following the violence in Tallinn surrounding Estonia's decision to move the Bronze Soldier monument and demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow. The events have tapped a deep reserve of anti-Russian [...]	2007-05-11 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZB RS LH
07VILNIUS340	DAS DAVID KRAMER'S MAY 11 VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 11, EUR DAS David Kramer provided the GOL an account of his recent visit to Belarus and delivered the message that the USG and its allies must keep pressure on Belarusian President Lukashenko until he takes concrete steps toward reform. His GOL interlocutors were skeptical [...]	2007-05-16 07:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LT BO UP
07VILNIUS359	LITHUANIA AGREES WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR LH
07VILNIUS360	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS BROAD SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS361	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1267'S CT GOALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC EFIN LH
07VILNIUS362	DIP NOTE RECEIVED: U.S.-LITHUANIA CULTURAL [...] The Embassy received a Diplomatic Note dated May 10, 2007 with the following text: COMPLIMENTARY OPENING with reference to the Embassy's note No. 117/06 dated 23 October 2006 and in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the [...]	2007-05-21 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS379	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: EXPERTS' GROUP MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. International and Lithuanian experts issued a unanimous statement on May 17 warning that current construction almost certainly falls within the confines of the old Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius. They called for more study and a halt of construction unt [...]	2007-05-25 15:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS393	LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS HELP IN [...] (C) On May 28, Ambassador Cloud and Defense Attache met with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas (other issues discussed to be provided septel). Olekas requested U.S. help in getting Lithuanian Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) certified by NATO. He said that some of Lithuania's [...]	2007-06-01 11:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EAID LH AF
07VILNIUS395	ANTI-GAY RALLY IN VILNIUS DRAWS EU'S ATTENTION [...] (U) Summary: An anti-homosexual rally in downtown Vilnius on May 25, originally planned to coincide with a pro-diversity rally, drew a small, non-violent crowd. The City of Vilnius' decision to prevent the European Commission-sponsored pro-diversity and gay pride rally from taking place has [...]	2007-06-01 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
07VILNIUS401	(C) LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS DRAW-DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cloud reiterated the U.S. preference that the GOL leave a platoon of troops in Iraq to Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas on May 28. Olekas said that, after deliberations with President Adamkus and FM Vaitiekunas, the GOL has decided to keep some staff officers [...]	2007-06-04 15:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EAID LH
07VILNIUS438	(C) LITHUANIA TO INTERVENE ON NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania plans to intervene on neighborhood policy at the June 18-19 GAERC. The GOL is happy with the German Presidency's handling of this issue, but still has some points to add to the conclusions. Lithuania expects a shortened period of discussion for all agenda items to save [...]	2007-06-13 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL LH
07VILNIUS449	(C) LITHUANIA MAY PLACE CAVEAT ON FORCES DEPLOYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania may be forced to place a caveat related to Close Air Support on special forces personnel scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in July. Lithuania does not have Joint Terminal Air Controllers (JTACs) who are certified for NATO air-to-ground operations. DAO and ODC are work [...]	2007-06-15 13:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MOPS MARR MCAP AF LH
07VILNIUS467	NEW HEAD OF LITHUANIA'S STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Adamkus signelQXbVQw77u candidacy on June 5. END SUMMARY. Bio Note -------- 2. (C) Malakauskas has been a close embassy contact for several years. Since 2004, he has been head of Lithuania,s Special Investigations Service (Lithuanian acronym STT). He is intell [...]	2007-06-27 10:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS47	LITHUANIA'S PLANS FOR GAERC: ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister plans to intervene at the January 22-23 GAERC on European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and external energy policy. The GOL supports the UN envoy in Kosovo and agrees that strengthening sanctions and promoting democracy are both needed in Iran. End Summa [...]	2007-01-19 15:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID EUN LH
07VILNIUS494	DETAINEE ISSUE ON TRACK [...] (S) MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas Pavilionis told the Ambassador on July 3 that Lithuania remains willing to accept some detainees from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Pavilionis said that things were going smoothly. The only reason the process has slowed down is that the MFA needs to b [...]	2007-07-05 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PINR LH
07VILNIUS499	LITHUANIA WELCOMES UPDATE OF UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM EFIN KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA: PROS MAY OUTWEIGH CONS OF COMPROMISE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 06:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM LH
07VILNIUS511	LITHUANIA DECIDES TO KEEP PLATOON IN IRAQ, WILL [...] (C) Summary: On July 9, President Adamkus told the Ambassador that Lithuania will meet its commitments in Iraq. He explained that decisions by the Danes and the British to reduce their presence in MNF-southeast forced the Lithuanians to do some restructuring of their presence. President Adamku [...]	2007-07-12 07:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ LH
07VILNIUS519	LITHUANIAN FM TO SPEAK ABOUT WTO AND KOSOVO AT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vyta Naujokaityte of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division. Naujokaityte told us that FM Petras Vaitiekunas's briefing book is still being prepared for the July 23 GAERC. He plans to make a short statement about Kosovo and the WTO. 2. (C) N [...]	2007-07-17 12:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI LH
07VILNIUS529	LITHUANIA: PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSEP OVIP UNGA LH
07VILNIUS531	LITHUANIA AGREES HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 09:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM OSCE AJ LH
07VILNIUS532	LITHUANIA HAPPY TO LEARN ABOUT USG'S IOM CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF EUN AORC SMIG LH
07VILNIUS533	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS UNESCO ADDRESSING HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 13:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO PHUM SCUL LH
07VILNIUS540	LITHUANIA: FIRST LADY ADAMKIENE WILL ATTEND UNGA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 08:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LH
07VILNIUS542	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE LITHUANIAN [...] (C) As part of President Adamkus's decision to maintain a combat platoon on Iraq, he tasked Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas and Defense Minister Olekas to travel to Washington to discuss Lithuania's role in Iraq. MNF-Iraq has given the Lithuanian military a variety of options and promised needed [...]	2007-08-01 08:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ LH
07VILNIUS543	LITHUANIA: RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 09:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM LH
07VILNIUS544	LITHUANIA YET TO CONSIDER STANDING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 09:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS545	LITHUANIA: WELCOMES INFO ON U.S.-INDIA PEACEFUL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 11:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA LH IN
07VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS573	LITHUANIA PREPARES TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Giedre Gelezeviciene of the MFA's European Union Enlargement Division. Gelezeviciene said that Lithuanian FM Petras Vaitiekunas had said that one country could not hold the process hostage as Kosovo moves towards independence. She said that the GOL would foll [...]	2007-08-10 10:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV YI UN PGOV EU LH
07VILNIUS595	LITHUANIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON ADAPTED [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to Algis Dabkus, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA. Dabkus expressed surprise at the fast-paced timeline. He said that the GOL has always been willing to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty once the Istanbul Commitments are met. 2. (C) Dabkus [...]	2007-08-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL LH
07VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. FOR ICAO; [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 12:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL AORC ICAO LH
07VILNIUS614	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: IS THE TIDE TURNING? [...] (C) Summary. On August 27, Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas announced a reorganization of the Working Group on the former Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius so that it consists of more senior staff and has a more responsible chairman. The Working Group has until Septem [...]	2007-08-29 12:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS617	LITHUANIA PLEASED TO GET INFO ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS618	CAP IMPROVES LIVES OF LITHUANIAN FARMERS BUT NOT [...] Begin summary: Statistics about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are readily available; however it is difficult to determine its direct impact on Lithuanian farmers with numbers alone. We recently visited several farms to get an understanding of the CAP,s effects in Lithuania. CAP funds [...]	2007-08-31 08:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV LH
07VILNIUS621	LITHUANIA: APPRECIATES INFO ON TRAVEL BAN ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM LH
07VILNIUS622	LITHUANIA ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] We delivered reftel points to Darius Staniulis, Head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on September 4. He noted that there were some issues -- capital punishment and the Rights of the Child text -- where the EU and the U.S. have "agreed to disagree," but he added that overall the E [...]	2007-09-04 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS626	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON RUSSIA ISSUES AT GYMNICH [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania plans to focus on Russia for the September 7 GYMNICH meeting. FM Vaitiekunas will argue that problems of individual EU member states with Russia should be approached as collective EU problems. He will also seek to take the agenda focus off of a Partnership and Cooperat [...]	2007-09-05 10:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN LH
07VILNIUS629	U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...]	2007-09-07 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS
07VILNIUS635	LITHUANIA: EU STILL DISCUSSING IAEA ISRAEL AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 14:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IAEA LH IS
07VILNIUS637	IRAN CANCELLED VISIT TO LITHUANIA; GOL SHARES [...] Charge delivered ref A points to Zygimantas Pavilionis, Under Secretary in the MFA, on September 10. We delivered ref B and C points at the working level to Rimgaile Karciauskaite, Second Secretary in the MFA's Arms Control, Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division, on September 6. Karciau [...]	2007-09-10 13:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA AORC LH IR
07VILNIUS639	LITHUANIA'S FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL LH
07VILNIUS647	LITHUANIA: BACKGROUND FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. Lithuania actively promotes democracy in the "new neighborhood," especially in Belarus. Post has good relations with NGOs, but limited funding to support them. The Ambassador and Post work with NGOs, with the GOL, and in the media to promote tolerance and encourage the GOL to addre [...]	2007-09-12 13:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA'S CORRUPT MEDIA HURTS EVERYONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Some media outlets in Lithuania, newspapers especially, extort politicians and businessmen using rewards of positive coverage and the threat of negative coverage. Media corruption damages media credibility, undermines Lithuania's democratic institutions, and intimidates politicia [...]	2007-09-13 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KCOR LH
07VILNIUS659	ICAO ASSEMBLY: LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR LH
07VILNIUS704	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: ONE STEP FORWARD... [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the Prime Minister and his cabinet agreed that construction on or near the former Jewish cemetery in the Snipiskes neighborhood of Vilnius should be stopped and further study done. On September 27, however, the responsible agency -- the Cultural Heritage Departme [...]	2007-10-02 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS709	POST SUPPORTS EUCOM/USAREUR 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PREL PTER LG
07VILNIUS713	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT BURMA, WILL SUPPORT EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS714	LITHUANIA CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
07VILNIUS715	LITHUANIA WELCOMES USG'S DRAFT ON CONDEMNING RAPE; [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07VILNIUS724	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INVITATION TO MNF-I COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 10:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS OTRA LH
07VILNIUS725	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO, UNDECIDED ABOUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC LH
07VILNIUS729	LITHUANIA ON THE OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Begin Summary. Lithuania's priority at the October 15-16 GAERC will be to express concerns about Russia prior to the EU-Russia summit in Portugal later this month. The FM also may intervene to discuss concerns about the EU's new treaty reform, to express support for strong pressure on Bu [...]	2007-10-12 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL LH RS IR
07VILNIUS733	LITHUANIA PROVIDES NO DIRECT AID TO BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 06:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS742	USPASKICH RETURNED FROM RUSSIA, RUNNING FOR [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, Viktor Uspaskich -- businessman turned politician, former Economy Minister, and fugitive for his alleged fraudulent use of campaign funds -- returned from Moscow to Lithuania. He was immediately detained and is currently under pre-trial house arrest for six mont [...]	2007-10-18 08:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LH RS
07VILNIUS775	LITHUANIA CONSIDERS HOW TO HELP WITH THE CUBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Head of the America's Division of the MFA, Lina Gubreviciute, on October 24. Gubreviciute told us that although Cuba is not a high-profile issue for Lithuania the MFA might be interested in cooperating on one or more of the projects in reftel. She said that t [...]	2007-10-30 12:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PHUM CU LH
07VILNIUS781	LITHUANIA REPORTS NO PKK PRESENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 09:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN LH
07VILNIUS783	SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (C) Lithuania will send a representative to the INTERPOL General Assembly meeting in Morocco on November 5. Argentina's diplomatic representation for Lithuania is provided by its mission in Finland. We contacted Embassy Helsinki for help determining if our assistance would be beneficial. [...]	2007-10-31 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV LH IR
07VILNIUS784	LITHUANIA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT FATF GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] (C) On October 29 we met with Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel. Ziugzda promised to consider the information and discuss it with the head of the Threat Analysis, Crisis Management and International Operations Divisi [...]	2007-10-31 13:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON LH
07VILNIUS786	LITHUANIA WILL REVIEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (C) We discussed reftel points with Donatas Ziugzda and Rigale Karciauskaite of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Divison on October 26. They planned to contact Lithuania's EU representative office in Brussels with reftel information. They suggested that Lithuania cou [...]	2007-10-31 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM EFIN LH
07VILNIUS789	AMBASSADOR CLOUD MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 24 Ambassador met with newly commissioned Director of Special Investigations Service (STT) Zymantas Pacevicius (pat-SEV-i-chuss) to discuss the challenge of fighting corruption in Lithuania and his desire for further training opportunities. End Summary. 2. (U) Pa [...]	2007-11-02 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR LH
07VILNIUS791	LITHUANIAN IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. We have conducted an assessment of the legal and political challenges posed to Lithuania by the expiration of a UN Chapter VII mandate per ref A. We conclude that the GOL will not raise any legal concerns, but we believe the political opponents of participation in Iraq will use t [...]	2007-11-02 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LH
07VILNIUS792	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] (C) On October 30 we met with Dr. Irena Skardziuviene, Head of the MFA's UN and Council of Europe Division and on October 31 we saw the Ministry of Transport's Director of the Water Transport Department, Juozas Darulis and Deputy, Livita Kretkovskiene to discuss reftel. Skardziuviene said the [...]	2007-11-02 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EWWT PHSA LH
07VILNIUS796	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (U) Begin summary. In an October 25 meeting, Economy Minister Vytas Navickas told the Ambassador that the capacity of the new Ignalina nuclear power plant (INPP) would not be known until the environmental impact assessment was completed at the end of 2008. He expressed confidence that, despi [...]	2007-11-05 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
07VILNIUS805	LITHUANIAN PREPARATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA [...] (C) We provided Department views per reftel to Rimgaile Karciauskaite and Dovydas Spokauskas of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division November 5. Spokauskas informed us that he would likely represent the GOL at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on November 22-23 [...]	2007-11-08 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC LH IR
07VILNIUS808	LITHUANIA ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM LH

07VILNIUS809	LITHUANIA IMPLEMENTED FATF GUIDELINES AND WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 13:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN LH
07VILNIUS811	LITHUANIA HOPING TO MOVE AHEAD ON ENERGY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. DCM met November 7 with Darius Degutis, MFA, Ambassador at Large, Economic Security Policy Department. Degutis's direct responsibilities include international energy projects such as the proposed Polish & Swedish power bridges and the new Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP). H [...]	2007-11-13 06:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET LH
07VILNIUS814	TRIP TO REGIONS HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Ambassador Cloud visited Panevezys and Birzai on November 7 and 8, meeting with city political leaders, linen and glass companies, and a group of NGO leaders. The Ambassador delivered remarks at a high school, encouraging the students to consider study opportunities in the U.S., toured a local [...]	2007-11-13 12:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS825	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH USG ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 10:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN AORC SOCI LH
07VILNIUS826	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELA, BUT UNLIKELY [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Darius Staniulis, Head of the MFA's Human Rights and NGOs Division, on November 15. He agreed that some of the proposed constitutional changes were troubling and some were "totalitarian." He said, however, that the GOL is not very active in Latin America and [...]	2007-11-16 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LH VE
07VILNIUS828	EU'S LACKLUSTER PROGRESS ON BIOTECH NOT WORRISOME [...] (C) Begin summary. In separate meetings on November 13 and 14 we met with Environment, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture Ministry officials to deliver reftel demarche. Our GOL interlocutors support the introduction of biotech in some cases. However, they all cited negative public opinion as [...]	2007-11-16 16:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD LH
07VILNIUS829	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's focus for the November 19 GAERC will be Georgia. FM Vaitiekunas plans to try to convince other EU members that Georgia needs more support now, not less. He will push for a statement urging other countries not to intervene in Georgia's domestic political affairs. On [...]	2007-11-16 16:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG IR PK BM LH
07VILNIUS848	LITHUANIAN WILL FOLLOW THE EU FLOW ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN LH
07VILNIUS852	LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 12:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
07VILNIUS853	LITHUANIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT ANY UNAPPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO LH
07VILNIUS854	LITHUANIA NTE DATA SUBMITTED ON TIME [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN LH
07VILNIUS86	THE CURIOUS STATE OF LITHUANIA'S AIRPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania's main international airport in Vilnius is small, expensive, and inefficient, yet operates quite profitably. The airport, like Lithuania's air transport sector in general, has tremendous potential for growth, but the airport's management is oddly indifferent to it, an [...]	2007-02-07 08:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON PREL LH LG EN EUN
07VILNIUS87	LITHUANIA CRITICAL OF EU'S AVIATION EMISSIONS PLANS [...] (C) Minister of Environment Kundrotas told the Ambassador on January 24 that he was not in favor of the EU's proposal to include aviation emissions in the emissions trading scheme (ETS). He stressed that the EU's proposed scheme would harm Lithuania's plans to expand its air transport sector. [...]	2007-02-07 09:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SENV LH EUN
07VILNIUS877	LITHUANIAN PRIORITIES FOR THE DECEMBER 10 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania will seek to include a statement on energy security in the summit conclusions at the GAERC meeting on December 10. FM Vaitiekunas will also emphasize the importance of helping Moldova and the inadequacy of the Black Sea Energy group for the countries in the European Nei [...]	2007-12-10 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY LH
07VILNIUS878	LITHUANIA'S GOVERNMENT UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Conservative party has begun calling for early elections in Lithuania. The Social Democrats, who lead the minority governing coalition and who also used to have the support of the Conservatives, have been hurt by increasing inflation and allegations of poor planning [...]	2007-12-10 15:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
07VILNIUS879	LITHUANIA WILL SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
07VILNIUS88	FEBRUARY GAERC: LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) Lithuania's FM does not plan any interventions for the February GAERC, but is supportive of U.S. positions. In the lead-up to the GAERC, Lithuania focused on Kosovo, Afghanistan, and setting the stage for a March European Council that focuses on the Lisbon strategy and the energy sector. [...]	2007-02-07 11:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD LH EUN AF
07VILNIUS890	WTO GAMBLING: LITHUANIA WILL BOW TO EC [...] We delivered reftel points to Sigrida Muleviciene, Head of the MFA's International Economic Organizations Department, on December 12. Muleviciene said this issue is being handled at the European Commission level. She admitted that the USG's offer should be considered seriously, but was clear [...]	2007-12-13 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LH
07VILNIUS914	LITHUANIA AGREES UN BUDGET NEEDS DISCIPLINE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 15:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA LH
08VILNIUS100	GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH ON OPENINGS TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Division (EU Department) Egidijus Navikas February 15. Navikas re-confirmed GOL's intent to issue a statement in support of Kosovo independence immediately after the EU and the United States. Navikas said he th [...]	2008-02-15 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL KVIR IS IR CD BM LH
08VILNIUS1007	BELARUS: REGIME DITHERING AS ECONOMIC CRISIS GROWS AND [...] (SBU) Showing precious little understanding of the situation in which Europe's last dictatorship finds itself, the Belarusian regime is making only limited positive political gestures and is in denial regarding the depth of the financial crisis. While the fundamental stability of the Belarusi [...]	2008-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL CASC BO
08VILNIUS1014	AMBASSADOR VISITS MOLETAI -- A REGION IN TRANSITION [...] Ambassador Cloud traveled November 13 to the Moletai district, a region transforming from a relatively poor, agrarian-based economy to one based mainly on domestic tourism to the vast woodlands and lakes in the area. In the first meeting of the day, he sat down with the long time Mayor of Mol [...]	2008-12-03 07:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON OTRA KGLB EAGR EAID LH
08VILNIUS1018	LITHUANIA WILL REMAIN IN CONSENSUS ON SUGGESTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM LH
08VILNIUS1019	LITHUANIA TO SIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS NATO LH
08VILNIUS1020	LITHUANIA WILL REMAIN IN CONSENSUS ON SUGGESTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM LH
08VILNIUS1026	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS EASTERN PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania hopes the EU, following the GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings next week, will endorse the launch of the Eastern Partnership, a multilateral "platform" for EU 27 consultation and assistance with six former Soviet states. The Lithuanians will also look fo [...]	2008-12-05 09:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH
08VILNIUS1028	LITHUANIA CONCERNED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO LH
08VILNIUS1030	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 5, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Youth Leader Denied Readmission (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Briefly Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Rallies Banned (para. 4) - Brest Opposition Activists Fi [...]	2008-12-08 05:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS1038	NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE, WINS APPROVAL FOR [...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new prime minister, Andrius Kubilius, and center-right coalition Cabinet took oaths of office on December 9 and won approval for their program, which focuses largely on minimizing the effect on Lithuania of the world economic crisis. The program also emphasizes deeper [...]	2008-12-10 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON LH
08VILNIUS1040	LITHUANIAN ACTIVITY TOWARD CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 06:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU LH
08VILNIUS1046	LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER FUNDING SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 11:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN LE LH
08VILNIUS1047	YUSHCHENKO VISITS LITHUANIA, REBUFFED ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: President Adamkus and Ukrainian President Yushchenko met December 9 in Vilnius to sign a "roadmap" for the Joint Declaration of Strategic Partnership, previously announced in May. They also discussed Ukraine's membership in the new EU Eastern Partnership initiative, and the NATO- [...]	2008-12-18 15:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG UP LH
08VILNIUS1054	CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE INITIATIVE -- RESPONSES TO [...] Below please find Post responses to reftel questions. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. Lithuania plans to build a replacement nuclear power plant (NPP),known as Visaginas, for the currently operating Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) [...]	2008-12-23 07:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO LH
08VILNIUS118	LITHUANIA EVALUATING SITUATION IN CUBA; NO HINT OF [...] (SBU) We shared reftel points with Lina Antanaviciene, acting Director of the MFA's Americas, Africa, Asia, and Pacific Department. Antanaviciene thanked us for the information, and confirmed that events in Cuba had begun a discussion within the MFA about how to respond. She assured us that [...]	2008-02-25 13:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CU LH
08VILNIUS146	LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...]	2008-03-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08VILNIUS173	LITHUANIA HAS SAME CONCERNS AS USG ON REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 08:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LH BM
08VILNIUS18	YOUTH AND POLITICS IN LITHUANIA: READY AND ABLE, [...] Summary. We discussed politics with 140 university and college students in groups of 15 to 25. Students support more liberal economic policies and their views of politics are similar to those in many countries: disappointment with politics, politicians, and political parties; concern about [...]	2008-01-08 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS182	LITHUANIA'S PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER RESIGNS; PM ALSO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Lithuania's Speaker of the Parliament announced his resignation on March 26 after he was caught on videotape apparently paying a bribe to a county official to facilitate his brother-in-law's real estate deal. Muntianas denies any wrongdoing and alleges he was framed by political [...]	2008-03-28 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS193	JUDGE ORDERS CONTINUANCE IN KIM CASE, TRIAL TO BE [...] (C) After opening formalities, Andrey Kim's trial for an alleged assault against a police officer during a January entrepreneurs' demonstration was halted April 1. The presiding judge ordered both a continuance in the case and the joining of this trial with another trial of Kim and numerous [...]	2008-04-03 10:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR BO LH
08VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA WITH EU ON AVIATION, CONCERNS ABOUT ETS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 11:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV LH
08VILNIUS198	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 04, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Vandals Attack Opposition Party Headquarters (para. 3) - Milinkevich Holds Meetings in Gomel Region (para. 4) [...]	2008-04-05 08:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS202	RUSSIA NOT BUDGING ON BELARUS GAS PRICES [...] Russia's Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andrey Belousov told a news conference in Minsk on March 21 that the price of natural gas to be supplied to Belarus in the second quarter of 2008 will be USD 128 per thousand cubic meters. The price was calculated in compliance with t [...]	2008-04-07 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ENRG BO
08VILNIUS203	MFA PUSHES FOR ANSWER ON TALKS [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 7 to underscore the urgency of receipt of an answer to Belarus' willingness for talks between our Ambassadors in a third country. Lazerko stated that Belarus' decision to cut diplomatic staff in the U.S., and to demand [...]	2008-04-07 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO
08VILNIUS209	MFA ENCOURAGED BY USG INTEREST IN AMBASSADORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge relayed April 8 to MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko USG willingness to participate in discussions at the level of Ambassadors in Brussels on or after April 10 (ref). Lazerko stated that this was "very good news" and an encouraging step, and he agreed to be in contact r [...]	2008-04-09 07:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO
08VILNIUS220	ONE MORE BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION LIST FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Charge and A/DCM met April 9 with opposition politician Sergey Skrebets. Skrebets, who formerly served as counsel to political prisoner and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, thanked the Charge for the Embassy's work to gain Kozulin's freedom. He told Charge of a draft le [...]	2008-04-10 09:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS222	OPPOSITION YOUTH ACTIVIST RECEIVES FINE [...] (SBU) Polotsk City Court fined 19-year-old Malady Front activist Yekaterina Solovyova BYR 1,750,000 (USD 814) April 8 for violating Article 193 of the Criminal Code of Belarus -- Activity on Behalf of an Unregistered Organization. Her sentence was significantly less than the BYR 7,000,000 (US [...]	2008-04-10 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR OFDP BO
08VILNIUS226	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 11, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Official: Opposition Recommendations Constructive (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Banned From Traveling to Poland (para. 3) - Former Prisoner to Found Radiation Safety Cen [...]	2008-04-11 10:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MCAP ENRG BO
08VILNIUS227	KOZULINAS DESCRIBE PRESSURE ON PRISONER FATHER [...] (SBU) Charge and A/DCM met April 10 with Olga and Yuliya Kozulina, the daughters of former presidential candidate and political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin. The Charge briefly informed the Kozulinas that the Embassy was under increasing pressure from the Belarusian authorities but that both Be [...]	2008-04-11 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS229	LITHUANIA FOR STRICT UNSC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC UNSC IR LH
08VILNIUS235	Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row [...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...]	2008-04-15 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO
08VILNIUS236	FORMER POLITICAL PRISONER KLIMOV TO VISIT U.S. [...] (SBU) Charge, A/DCM and A/Pol/Econ Chief met April 14 with former political prisoner Andrey Klimov. Klimov -- released from his third long-term sentence as a prisoner of conscience in February, and known for being somewhat eccentric -- described for Charge and Emboffs how the stress of his de [...]	2008-04-15 11:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS247	SECURITY TIGHT AT MASS TRIAL OF DEMONSTRATORS [...] (U) A/Pol/Econ Chief attended the April 16 opening of the trial of ten youth activists accused of participating in the unsanctioned January 21 demonstration for entrepreneurs' rights. Among the defendants is Andrey Kim, who has been in custody since January 31 and is facing additional charges [...]	2008-04-17 07:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS259	NO ROOM IN MINSK FOR UCP CONGRESS? [...] (SBU) After receiving refusals from 22 sites as well as from the Minsk Municipal Executive Committee, the United Civic Party (UCP) held an emergency session of its Political Council April 17 and voted to hold its 11th Party Congress at the Minsk headquarters of the Belarusian Popular Front (BP [...]	2008-04-18 14:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS261	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 18, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Fined and Detained (para. 2) - Independent Journalist Jailed (para. 3) - Internet Child Porn Ring Members Arrested (para. 4) - Activists P [...]	2008-04-21 07:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO
08VILNIUS262	LITHUANIA WELCOMES BAHRAIN AS NEW MEMBER OF GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL PTER BA LH
08VILNIUS267	REMAINS FROM JEWISH CEMETERY TO BE RELOCATED [...] (SBU) Charge visited Gomel April 22 to view the site of a former Jewish cemetery which has been excavated as part of a construction project and has received extensive coverage in the international media. In a step which post believes does not conform with traditional religious requirements, t [...]	2008-04-23 09:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV BO
08VILNIUS277	REGIME RENEWS DEMAND FOR EMBASSY STAFF CUT [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 23 to renew previous calls for mutual cuts in diplomatic staff to six -- the Ambassador and and one slot reserved for ambassadors currently on consultations. He said that the reason for such a move was the lack of readin [...]	2008-04-23 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC OFDP ASEC BO
08VILNIUS279	SERGEY PARSYUKEVICH: THIRD POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (SBU) Minsk's Moskovskiy District Court sentenced entrepreneur activist Sergey Parsyukevich to two and a half years' imprisonment and about USD 500 in damages for allegedly striking a prison guard while incarcerated for participation in a peaceful demonstration. The harsh sentence -- which som [...]	2008-04-24 10:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS281	SEVERINETS CONCERNED FOR BELARUSIAN SOVEREIGNTY [...] (SBU) Charge and A/POL/ECON Chief met with Belarusian Christian Democracy Co-Chair and former political prisoner Pavel Severinets April 23 to discuss U.S. policy and plans for the future. Severinets expressed concern that the sovereignty of Belarus is under growing threat from Russia, and wish [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS290	LITHUANIA INTERESTED IN FUTURE OF TURKEY'S ROLE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 11:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU LH
08VILNIUS293	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 25, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Gomel Opposition Activists Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Ag Minister, Chief Ideology Officer Appointed (para. 3) - Civil Society Leader Jailed for Ceremony (para. 4) - [...]	2008-04-25 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG EAGR PINR BO
08VILNIUS294	SPECIAL 301 REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED - BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 13:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR BO
08VILNIUS298	HOLIDAY CLOSURE - MINSK [...] (U) Embassy Minsk will be closed Monday, April 28, 2008 in observance of Orthodox Easter Monday. 2. (U) Embassy Minsk is currently on SUSTEL. In case of an emergency, please call the Duty Officer at +(375-29) 676-0134 or Post One at +(375-17) 226-1601. Moore Cloud [...]	2008-04-25 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ACOA KRIM BO
08VILNIUS309	1,200 MARCH TO MARK CHERNOBYL DISASTER [...] (SBU) About twelve hundred peaceful demonstrators attended the opposition's annual Chernobyl March April 28, which followed a state-approved route from the Academy of Sciences past Minsk's Bangalore Square to a small church dedicated to victims of the Chernobyl tragedy 22 years ago. In spite [...]	2008-04-30 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS313	REGIME PNG'S TEN U.S. DIPLOMATS [...] (SBU) When Charge delivered Washington's refusal to submit to diplomatic staff cuts demanded by Belarus (refs A, B),MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko delivered him with a list of ten U.S. diplomats declared "persona non grata" and ordered to depart the country by 1500 local time May [...]	2008-05-02 04:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC OFDP BO
08VILNIUS318	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 02, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Prominent Protestant Pastor Fined (para. 2) - Police Confiscate Independent Newspaper Print Run (para. 3) - BKGB Drops Case against Opposition Youth (para. 4) - Opposi [...]	2008-05-05 04:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS322	EARTH DAY 2008 EFFORTS OF EMBASSY VILNIUS [...] SUMMARY. For Earth Day 2008, Post organized a park clean up, the Ambassador participated in a tree planting, and several sections began plans to "green" the Embassy. End Summary. 2. Post's CLO office co-organized a park clean up on April 22 with the American International School in Viln [...]	2008-05-05 12:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ADM KPAO SENV
08VILNIUS325	EMBASSY VILNIUS ON DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM LH BO CU
08VILNIUS327	HIGHER FOOD PRICES HAVE NO EFFECT ON LITHUANIAN [...] Neither the Director of the Economics Department of the Bank of Lithuania, Raimondas Kuodis, nor the PM's Advisor on Agricultural Issues, Mindaugas Bastys or the Head of the Ministry of Environment's Genetically Modified Organisms Division, Danius Lygis, feel that recent price rises in food a [...]	2008-05-06 06:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON LH
08VILNIUS330	LITHUANIA: STRONG SUPPORTER OF EU SANCTIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LH BM
08VILNIUS339	LITHUANIA: NO REPORTS OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] There are no reports of child labor or forced labor for the production of goods in Lithuania, according to NGOs and the relevant GOL agency that post consulted. There were reports of violations of the labor law that affected children in service industries, but most violations were not severe. [...]	2008-05-08 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI LH
08VILNIUS341	U.S. EMBASSY MINSK -- THE POWER OF ONE [...] (SBU) On April 30, together with nine colleagues, I was declared "persona non grata" and given seventy-two hours to depart Belarus (reftel). The days since my departure have afforded me an opportunity to reflect on my tour and on some policy and management decisions that proved critical to o [...]	2008-05-09 09:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT PGOV PHUM PREL BO
08VILNIUS345	LITHUANIA: CONCERNED ABOUT CRISIS IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LH BM
08VILNIUS352	BELARUS: REGIME DEMANDS BORROWING BY STATE-OWNED BANKS [...] (U) In an effort to increase investment, the National Bank of Belarus recently ordered the country's banks to attract at least USD 2.7 billion worth of loans and direct foreign investment in 2008. According to Statistics Ministry data, the foreign debt for Belarus' banking sector grew 73 perce [...]	2008-05-13 10:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BO
08VILNIUS353	BELARUS: VICTORY DAY "IN THE FACE OF TODAY'S THREATS" [...] (SBU) Charge attended the official May 9 ceremony marking the 63rd anniversary of Allied victory in Europe. Participating in a wreath-laying ceremony with the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the Ambassadors of Russia, Serbia, and Vietnam, Charge was able to closely observe Lukashenko and his [...]	2008-05-13 11:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BO
08VILNIUS358	BELARUS: REGIME BLOCKING FREEDOM OF TRAVEL [...] (SBU) As reported previously, the GOB introduced a new database at the beginning of 2008 to track its citizens as they travel abroad. Entered into the database are an estimated 100,000 names (over one percent of the population) of persons who are not allowed to leave Belarus, ostensibly due t [...]	2008-05-14 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL BO
08VILNIUS361	LITHUANIA'S ENERGY CHALLENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Geography, the Soviet legacy and governmental indecision has left Lithuania with no good options to respond to the shutdown of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) at the end of next year, as mandated by its EU accession agreement. Short term energy dependence on Russia will [...]	2008-05-14 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
08VILNIUS365	BELARUS: POLL POINTS OPPOSITION TOWARD BREAD AND [...] (C) An April 2008 poll commissioned by the USAID-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) demonstrated that the Belarusian public remains concerned about socio-economic issues like cuts in state benefits. Following a presentation on these data, the Presidium of the United Democratic [...]	2008-05-16 07:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM BO
08VILNIUS373	EMBASSY MINSK BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 16, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Belarusian Helsinki Committee Elects New Chairman (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 3) - Outlawed Small Business Association Registered i [...]	2008-05-16 16:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS376	LITHUANIA AWARE AND PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 13:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LH
08VILNIUS388	BELARUS: BLOGGERS REACT TO DIPLOMATIC CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Post has been monitoring the Belarusian public's reaction to the recent escalation in diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and the GOB. As the series of threatening public statements by the GOB culminated in the May 3 departure of eleven U.S. diplomats declared personae non gratae, ther [...]	2008-05-20 12:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR PHUM SOCI BO
08VILNIUS398	BELARUS: EU MEETS POLITICAL PRISONER'S DAUGHTER [...] (SBU) Charge hosted a meeting May 20 to introduce Olga Kozulina, daughter and lead representative of political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin, to French Ambassador Mireille Musso -- currently representing the EU Presidency -- and recently-arrived European Commission Delegation Charge Jean-Eric Hol [...]	2008-05-22 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS401	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 23, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Activists Fined And Sentenced To Jail Terms (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Three Russian Channels (para. 3) - Police Disperse Opposition Rally (para. [...]	2008-05-23 08:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS407	BELARUS: BANKING SECTOR OPEN FOR INVESTMENT [...] (U) According to various news agencies in Georgia and Belarus, Georgia's largest private bank "Bank of Georgia" announced May 13 that it had signed an agreement to purchase a 70 percent stake in the private Belarusian Popular Bank. Reportedly, the USD 34.2 million deal also allows the purchas [...]	2008-05-28 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV PREL BO
08VILNIUS408	BELARUS: OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY SANCTIONS IMPACT [...] (U) A number of GOB officials commented in the media on the May 15 designation of three Belarusian firms by the U.S. Treasury Department, dismissing any significant impact. They claimed that subsidiaries of the Belarusian energy conglomerate "Belneftekhim" had already converted financial tran [...]	2008-05-28 14:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO
08VILNIUS418	BELARUS: WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 30, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Grodno Opposition Leader Warned Over A Concert (para. 2) - Radio Racyja Journalist Denied Accreditation (para. 3) - Human Rights Activist Fined and Jailed (para. 4) - [...]	2008-05-30 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS422	BELARUS: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH LUKASHENKO'S SON [...] (S/NF) Charge met May 21 with Viktor Lukashenko, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's oldest son and national security advisor. The meeting was a simple exchange of views; Viktor did not offer any concessions or speak of prospects that the current situation -- either the violations of Belarusian [...]	2008-05-30 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR BO
08VILNIUS425	EMBASSY VISITS AILING IMPRISONED AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Conoff met June 2 with ailing American citizen Emanuel Zeltser who has been held in Belarusian KGB pretrial confinement since March 12. Since the last visit on April 25 Zeltser's health had significantly worsened; he had lost even more weight, had trouble standing and walking, supportin [...]	2008-06-02 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CACS PREL PHUM BO
08VILNIUS427	PROPOSED FY-09 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR SLATE- Multi Regional [...] Post is pleased to present the following list of 2009 IVLP nominees for Multi-Regional Projects and European Regional Projects, as selected by the Mission IVLP Committee. All four principal candidates have gone through consular check and have a country team approval. Biographical data will b [...]	2008-06-03 06:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL BO
08VILNIUS428	LITHUANIA ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] Irena Skardziuviene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy division, told us on June 2 that the GOL has not decided which candidate to support for IOM Director General. She noted that the GOL supports the idea of a two term limit and therefore does not support the incumbent. 2. Skardziuv [...]	2008-06-03 08:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG AORC
08VILNIUS429	BELARUS: EMBASSY SEIZES MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) In recent months of escalating tension with the GOB, post has engaged the local independent and state-run press on numerous occasions, ensuring that the USG perspective is heard by as wide a Belarusian audience as possible. A series of attacks by the state-dominated media on the Embassy [...]	2008-06-03 10:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO BO
08VILNIUS435	LITHUANIA STILL CONCERNED ABOUT CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM BM LH
08VILNIUS438	2008 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO LITHUANIAN OFFICIALS [...] 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 [...]	2008-06-06 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO OSCE LH
08VILNIUS444	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 6, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Gomel Opposition Activist Obliged to Pay Income Tax (para. 2) - Prominent Opposition Activist Jailed (para. 3) - Opposition Leader Denied Travel Ban Appeal (para. 4) - [...]	2008-06-06 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS459	LITHUANIA WILL NOT PLEDGE AT LEBANON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 11:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM XG LE LH
08VILNIUS469	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 13, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Union Of Poles' Leader Fined (para. 2) - Opposition Concerned by Low Nuclear Energy Awareness (para. 3) - Nesvizh Malady Front Leader Fined (para. 4) - Five Malady Fro [...]	2008-06-13 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS472	EMBASSY VILNIUS: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] Summary: Anti-Semitism and general intolerance are areas of concern in Lithuania. There are three specific issues that could warrant an expression of concern at the HDIM meetings: (1) lack of consistent condemnation by GOL officials of intolerant acts; (2) lack of protection of an old Jewi [...]	2008-06-16 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OSCE PREL KDEM LH
08VILNIUS473	LITHUANIA IN IRAQ: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Advisor to the Prime Minister Mindaugas Jurkynas told Ambassador June 10 that President Adamkus and PM Kirkilas are both committed to Lithuanian troops remaining in Iraq past July, despite DefMin Olekas's almost daily, public statements to the contrary. Jurkynas said the State Defense Coun [...]	2008-06-17 06:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO IZ LH
08VILNIUS475	LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: The GOL secured conditional funding from UAE and Saudi officials for reconstruction projects in Ghor province in a meeting facilitated and attended by USAID Administrator Fore on the margins of the June 12 Paris Conference. MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa intends to combine a trip to Ghor i [...]	2008-06-17 13:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS476	LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 13:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH

08VILNIUS477	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WASHINGTON MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Cloud met June 18 with Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas to discuss his July 2 meetings with the Vice President and other senior officials in Washington. Kirkilas said there is no decision yet on extending Lithuanian troops in Iraq past July; said Lithuan [...]	2008-06-18 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR ENRG SCUL PHUM XH IZ AF LH
08VILNIUS479	JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...]	2008-06-18 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL PREL LH
08VILNIUS486	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 20, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Slonim Civil Society Activist Fined (para. 2) - Opposition Leader Warned Over Inquiry (para. 3) - Police Raid Opposition Activist's Residence (para. 4) - Autocephalous [...]	2008-06-20 11:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS491	BELARUS: GOB TIGHTENS SCREWS ON MEDIA [...] (SBU) The Parliament's lower chamber approved a controversial media bill which, if passed in the Upper Chamber and signed by the President, will subject online news sources to the same requirements as printed press, require re-registration of most existing media and accreditation of journalist [...]	2008-06-25 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS492	SCENESETTER FOR PM KIRKILAS'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas comes to Washington at a time of change for Lithuania. In less than a generation, the country has gone from the yoke of Soviet authoritarianism to being an EU and NATO member, punching above its weight in out of area missions. However, having achieved it [...]	2008-06-25 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM LH
08VILNIUS501	VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY CHRISTIAN KENNEDY: GOL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Lithuania June 19-20 and met with members of the Jewish community and GOL officials. He found that, despite the upcoming visit of PM Kirkilas to Washington and resolutions pending in the U.S. Congress cri [...]	2008-06-27 10:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL PREL LH
08VILNIUS502	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 27, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Christian Democratic Activist Expelled (para. 2) - Christian Democracy Party Denied Registration (para. 3) - National Bolshevist Party Activist Fined (para. 4) - BKGB [...]	2008-06-27 11:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS503	BELARUS' DECREED TIMELINE FOR 2008 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In a June 24 decree, President Lukashenko confirmed the date of September 28, 2008, for parliamentary elections and set a timeline of related events. This timeline mirrors those previewed in press statements by Central Election Commission Chair Lidiya Yermoshina (reftel). While Lukashe [...]	2008-06-27 12:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM BO
08VILNIUS505	BELARUS: MEDVEDEV'S SYMBOLIC VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 22, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev paid a first official visit to Belarus, at the invitation of President Lukashenko. Meeting at the site of the Nazi invasion of the USSR during World War II, the presidents discussed a range of bilateral issues. While [...]	2008-06-27 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
08VILNIUS516	UNKNOWN HACKERS POST SOVIET PROPAGANDA ON [...] (C) Ministry of National Defense Head of Cyber Defense Policy Karolis Aleksa confirmed to Post July 1 recent media reporting that over the weekend of June 28-30 unknown hackers broke into approximately 300 websites in Lithuania, including those of the ruling Social Democratic Party and the Chie [...]	2008-07-02 05:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EINT PROP XG LH
08VILNIUS522	LITHUANIA AGREES SITUATION IN BURMA REMAINS SERIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 12:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BM LH
08VILNIUS533	LITHUANIA UNDECIDED ABOUT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 12:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC
08VILNIUS536	CONVICTED NAZI COLLABORATOR DAILIDE ESCAPES PRISON [...] On July 4, the Lithuanian Court of Appeals upheld the Vilnius District Court ruling of March 2006 that convicted but did not punish Algimantas Mykolas Dailide. Dailide had been found guilty of unlawful treatment of civilians during wartime but the judge ruled that he did not have to serve ti [...]	2008-07-10 11:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KAWC LH
08VILNIUS54	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Lithuania. Your interaction with your hosts during the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers comes at the right time, in the perfect setting, to positively impact Lithuanian contributions to the GWOT. As we broadly urge allies to increase effort [...]	2008-01-31 08:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PINS MARR LH
08VILNIUS542	LITHUANIA WISHES US LUCK FOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) Irena Skardziuviene, Head of the MFA's UN and Council of Europe Division, told us on July 2 that the GOL was pleased with the EU-U.S. cooperation on the prisoners of conscience declaration. She said that, although she was not clear on the details, she thought it was unfortunate that ther [...]	2008-07-11 13:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM LH
08VILNIUS551	LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 11:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS PREL MARR PARM LH
08VILNIUS552	LITHUANIA WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT NTM-I TRAINERS; [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO LH UP
08VILNIUS556	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 11, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled from Schools (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Opposition Demonstrations (para. 3) - Independent Newspaper Evicted (para. 4) - Parliamentary [...]	2008-07-16 11:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS564	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 18, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled (para. 2) - Demonstration Dispersed and Opposition Leader Beaten (para. 3) - United Civic Party Youths Jailed (para. 4) - Human Rights Adv [...]	2008-07-18 07:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS567	(C) LITHUANIA TO DESIGNATE IRANIAN ENTITIES AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PARM IR IAEA LH
08VILNIUS570	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BRING UKRAINE INTO [...] (C) On July 17, MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas discussed July GAERC points with Post, stressing that Ukraine is front and center on the agenda for the Lithuanians. They will lobby for consensus on a title to a future EU-Ukraine agreement (the Lithuanians want 'Enh [...]	2008-07-18 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV XG LH
08VILNIUS571	LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IAEA LH
08VILNIUS576	LITHUANIA WILL RAISE FARC CONCERNS IN EU TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 04:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN VE LH
08VILNIUS586	LITHUANIA: ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 12:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP LH
08VILNIUS594	LITHUANIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN NAM MEETINGS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 11:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER NATO LH
08VILNIUS595	ACTION REQUEST: LITHUANIA OFFERS RECIPROCAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC LH
08VILNIUS599	ALSO WANTS TO SEE SARG ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IR IZ LH
08VILNIUS600	LITHUANIA FAVORS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION DESPITE AKP [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU EUN LH
08VILNIUS603	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 25, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Denied Appeal (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Detained and Warned (para. 3) - Prisoners' Rights Advocates Detained, Searched (para. 4) - Christian De [...]	2008-07-28 03:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS610	LITHUANIA OK ON NEW GI MEMBERS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP LH
08VILNIUS622	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 1, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Militia Disbands Youth Tent Camp (para. 2) - Nomination of Representatives to Precinct Election Commissions Continues (para. 3) - Opposition Parliamentary Hopeful Take [...]	2008-08-01 05:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS627	BELARUS: OPPOSITION PARTY DROPS KOZULIN AS LEADER [...] (SBU) As expected, rivalry between two factions in the Belarusian Social Democratic Party-Gramada (BSDP-G) -- a key element of the opposition's United Democratic Forces (UDF) -- emerged at the BSDP-G congress August 3. Acting chair Anatoliy Levkovich received the support of a majority of the [...]	2008-08-04 12:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS634	BELARUS: REGIME STRENGTHENS RUBLE AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR [...] At various times over the past few years, rumors have circulated about the possibility that the Belarusian ruble (BYR) would be devalued. However, recent international economic trends and domestic conditions are pushing things in the opposite direction. 2. According to official statistics [...]	2008-08-06 05:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV AFIN BO
08VILNIUS637	GOL NOT CONCERNED BY EC INQUIRY INTO LEO FORMATION [...] (C) Following an inadequate first response from the Ministry of the Economy, the EC recently made a second request to the GOL to explain how the non-transparent formation of the national power holding company, LEO LT, did not violate EU directives on public procurement, according to Deividas [...]	2008-08-06 15:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL LH
08VILNIUS646	LITHUANIA'S SEIMAS ELECTIONS: POPULISTS IN STRONG [...] (U) This is the first in a series of reports on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Lithuania. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Lithuania will hold parliamentary elections on October 12. It is unlikely that a single party will win even a third of the parliament's seats and a coalition will be necessar [...]	2008-08-07 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS654	LITHUANIA FOR STRONG BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 13:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD LH BM
08VILNIUS655	PRESIDENT AND PM CONDEMN VANDALISM AT JEWISH [...] In the early morning of August 10, the Jewish Community Center in Vilnius and the Jewish Community Center in the city of Panevezys were vandalized with spray painted anti-Semitic symbols and other crude graffiti. The President and Prime Minister condemned the vandalism with strong statements [...]	2008-08-11 15:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OSCE KDEM LH
08VILNIUS657	TFGG01: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS NAC LANGUAGE ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Post shared reftel language August 11 with MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius, who predicted that Lithuania will agree to the statement language at the August 12 NAC. 2. (C) Leskevicius told us that FM Vaitiekunas, having just returned from Tbi [...]	2008-08-11 15:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG GG LH
08VILNIUS663	BELARUS: REGIME NEUTRAL ON GEORGIA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Utterly dependent on Russia for energy supplies and with close societal and military links, Belarusian relations with Moscow range from obeisant to defiant. At the same time, the GOB has maintained cordial relations with Georgia throughout that country's difficulties with Russia. Conta [...]	2008-08-12 12:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR BO GG
08VILNIUS666	TFGG01: LITHUANIA TO PUSH EU VISA FACILITATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG GG LH
08VILNIUS667	LITHUANIA WILL NOT OPPOSE INDIA EXCEPTION AT NSG [...] Robertas Rosinas, head of the MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division, told us on August 12 that the GOL will not oppose the exception for India at the NSG meetings August 21-22. He noted GOL concerns that India is not part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty -- concern shared by mo [...]	2008-08-12 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AORC LH IN
08VILNIUS668	BELARUS: SPAT WITH RUSSIA OVER GEORGIA [...] (SBU) The neutrality of the Belarusian regime with regard to the conflict in Georgia (reftel) has now become the topic of a public bilateral dispute between Minsk and Moscow. Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Surikov, in remarks to the media August 12, decried the GOB's "timid silence" and complai [...]	2008-08-13 10:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR BO GG
08VILNIUS678	BELARUS: POLITICAL PRISONER KOZULIN RELEASED, MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) As reported ref A, political prisoner and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released August 16. Meeting with Charge and CONS/PAO briefly August 18, Kozulin said that without the United States he would be either dead or in jail. He thanked Charge for condolences on the d [...]	2008-08-18 16:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS681	BELARUS: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION GETTING SETTLED, [...] (U) Charge met August 18 with Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the Belarusian parliamentary elections at the end of September. Ahrens was joined by his deputy, Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, and Election Adviser Mats Lindberg. As of Aug [...]	2008-08-19 08:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS682	BELARUS: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION GETTING SETTLED, [...] (U) Charge met August 18 with Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the Belarusian parliamentary elections at the end of September. Ahrens was joined by his deputy, Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, and Election Adviser Mats Lindberg. As of Aug [...]	2008-08-19 09:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS688	LITHUANIA WILL CONSULT BEFORE EU CHANGES KARADZIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 08:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU LH
08VILNIUS689	TFGG01: LITHUANIA IMPRESSED WITH NATO SOLIDARITY; [...] (C) Lithuania remains very forward leaning in its reaction to the situation in Georgia. President Adamkus told Charge August 20 that he was pressing EU heads of state to take a more supportive stand on Georgia, and was pleased with the August 19 NAC statement. MFA Director of Transatlantic C [...]	2008-08-21 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG GG LH
08VILNIUS696	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 22, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Fewer Parliamentary Hopefuls Apply For Registration (para. 2) - Opposition Hopefuls Banned From Registration (para. 3) - Solidarity Demonstration Participants Detained [...]	2008-08-22 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS697	LITHUANIAN CITIES REJECT EC'S TOLERANCE TRUCK [...] Summary. The mayors of Lithuania's two largest cities, Vilnius and Kaunas, denied permission for the European Commission's "For Diversity, Against Discrimination" truck to set up its event in public squares. Instead, the pro-diversity campaign was relegated to a supermarket parking lot in V [...]	2008-08-22 15:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI LH
08VILNIUS708	RUSSIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, LITHUANIA AND THE EU: [...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador told the GOL August 27 that it would pay a price, including being subject to "not ordinary measures," for its outspoken support for Georgia, according to Lithuanian MFA U/S Zygimantas Pavilionis. He also reported that FRG Chancellor Merkel, in her visit to [...]	2008-08-27 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XG GG RU LH
08VILNIUS715	ADAMKUS WILL RAISE SUSPENSION OF POST-PCA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GG LH
08VILNIUS716	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON NATO-MED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO LH
08VILNIUS719	BELARUS: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CONDITIONS ONE MONTH OUT [...] (SBU) With the release of the last three Belarusian political prisoners earlier this month, attention has turned to the conduct of Belarus' parliamentary elections September 28. The need to make significant progress in improving electoral conditions has been stressed by both the U.S. and EU - [...]	2008-08-29 15:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS721	GOL PM AND FM CAUTION BELARUSIAN COUNTERPARTS ON [...] (C) In separate conversations September 2, Lithuanian Prime Minister Kirkilas and Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas each cautioned their Belarusian counterparts on recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Acting Director of the MFA's Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus told [...]	2008-09-03 15:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO LH
08VILNIUS724	GYMNICH: LITHUANIA FAVORS ESDP MISSION FOR [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 4 that GOL Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 5 Gymnich (refs a and b) in favor of sending an ESDP Mission to Georgia (and contributing Lithuanian personnel),making a political de [...]	2008-09-04 15:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN RU GG LH
08VILNIUS727	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SEND HEALTH MINISTER TO API [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 11:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TBIO EAGR PREL KFLU AORC
08VILNIUS728	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT UNFC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL LH
08VILNIUS731	LITHUANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT SERBIA'S ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 13:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN LH
08VILNIUS732	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS STRONG U.S. ACTIONS ON HUMAN [...] Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN Division, told us on September 4 that the GOL was glad to see the USG take an active role on human rights at UNGA, particularly since the USG limited its involvement with the HRC. She said that the GOL is likely to support all the USG's human rights init [...]	2008-09-05 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN LH
08VILNIUS734	BELARUS ELECTION CONDITIONS: MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) Although interest in Belarusian parliamentary elections later this month -- early voting begins September 23 -- is getting more intense every day, the GOB has still not taken any clear steps that would significantly improve conditions in comparison to previous elections. The regime fail [...]	2008-09-05 14:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS735	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: GPR STUDY RESULTS AND [...] (U) Arieh Klein, Israeli geotechnical consultant, and Amit Ronen, representative of the Israeli firm Geotech, presented the results of their Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) study to the GOL's Geological Service on September 3. The study revealed dozens of "anomalies" in the ground that are co [...]	2008-09-05 15:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL LH
08VILNIUS756	LITHUANIA: KEEN ON KEEPING IRAN FREE OF NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC KNNP MNUC LH
08VILNIUS757	LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO ISAF OPLAN ON [...] (C) MoND Undersecretary Andrius Krivas told Post September 11 that the Lithuanians are still considering their position on authorizing ISAF to participate in drug interdiction activity in Afghanistan (reftel). He did speculate however that if they agree to it, Lithuanian SOF operating in the [...]	2008-09-12 06:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS759	IRAQ COALITION CHANGES: LITHUANIAN MNF-I AND NTM-I [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 11:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IZ LH
08VILNIUS760	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 12, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled From University (para. 2) - Central Election Commission Challenges Eight Registration Denials (para. 3) - Supreme Court Overturns Two Registr [...]	2008-09-12 12:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS761	GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESDP ACCESS TO ALL OF [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 11 that GOL FM Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 15-16 GAERC mainly on Georgia and Belarus. Navikas said Vaitiekunas favors conclusion language calling for Russia to decrease forces in Georgia to [...]	2008-09-12 12:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XG GG BO LH
08VILNIUS766	LITHUANIAN FINANCE MINISTER SAYS ECONOMY IS [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius told the Ambassador that Lithuania's economy is not weakening, but developing, albeit at a slower pace than in the recent past. Inflation will be higher this year than last, but has stabilized according to Sadzius. High [...]	2008-09-16 10:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
08VILNIUS77	(C) GOVERNMENT COALITION BECOMES A MAJORITY: [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas successfully brought the New Union (Social Liberal) Party into his governing coalition the week of January 28, giving him a majority in parliament for the first time since taking office. His bare majority (71 of 141 seats, plus the speaker) and [...]	2008-02-08 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS777	FM VAITIEKUNAS WILL ADDRESS RUSSIAN THREATS IN [...] Post discussed reftel points with Deputy Director of the MFA Global Policy Department Arvydas Daurnoravicius who will be the point person for the Community of Democracies when the Lithuanians assume the chairmanship next year. Daurnoravicius confirmed Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas will give the [...]	2008-09-18 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PGOV UNGA LH
08VILNIUS780	LITHUANIANS WILL CONSIDER MORE TRAINERS FOR NTM-I [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 11:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR NATO IZ LH
08VILNIUS784	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 19, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Brest Opposition Activists Arrested (para. 2) - Police Violently Disperse Solidarity Demonstration (para. 3) - Soligorsk Malady Front Activist Detained (para. 4) - Cen [...]	2008-09-19 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS786	BELARUS: REGIME AVOIDING RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (SBU) As discussed in reftels, the GOB has occasionally chosen a distinct approach to Georgia. Despite ridiculously elaborate praise of Russian aggression, Minsk has so far avoided calls from Moscow for the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. For now, the regime continues to play for [...]	2008-09-19 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR BO GG
08VILNIUS796	GOL UNDERSTANDS AND SUPPORTS EU BIOFUELS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY LH
08VILNIUS803	VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY GREGG RICKMAN: CONCERNED [...] (U) SUMMARY. Gregg Rickman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, visited Lithuania September 15-18 and met with members of the Jewish community, GOL officials, and representatives from civil society and academia. Rickman came away from his meetings concerned about the ineffect [...]	2008-09-26 12:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS804	BELARUS ELECTION CONDITIONS: AT POLLING PLACES, SOME [...] (SBU) The early voting stage of Belarusian parliamentary elections began Tuesday September 23 and will continue through Saturday September 27, with the majority of voters expected to cast their ballots on the full voting day (Sunday September 28). As reported reftel, the GOB missed a number o [...]	2008-09-26 14:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS807	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 26, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Belarusian Christian Democrat Detained at Border (para. 2) - Opposition Activist Banned from Foreign Travel (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful Assaulted (para. 4) - Malady [...]	2008-09-29 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS824	BELARUS: DEMOCRATIC FORCES ON PRACTICAL TRACK AFTER FLAWED [...] (SBU) The GOB did its critics and the opposition a huge favor by failing to deliver on promises of improved conditions for the September parliamentary elections. It is entirely possible that the flawed conduct of the elections and exclusion of all opposition members from the next parliament w [...]	2008-10-03 15:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS828	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 3, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Dismissed from Workplace (para. 2) - Embattled Protestant Community Offered Land (para. 3) - Opposition Protests Election Results (para. 4) - No Op [...]	2008-10-07 05:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS830	LITHUANIA"S PROSECUTOR DROPS CASE AGAINST YITZHAK [...] (U) On September 25, the Prosecutor's office issued a statement noting that, in the investigation into the "Vilnius" partisan squad's activities during World War II, the part of the investigation dealing with Yitzhak Arad's involvement, was closed due to a lack of evidence on September 19. T [...]	2008-10-07 08:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS834	BELARUS TO TABLE UNGA RESOLUTION ON WMD, REQUESTS USG [...] (U) Ihar Uhorych, Deputy Head of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control, requested a meeting with Charge October 7 to present a non-paper on the subject of a resolution the GOB intends to bring to the UNGA October 17. 2. (U) The draft resolution -- text not provide [...]	2008-10-07 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP UNGA BO
08VILNIUS841	BELARUS: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (S) Belarus' failed parliamentary elections are behind us and the democratic forces are working to consolidate and strengthen themselves. We are following their efforts closely, and advocate continued support and engagement with them by U.S. and other NGOs, focused primarily on the existing [...]	2008-10-08 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETRD BO
08VILNIUS843	GAERC: LITHUANIA WORRIED DRAFT LANGUAGE NOT STRONG [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post October 8 that Lithuania is concerned that current GAERC draft language "welcoming the progress of withdrawal" by the Russians in Georgia implies Russia is close to completing the commitments it made August 12 and Septe [...]	2008-10-09 09:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM GG BO UZ ZI LH
08VILNIUS850	LITHUANIA'S SEIMAS ELECTIONS: THE QUIET CAMPAIGN [...] (U) This is the third in a series of reports on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Lithuania. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Lithuania will hold parliamentary elections on October 12, with run-off elections on October 26. No party is likely to win more than a third of the parliament's 141 seats. A [...]	2008-10-10 12:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS853	GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG: NO PROBLEM ON AGENDA BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PREL PINS PINR PTER KGIC LH
08VILNIUS854	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 10, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Convictions for Assault against Opposition Activist (para. 2) - Foreign Students Protest Racist Attacks (para. 3) - Malady Front Splits (para. 4) - Independent Weekly [...]	2008-10-10 15:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS855	LITHUANIA'S SEIMAS ELECTION: CONSERVATIVES FARE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 12:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
08VILNIUS858	THE BANKS OF LITHUANIA ARE PRIMARILY THE BANKS OF [...] Begin Summary. Lithuania's banking sector is composed of 15 banks, with the majority of assets held by Scandinavian institutions. Entities besides the top 15 hold only 1 percent of all bank assets. So far the Scandinavian and locally owned banks appear stable. Nonetheless, in response to [...]	2008-10-15 08:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN LH
08VILNIUS865	LITHUANIA WILL PLEDGE ONE MILLION EUROS AT GEORGIA [...] MFA's Director of Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Renatas Juska told Post October 15 that the GOL plans to make a pledge of one million euros, to be spread over two years, at the Georgia Donors Conference October 22. Juska said that the Lithuanians intend their pledge to go tow [...]	2008-10-17 05:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EFIN GG LH
08VILNIUS866	LITHUANIAN BANKS: RISK OF CONTAGION LARGELY DUE [...] (C) Begin summary. Lithuania faces economic risk if weakness appears in the Scandinavian banking sector or if problems in other Baltic nations are interpreted to involve the entire region. GDP growth is predicted to continue slowing, but remain positive in the near future, with inflation de [...]	2008-10-17 08:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
08VILNIUS868	LITHUANIA WANTS INCREASED USG ATTENTION VIA [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian political leaders have recently called in Vilnius and Washington for the U.S. to revive the 1998 Baltic Charter as a mechanism to get a more "muscular" USG presence in the Baltic region, and also have the U.S. help resolve Lithuania's security related issues. The Lithu [...]	2008-10-17 09:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA NATO XG ZB LH
08VILNIUS877	(C) LITHUANIA STILL CONSIDERING TRAINING PRESENCE [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points October 15 with MoND Acting Director of International Operations Migle Budryte and her Deputy, Bartas Trakymas. Budryte said the MoND is still considering an increased training presence in Afghanistan and will let us know when a decision is final. 2. (C) On [...]	2008-10-20 08:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR NATO AF LT LH
08VILNIUS880	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 17, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Central Election Commission Dismisses Appeals (para. 2) - Lukashenka Places Restrictions on Respite Programs for Children (para. 3) - EU Suspends Travel Ban for Six Mo [...]	2008-10-21 05:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS898	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Secretary Chertoff, welcome to Lithuania! We and the Government of Lithuania are very much looking forward to your visit on October 30. The announcement by President Bush of Lithuania's entry into the Visa Waiver Program October 17 was the fulfillment of a long standing (and much discus [...]	2008-10-22 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DHS KHLS KCSY EUN LH
08VILNIUS899	LITHUANIA TO PURSUE REDUCTION IN SCHENGEN VISA FEE [...] (C) MFA Head of Belarus Division Marijus Gudynas told Post October 17 that Lithuania is pleased with the recent European Council declaration temporarily suspending the travel ban on Belarusian President Lukashenka. He said current Lithuanian policy toward Belarus will follow parallel tracks -- [...]	2008-10-22 15:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU BO LH
08VILNIUS903	LITHUANIA, THE EU, AND RUSSIA: POSSIBLE VETO ON [...] (C) Lithuanian MFA U/S Zygimantas Pavilionis told Charge October 23 that he is very concerned that the EU is going to cave on normalizing relations with Russia in the coming weeks. Given pressure from France and Germany (along with southern tier countries),the November 10 GAERC will likely d [...]	2008-10-23 11:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GG LH
08VILNIUS905	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 24, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Popular Front Celebrates 20th Anniversary (para. 2) - Democratic Seniors Denied Registration (para. 3) - Independent Election Observer Fined (para. 4) - Opposition You [...]	2008-10-24 09:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS912	CONSERVATIVES WIN SECOND ROUND; CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: With preliminary results in, the Conservative Party appears to have won a significant plurality in the new Seimas (parliament) with 44 (of a total 171) seats. The Conservatives are moving quickly with probable coalition partners National Revival, Liberal Movement, and Liberal an [...]	2008-10-27 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
08VILNIUS92	PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...]	2008-02-14 07:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH
08VILNIUS923	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BUILD CONSENSUS TO DELAY [...] (C) Post discussed ref a points October 30 with MFA Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Division Egidijus Navikas in anticipation of the November 3 Gymnich and the November 10-11 GAERC. The most pressing issues to the Lithuanians for these two meetings are the resolution of the Geo [...]	2008-10-31 14:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS GG AF LH
08VILNIUS924	LITHUANIA, EU ADVOCATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TO BOSNIAN [...] (C) The MFA's Acting Head of EU Enlargement Nerijus Aleksiejunas told Post October 28 that Lithuania is concerned by the deteriorating situation in Bosnia (ref a) -- all the more disturbing, he pointed out, given that the Bosnians just signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the E [...]	2008-10-31 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XG BK EU LH

08VILNIUS925	LITHUANIA FAVORABLE ON SUGGESTED CRITERIA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC IAEA LH
08VILNIUS928	BELARUS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: FEELING THE [...] (U) Until recently, the GOB voiced no concern regarding the global financial situation. However, as the crisis deepens and expands, and its negative effects become more visible in Belarus, the regime is looking for ways to limit the consequences while fundamentally maintaining its command eco [...]	2008-10-31 17:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BO
08VILNIUS93	LITHUANIA: PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...]	2008-02-14 08:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH
08VILNIUS931	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...]	2008-11-04 06:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS932	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...]	2008-11-04 06:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS940	BELARUS: STATUS OF EMBASSY OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) All but four of Embassy Minsk's 35 State and other agency Americans departed post in two phases -- March 27 and May 3, 2008 -- as a result of demands by the GOB, lashing out in response to expanded USG economic sanctions. One of our highest priorities is maintaining the employment of ou [...]	2008-11-04 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER CMGT PREL ABUD BO
08VILNIUS941	BELARUS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMF MISSION DOWN [...] (SBU) As discussed refs, the global financial crisis is beginning to be seen in various ways in Belarus, and GOB economists realize the necessity of economic reforms. However, there are no solid indications that the country's political leadership is prepared to junk its failed obsession with [...]	2008-11-04 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BO
08VILNIUS944	LITHUANIA AWARE OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN LH
08VILNIUS950	LITHUANIA IMPLEMENTING LATEST FATF REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 10:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN LH
08VILNIUS951	BELARUS: PROSPECTS FOR REGIME APPROVAL OF INCREASE [...] (U) This message builds on ref A, which provides a report on the current status of operations at Embassy Minsk. 2. (C) Post anticipates that Lukashenka -- who is under increasing economic pressure and is now seeking a USD 2 billion loan for the IMF as reported ref B -- may soon make some [...]	2008-11-06 10:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER CMGT PREL ABUD BO
08VILNIUS953	LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP
08VILNIUS956	GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL NOT JOIN CONSENSUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 15:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH
08VILNIUS957	(C) LITHUANIA WANTS NATO CONSENSUS ON MEDVEDEV [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius discussed with Post November 5 Lithuanian views on both the Medvedev Proposals and the recent Russian announcement of plans to deploy the short-range "Iskander" missile system in neighboring Kaliningrad. Le [...]	2008-11-06 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO XG LH
08VILNIUS958	(U) PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW TO EQUATE NAZI AND [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania,s outgoing parliament on November 6 failed to outlaw praise or denial of Soviet aggression against Lithuania, but backers of the measure expect to try again next year. They said their bill was the first step in an effort to have the European Union legally equate the Sovi [...]	2008-11-06 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PREL EUN
08VILNIUS960	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 7, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Travel Ban (para. 2) - Opposition Activist Fined (para. 3) - Opposition Commemorates Ancestors, Stalin Terror Victims (para. 4) - Kurapaty Vandals [...]	2008-11-07 10:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS962	NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE, SEEKS TO DEAL WITH [...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new government is taking shape as the four parties in the ruling coalition divide up ministerial posts and draft the government program. The parties agree that their most pressing task is to deal with economic challenges. While most of these result from Lithuanian po [...]	2008-11-10 16:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
08VILNIUS968	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 14, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Kurapaty Vandals Face Criminal Charges (para. 2) - Malady Front Members Sentenced to Jail (para. 3) - Catholics Continue Fasting to Return Former Monastery (para. 4) - [...]	2008-11-14 15:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS972	ESTA OUTREACH IN LITHUANIA [...] (U) Summary. Post has an aggressive outreach program underway for the Electronic System of Travel Authorization (ESTA). Post introduced the concept of ESTA in spring 2008, in anticipation of Lithuania's admission to the Visa Waiver Program. Post intensified outreach efforts in fall 2008, wh [...]	2008-11-18 12:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN LH
08VILNIUS974	LITHUANIA TAKES PREVENTING IRANIAN PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 06:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP LH
08VILNIUS981	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 21, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - MFA Says Lukashenka's Comment on Iskander Missiles Misinterpreted (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Lawyer Unable to See Hunger-Striking [...]	2008-11-21 15:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS984	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 14:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY LH
08VILNIUS986	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE ON NON-PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 14:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA LH
08VILNIUS993	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY SLOWING BUT NO DIRE SITUATION [...] Summary. Economic growth is slowing and unemployment is rising, with mixed news for retailers. Banks continue to lend but are stingy with some sectors and charge more for everyone. What happens with Lithuania's neighbors matters, not just as export markets, but for international and domest [...]	2008-11-26 09:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN LH
08VILNIUS994	LITHUANIA DOUBTFUL ON PAKISTAN CONTRIBUTION THIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 12:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IBRD IMF PK LH
08VILNIUS995	RUSSIAN LOBBYING LITHUANIA FOR MEDVEDEV PROPOSALS [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius told Post November 21 that the Russians are not lobbying the Lithuanians in Vilnius for the Medvedev proposals (ref). He said it would be a waste of time looking for support from the Lithuanians and the Rus [...]	2008-11-26 12:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO RU LH
08VILNIUS997	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 28, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Lukashenka Notes Positive Changes in EU-Belarus Relations (para. 2) - Lukashenko Signed Two Edicts in Support of Cooperation with the European Comm [...]	2008-11-28 12:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
09VILNIUS112	LITHUANIA SAYS EU WILL STAND WITH U.S. ON IRAN AND [...] (C) After receiving reftel information, Robertas Rosinas, the head of the Lithuanian MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division told us that early drafts of EU statements to be presented at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting March 2-6 "speak very strongly on" Iran and Syria and gene [...]	2009-02-25 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IAIE MNUC TRGY LH
09VILNIUS115	DRAFTING JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION LAW, [...] (U) The GOL on February 24 published its latest proposal to resolve the long-festering issue of restitution of communal Jewish property seized by the Nazi and Soviet occupiers of Lithuania. The draft calls for the government to pay 113 million LTL (about USD 42 million) in installments from 2 [...]	2009-02-26 12:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS12	LITHUANIA THANKS POST FOR INFO ON PHASE II REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 09:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL LH
09VILNIUS120	UN JUDICIAL POSITIONS: LITHUANIAN, U.S. CANDIDATES [...] (C) We delivered Reftel B information to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's United Nations and Global Policy Division on February 23. She told us February 25 that the GOL would support the U.S. candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) if the USG would commit to supporting Lithuania's candi [...]	2009-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KUNR UNGA PREL LH
09VILNIUS121	LITHUANIA APPLAUDS U.S. DECISION ON UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS139	GAERC: SPOTLIGHT ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on the Eastern Partnership (EaP),Belarus and European Council Conclusions at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL continues to support Belarus' participation in the Eastern Partnership. The GOL supports extending sanctions against Belarus fo [...]	2009-03-16 09:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS143	LITHUANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING MEANS [...] (C) Summary: A March 2 ruling by the Lithuanian Constitutional Court will likely result in changes to LEO LT,s supervisory and management boards, but will not lead to the demise of the energy holding company. Initial indications are that the current government -- no friend of Leo LT -- will [...]	2009-03-17 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV LH
09VILNIUS144	OF 14 HATS IN THE RING FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian election officials have registered applications from 14 candidates for the presidential election in May, with current EU Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite being the front runner. Voters will go to the polls on May 17. If no candidate wins a majority, a second round of voting [...]	2009-03-18 09:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS15	LITHUANIA WANTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS U.S. ON [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points January 5 and 6 with MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa and Acting Director of the Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus. Both were happy to hear of our strategic policy on Georgia and emphasized that Lithuania "wants to be on the same page" as us on this [...]	2009-01-08 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG LH
09VILNIUS152	LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...]	2009-03-20 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO RU LH
09VILNIUS155	BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? [...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]	2009-03-24 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS160	NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT, [...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]	2009-03-25 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09VILNIUS166	ECONOMIC DISTRESS INTENSIFYING IN LITHUANIA [...] (C) The economic situation is worsening in Lithuania. Devaluation of the Polish zloty and Russian ruble, rising unemployment, and decreasing revenues are some of the challenges Lithuania faces. Local analysts recently revised growth forecasts for 2009 to negative nine to ten percent. Unfortu [...]	2009-03-27 10:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS171	LITHUANIAN ANALYSTS TELL TREASURY LITHUANIA MAY [...] (C) During their March 18-19 visit to Lithuania, Treasury's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, Eric Meyer and David Wright, an International Economist in the Office of Europe and Eurasia, heard pessimistic views of the current economic situation. Although the current ac [...]	2009-03-31 07:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE [...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...]	2009-03-31 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH
09VILNIUS174	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...]	2009-04-02 07:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS180	LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]	2009-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS187	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 09:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS188	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...]	2009-04-07 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL MOPS LH AF
09VILNIUS189	LIBERTAS RECRUITS RESPECTED EUROPARLIAMENT [...] Declan Ganley, founder of the Pan-European party Libertas, on March 31 visited Vilnius for the second time in four weeks and announced the first Lithuanian candidates to run for European Parliament seats under the party's banner. Those candidates included the top domestic-policy advisor to Pr [...]	2009-04-08 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN LH
09VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...]	2009-04-10 11:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH
09VILNIUS2	THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS22	MEETING BETWEEN EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and FM Usackas discussed the continuing negotiations to resolve the gas cut-off to Ukraine. They agreed that Russia had shown itself to be an unreliable supplier, and the current crisis may build support for greater diversification of supplies. A/S Fried stressed to [...]	2009-01-13 10:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL MOPS
09VILNIUS228	LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...]	2009-04-27 10:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH
09VILNIUS231	LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF BALTIC ENERGY [...] (C) Prime Minister Kubilius was happy with the results of the April 26-27 meeting of Baltic prime ministers on energy, according to his advisor Loreta Zakareviciene, who spoke with us April 28. She acknowledged that the declaration, signed by Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian PMs (e-mailed to [...]	2009-04-28 13:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL LH
09VILNIUS238	LITHUANIAN POLICE CLOSE AN ILLEGAL CD PLANT [...] On April 21, Lithuanian Police completed a long-term undercover operation by closing an illegal CD-R and DVD-R production facility in the city of Siauliai. The owner of a computer store and internet cafe also ran a small CD plant at his home and was supplying the entire Siauliai region with p [...]	2009-04-30 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR LH
09VILNIUS241	CODEL TANNER VISITS VILNIUS [...] Summary. Representatives John Tanner and Jo Ann Emerson visited Vilnius April 4-6. The delegation attended NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) meetings and met with the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Arunas Valinskas and several MPs. Tanner and Emerson thanked MPs for Lithuania's contribut [...]	2009-05-04 06:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP NATO PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS245	TFFLU01: ILL LITHUANIANS TEST NEGATIVE FOR H1N1; [...] Recent Lithuanian travelers to the United States and Mexico have tested negative for the H1N1 flu virus. One man fell ill after returning from Mexico on April 23. Another developed flu-like symptoms a few days before flying from the United States on April 22, and his wife and daughter became [...]	2009-05-04 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09VILNIUS247	RADIATION ALARM SOUNDS AT LITHUANIAN BORDER WITH [...] At opening of business May 5, Post learned via media report that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1 (see para 2). The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) posted information identical to the media r [...]	2009-05-05 10:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR PINR LH
09VILNIUS254	LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MAY SHIFT FROM [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania's presidential election campaign remains quiet, with frontrunner Dalia Grybauskaite, currently on leave from her position as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, still far ahead of the six other candidates in the polls. Grybauskaite has thus far [...]	2009-05-08 12:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS26	LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...]	2009-01-14 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SY LH
09VILNIUS262	(S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 10:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS264	OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...]	2009-05-13 06:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS266	LITHUANIA IS NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL LH
09VILNIUS269	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON GEORGIA AND MOLDOVA IN GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Georgia and Moldova at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL is in favor of visa liberalization discussions with both countries. We encouraged the GOL to rethink a possible EUFOR drawdown in Bosnia. We also discussed GOL priorities for the [...]	2009-05-14 13:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN
09VILNIUS273	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS MAY 17; WHAT ARE THE [...] (U) Summary: European Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite continues to far outpace the six other candidates in opinion polls for the May 17 presidential election. No analyst or politician we have talked to has questioned whether she will win the presidency, but only whether she will do so in the [...]	2009-05-15 13:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS275	AMBITIOUS TIMELINE BY GOL FOR LITHUANIA'S NEW [...] (C) On April 22 the GOL issued a decree that includes the ambitious goal of choosing reactor technology for the new Visaginas nuclear power plant by the end of June 2010. Although the General Director of the firm charged with completing this work, Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),expressed so [...]	2009-05-18 11:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS276	EU COMMISSIONER GRYBAUSKAITE EASILY WINS [...] (U) Dalia Grybauskaite, the EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, trounced six opponents to win Lithuania's presidential election with a large majority in the first round of voting May 17. According to initial figures, Grybauskaite received 69 percent of votes cast. Her neares [...]	2009-05-18 11:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS277	LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT VOTES TO PROTECT HISTORIC [...] (U) Summary: The GOL on May 18 voted to approve boundaries of the historic Snipiskes cemetery in Vilnius, delineating areas that will be permanently protected from development and moving closer to ending a dispute that has dragged on for years and damaged Lithuania's international reputation. [...]	2009-05-18 13:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL LH
09VILNIUS292	GOVERNMENT, JEWISH REPS OPTIMISTIC ON ENDING TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL and representatives of a group that works to preserve Jewish cemeteries found much common ground and no obvious irreconcilable differences at a May 21 discussion about protection of a historic cemetery in central Vilnius. The GOL on May 18 announced its plan (ref A) to p [...]	2009-05-27 13:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL LH
09VILNIUS30	TEAR GAS USED, BUT PROTESTS OVER ECONOMY STOP [...] SUMMARY: Protesters broke windows at the Lithuanian parliament building and police used tear gas to halt violent protesters, but anti-government demonstrations in Vilnius and other cities in Lithuania on January 16 were largely non-violent and did not deteriorate into the rioting that erupted [...]	2009-01-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV LH
09VILNIUS305	LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH AFGHAN PRT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Lithuanian MFA Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene called in DCM and DAO on 27 May to outline Lithuania's unsuccessful efforts to find donors for development projects at its Ghor Province PRT, especially the paving of the airport runway to allow military [...]	2009-06-04 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS319	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN IRENA [...] (C) On June 12 we met with Vaidotas Karvelis the head of the MFA's Strategic Sector Policy Division, Vaclovas Semaskevicius, Chief Specialist of the Energy Ministry's Renewable Energy Division, and Marijus Franckevicius, the Director of the Lithuanian Energy Agency, to discuss reftels. All w [...]	2009-06-15 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV LH
09VILNIUS34	LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 07:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH
09VILNIUS340	LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]	2009-06-22 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS343	LITHUANIA OFFERS TO HOST CONSULTATIONS ON PRTS IN [...] Lithuanian MFA Senior Counselor for Afghanistan Valdemaras Sarapinas presented DCM June 22 with a proposal for Lithuania to host consultations for countries with PRTs in RC(W) as a follow-up to the Rome meeting March 2008. Serapinas said Lithuania found the Rome meetings very useful and are i [...]	2009-06-23 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS38	VILNIUS QUIET AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (U) Summary: Although political leaders condemned the violence at the January 16 anti-government demonstration outside the parliament building in Vilnius, they also said they had perhaps moved too quickly to implement austerity measures and said some could be reviewed or withdrawn. Police, who [...]	2009-01-22 08:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON LH
09VILNIUS380	LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS381	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES VETO TO PASS LAW THAT COULD [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's parliament overrode a presidential veto and passed amendments to a law on protecting minors from harmful effects of public information. The law has drawn complaints from Lithuanian and international human-rights organizations that said the amendments could make it illegal [...]	2009-07-14 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS391	LITHUANIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOL on July 15 approved a plan for compensation of communal Jewish property expropriated by the Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes. The compensation plan calls for the government to pay 128 million litas (about 52.2 million USD) to a foundation to be determined by the GOL. T [...]	2009-07-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS393	GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING EU [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is confident that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia will be renewed for another year at the upcoming GAERC meeting. Lithuania would welcome U.S. involvement with the EUMM. Although Lithuania expressed less interest in other topics to be addressed at the Jul [...]	2009-07-17 13:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS397	LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS404	INTERIM RESPONSE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to reftel, per instructions. Updates will be provided when information becomes available: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival and departure dates unknown, though the MFA expects her to be in New York on September 24. President Gryba [...]	2009-07-30 06:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS419	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lithuania provides an opportunity to reinforce the United States' commitment to an already strong bilateral relationship, to address Lithuanian concerns about security, Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainees, and to remind Lithuanian officials that important post-Holo [...]	2009-08-05 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS43	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER [...] The Ambassador received a copy of the following letter January 22 from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas for Secretary Clinton. Usackas said the original would be forwarded to the Department via the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton: P [...]	2009-01-22 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL LH
09VILNIUS434	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH EU STANCE ON AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 05:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS435	GICNT: LITHUANIA INFORMED OF UNODC OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS436	RUSSIA HITS LITHUANIAN TRUCKING [...] (SBU) On August 3, Russian customs officials began giving additional attention to Lithuanian trucking firms' transport documentation, including Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) carnets, at Russia-Latvia border posts. As part of this effort, Russian customs officials required that truc [...]	2009-08-14 14:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON LH RS
09VILNIUS442	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 07:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL LH
09VILNIUS446	LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 14:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS45	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS A COMMON EU ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on energy security and the importance of the Eastern Partnership at the upcoming GAERC (ref A). The GOL is open to the idea of inviting President Lukashenka to the Czech-hosted EU Summit in May, though they agree on the need for demonstrable r [...]	2009-01-22 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XG SY LH
09VILNIUS455	H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...]	2009-08-26 11:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH
09VILNIUS456	GOVERNMENT, JEWISH GROUPS SIGN PACT TO PROTECT [...] (U) Summary: The GOL and local and international Jewish groups on August 26 signed an agreement approving conditions for the protection of a historic Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius and for the development of land adjacent to it. They had been negotiating those conditions ever since the G [...]	2009-08-26 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL LH
09VILNIUS457	LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...]	2009-08-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS459	LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S TENUOUS HOLD COULD [...] SUMMARY: Less than a year after television showman and novice politician Arunas Valinskas secured a spot in Lithuania's coalition government for his brand-new National Revival Party (NRP) and won the Seimas (parliament) Speaker's post for himself, his party has split. Moreover, President Gr [...]	2009-08-27 13:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS462	AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...]	2009-08-31 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS464	UPDATE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to Ref B, per instructions: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival date September 22, departure date afternoon or evening September 24. President Grybauskaite has no spouse. No interpreter would be needed. B. Attendance of the He [...]	2009-09-01 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS465	AUSTRALIA GROUP: LITHUANIA RECEIVES FOUR NONPAPERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 13:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETTC LH
09VILNIUS466	GIMNICH DISCUSSION WILL REFINE EU POLICIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting and will use the GIMNICH discussion to refine policies. He shared a white paper (sent [...]	2009-09-02 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS47	BALTIC STATES PRESENT THEIR CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO [...] Summary: Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas on January 21 presented Lithuania's UNESCO Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte as the three Baltic states' common choice to become UNESCO's next Director General, and sought support for her candidacy from foreign ambassadors resident in Vilnius. End summary. [...]	2009-01-23 13:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNESCO LH
09VILNIUS474	LITHUANIA WILL MAKE AN ICJ STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) After delivering on September 4 ref A demarche to MFA's Head of the EU Enlargement Division (and Kosovo point man) Nerijus Aleksiejunas, we learned that the GOL was shifting its previous position and would most likely present an oral statement in support of Kosovo at the International Cou [...]	2009-09-10 06:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL LH
09VILNIUS479	GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC [...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...]	2009-09-11 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI
09VILNIUS483	LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT OUSTS SPEAKER; GOVERNING [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's Seimas (parliament) on September 15 voted to remove TV showman Arunas Valinskas from the Speaker's chair he had held for almost a year. The vote followed media reports that Valinskas associated with and perhaps used his government post to do favors for an organized crime [...]	2009-09-16 14:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS489	LITHUANIAN FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PGOV PREL LH

09VILNIUS490	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PHASED, [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Head of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Director Gediminas Varvuolis and Strategic and Transatlantic Relations Division Head Jonas Daniliauskas on September 17, shortly before the President's announcement (we later follo [...]	2009-09-18 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS492	LITHUANIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 14:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS494	LEGAL FLAWS COULD DERAIL JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (C) Legal deficiencies identified by parliamentary lawyers have called into doubt the prospects of a draft law on Jewish property compensation. The draft law would require the Lithuanian government to pay more than 50 million USD in compensation for Jewish communal property seized by Nazi and [...]	2009-09-24 08:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS495	LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) ... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 VILNIUS 000495 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO SUBJECT: LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS Classified By: CDA Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). Â [...]	2009-09-24 13:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA: DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 08:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS504	LITHUANIA: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points September 28 to Donatas Vainalavicius, acting head of the MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division. He expressed great interest in the information and promised to share it with his colleagues. He also noted that Lithuania has long shared our con [...]	2009-09-29 13:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS505	BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS [...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...]	2009-09-30 09:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS510	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) As requested by Charge September 29 in his meeting with Political Director Eitvydas Bajarunas, the MFA on September 30 issued the following statement of concerns about Iran's nuclear program in support for action at the October 1 meeting in Geneva. 2. (U) Begin text. Lithuania's Mini [...]	2009-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS513	LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLIMATE POLICY, BUT HOPES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian government officials "appreciate the strong position the United States is taking right now" on climate change, but worry that discord in Congress might prevent the USG from meeting the goals set by the Administration. Without follow-through from the United States, th [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG TRGY LH
09VILNIUS52	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO PANEVEZYS [...] Summary. Ambassador Cloud traveled to the city of Panevezys in central Lithuania on January 23 to meet with local officials and participate in community outreach. He raised tolerance issues with the Mayor and visited two schools and one factory. Panevezys is the fifth largest city in Lithua [...]	2009-01-27 11:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON OTRA KGLB EAGR EAOD LH
09VILNIUS521	LITHUANIA OFFERS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF USG POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 06:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS53	LITHUANIA WANTS MTCR MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 12:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC PREL ETTC LH
09VILNIUS549	LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENT REIGNITES ALLEGED CIA PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a period in which the story had largely disappeared, Lithuanian media again began writing articles and editorials about the alleged existence of a CIA prison in Lithuania after President Grybauskaite addressed the issue in a press conference October 20 and said she suspec [...]	2009-10-22 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS55	C-WP8-01022, INFORMATION ON SECURITY OF LITHUANIAN [...] (SBU) Begin summary. Embassy Vilnius's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC is Economic Officer Daniel Gage, gagedlATstate.sgov.gov, for questions related to the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and Pol/Mil Officer Miche [...]	2009-01-28 06:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	KNNP PINR MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS552	GAERC: LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES ARE AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting. He shared a draft working paper on Strengthening EU Action in Afghanistan and Pakista [...]	2009-10-23 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...]	2009-10-26 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS564	LITHUANIAN MEDIA CONTINUE TO PROBE ALLEGATION OF [...] SUMMARY: In the aftermath of an October 20 presidential press conference that reopened the question of whether Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison for terrorist suspects, Lithuanian media continue to report on and investigate the topic. GOL officials have by and large claimed ignorance of [...]	2009-10-28 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS571	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...]	2009-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH
09VILNIUS577	LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS579	2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Below, in the format requested in the instructions, is the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Lithuania, Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control: I. Summary ----------- Synthetic drugs and cannabis are the most popular illicit narcotics in Lithuania. Lithuania remains a [...]	2009-11-03 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP LH
09VILNIUS580	LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...]	2009-11-03 15:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH
09VILNIUS581	LITHUANIA SEEKS INCREASED OUTSIDE FINANCING FOR A [...] (C) On 29 October the General Director of Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),Sarunas Vasiliauskas, told us that the GOL is proceeding with plans for the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VNPP) but needs 95 percent of the financing to come from outside sources. VAE is likely to build a one reacto [...]	2009-11-03 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS592	PARLIAMENT VOTES TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CIA PRISON [...] SUMMARY: Members of all parties in the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on November 5 voted to authorize their National Security and Defense Committee to investigate whether the CIA operated a secret prison in Lithuania and, if so, whether GOL institutions or officials were involved. The resol [...]	2009-11-06 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS593	PM'S CHANCELLOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister's Chancellor Deividas Matulionis said November 5 that Lithuania remains committed to leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, puts a high priority on NATO contingency planning for defense of the Baltic states, and has seen positiv [...]	2009-11-06 15:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MOPS LH
09VILNIUS594	LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]	2009-11-06 16:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS596	LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SEES H1N1 THREAT AS [...] SUMMARY: After H1N1 flu sickened dozens of cadets at a Lithuanian military academy, GOL officials have urged the public not to panic. At the same time, they have decided to stop testing flu victims to determine whether they have the H1N1 virus, and have yet to decide whether to purchase any [...]	2009-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA CUSTOMS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 11:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA LH
09VILNIUS600	LITHUANIA RECEPTIVE TO EU DESIGNATION OF NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC UNSC LH
09VILNIUS601	LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis, the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO mem [...]	2009-11-10 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
09VILNIUS602	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS DOUBLE ROLLOVER FOR BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LH BY
09VILNIUS605	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine at the next GAERC meeting. Usackas will stress that the EU should monitor and assign target dates for Belarus to implement ben [...]	2009-11-13 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS608	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SETS SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS [...] The National Security and Defense Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) has decided to meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to conduct its investigation into the alleged existence in Lithuania several years ago of a CIA prison for terrorist suspects. The committee has not finalized [...]	2009-11-13 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS615	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her initial meeting with Minister of Health Algis Caplikas, Ambassador Derse heard that the budget crisis was forcing the ministry to speed up its reforms in the health-care sector, that the GOL believes it is prepared for the worsening flu pandemic, and that the ministry [...]	2009-11-18 15:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KFLU SOCI TBIO LH
09VILNIUS618	PARLIAMENT APPROVES AFGHANISTAN MANDATE THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS619	LITHUANIA REPORTS FIRST FLU DEATH AS EPIDEMIC IS [...] SUMMARY: A 14-year-old boy died in Kaunas of complications from H1N1 flu on November 17, giving Lithuania its first flu death of the season. Health officials also announced that cases of flu and respiratory diseases have risen dramatically in the past week. New cases have reached epidemic [...]	2009-11-19 15:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS620	LITHUANIAN MEDIA REPEAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS' [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian media on November 19 widely repeated reports published online by ABC News and the Washington Post providing further information about a CIA prison that was said to exist in Lithuania from March 2004 to November 2005. The reports said that the likely site of the alleged pri [...]	2009-11-19 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR LH
09VILNIUS622	IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...]	2009-11-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LH
09VILNIUS624	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's small Jewish community, largely elderly and impoverished, lives among a homogeneous ethnic Lithuanian population, significant elements of which accept anti-Semitic stereotypes and blame the Jews for fighting alongside Soviet soldiers during World War II, Jewish lead [...]	2009-11-23 10:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL SOCI LH
09VILNIUS630	LITHUANIA DECLARES NATIONWIDE FLU PANDEMIC; TWO [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania declared a nationwide flu pandemic on November 24 after flu cases reached epidemic levels in nearly two-thirds of the country's 60 municipalities. Lithuania has reported two deaths, both within the past week, from H1N1 flu. The Embassy community recorded its first confirm [...]	2009-11-25 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS634	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN-AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs told Ambassador Derse that Lithuania remains committed to development efforts and its PRT leadership in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, despite financial straitQd difficulties in attracting foreign donors. He also obl [...]	2009-11-25 15:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS LH
09VILNIUS635	RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]	2009-11-27 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA: OUTREACH FOR DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI LH
09VILNIUS649	LITHUANIA: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH BM
09VILNIUS655	LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...]	2009-12-07 06:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS656	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING [...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...]	2009-12-07 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS660	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Derse's introductory meeting with him, Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense Chairman Arvydas Anusauskas said his committee's members unanimously agreed that they would not allow their investigation into an alleged CIA prison in Lithuania to harm r [...]	2009-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS661	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Interior Minister Raimundas Palaitis, Ambassador Derse heard that all public-safety and other Ministry employees would face 2 percent salary cuts under the GOL's proposed 2010 budget. These severe budgetary constraints have left the GOL with very lim [...]	2009-12-08 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SMIG LH
09VILNIUS662	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas, Ambassador Derse said that the USG is committed to reaching a legally binding agreement on climate change and heard that Lithuania, while largely in sync with the EU position in Copenhagen, does not want an [...]	2009-12-08 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV LH
09VILNIUS668	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch with the Ambassador on December 4, 15 members of the American caucus of the Seimas (parliament) expressed concerns about the level of U.S. and NATO commitment to the Baltic states, NATO defense planning, Afghanistan, missile defense, and relations with Russia. Th [...]	2009-12-10 08:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS671	Lithuanian Government Invites Investors For The [...] On December 9, 2009, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced a tender (invitation to invest) for the selection of a strategic investor for the new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project. Potential investors are invited to submit their bids to the address below by January 29, 2010 15:00 (loca [...]	2009-12-10 12:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS673	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C) The Ambassador's introductory meeting with Sarunas Vasiliauskas, head of Visagino Atomines Elektrines (VAE),the firm planning the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, displayed the complexities surrounding Lithuania's desire to build a new nuclear reactor. Vasiliauskas [...]	2009-12-10 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS676	EX-PREMIER'S NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS RUSSIA TIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskiene, whose popularity with voters has tumbled in recent years, has founded a new political party that has drawn attention because of its open ties with Russian politicians. The meeting to establish the party was attended by the [...]	2009-12-11 10:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS679	FLU PANDEMIC ABATING IN LITHUANIA [...] The wave of flu and flu-like illnesses in Lithuania is receding. In the first week of December, infection rates were at 104 cases per 10,000 people, a decrease of 40 percent from the 175 cases per 10,000 people reported a week earlier. As of December 11, the GOL had attributed nine deaths to [...]	2009-12-11 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS68	(S) LITHUANIA POISED TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania is ready to move expeditiously to approve resettlement of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and has asked that we put our request into a formal letter from the Secretary. The Foreign Minister also asked that a team from Washington be prepared to come and brief senior GO [...]	2009-01-30 12:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL LH
09VILNIUS696	LITHUANIA PASSES BUDGET, FACES DEFICITS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of negotiation and debate, the parliament passed the GOL's 2010 budget on December 11, one day after passing a social-security budget. Both budgets contain deep cuts, but the government still faces billions of dollars in deficits and projected borrowing for the comi [...]	2009-12-21 10:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS698	AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699	LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS702	JEWISH LEADER CALLS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Vilnius, the director general of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) told Ambassador Derse that the GOL's current proposal to compensate Jews for the expropriation of communal Jewish property by Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes remained unaccept [...]	2009-12-22 11:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS704	PARLIAMENT AXES RESTRICTIONS ON INFO ABOUT [...] The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on December 22 again amended a law to protect minors from harmful effects of public information, this time to remove restrictions on information concerning homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations. The law, when amended earlier this year to include thos [...]	2009-12-22 15:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS706	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON SOCIAL-SECURITY [...] (C) In her first meeting with Minister of Social Security and Labor Donatas Jankauskas, Ambassador Derse heard that emigration is a problem for Lithuania as workers seek better opportunities elsewhere in the EU and usually do not return, that the GOL is moving forward with overhauling its de [...]	2009-12-23 09:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI ELAB LH
09VILNIUS708	LITHUANIA: ENGAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination, including pay inequality, are among the major women's issues in Lithuania. The Embassy maintains a regular dialogue with the GOL and a variety of NGOs regarding women's issues, and has recently supported pro [...]	2009-12-23 13:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PHUM LH
09VILNIUS709	LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY [...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]	2009-12-23 13:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS711	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius' new domestic political advisor Virgis Valentinavicius said that President Dalia Grybauskaite "has a lot to learn" about how politics work in Lithuania but is doing so quickly, that Lithuania's fo [...]	2009-12-24 08:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS715	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. On December 18th Ambassador Derse made her first call on Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevicius to learn more about Lithuania's agricultural sector, which accounts for 4.5% of Lithuania's GDP. They shared ideas on business exchange opportunities such as the upcoming visit of ag [...]	2009-12-29 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LH
09VILNIUS716	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first meeting with Zygimantis Pavilionis, the MFA's Coordinator for Lithuania's Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD),Ambassador Derse heard that the current recalibration of Lithuania's foreign policy provided an opportunity for the United States, and that Li [...]	2009-12-29 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS74	GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY FAILS TO CONDEMN [...] (U) Summary: Anti-Semitic vandalism still occurs frequently in Lithuania without drawing public condemnation from the GOL despite its responsibility to do so as an OSCE member state. Lithuania is scheduled to take the OSCE chair in 2011. End summary. 2. (U) In January 2009 alone, at least [...]	2009-02-04 11:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE KDEM LH
09VILNIUS84	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER PLAN FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJE [...]	2009-02-10 09:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LH
09VILNIUS88	(S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...]	2009-02-11 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS9	LITHUANIA IMPOSES HIGHEST FINE YET FOR USE OF [...] The Klaipeda City Court imposed Lithuania's largest IPR-related fine ever for the use of unlicensed software on November 13. The Court found Alex Naval, a marine design and engineering company, guilty of using unlicensed software for commercial gain and fined it 300,000 Litas (about 124,000 [...]	2009-01-07 11:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR LH
09VILNIUS92	Media Coverage of Lithuania Accepting Guantanamo Detainees [...] All major Lithuanian media outlets carried accounts of the GOL's interest in accepting some detainees from Guantanamo, with some stories saying that talks with U.S. representatives have already started. 2. On February 11-12, both major newswires, ELTA and BNS, (mostly factual, but used by [...]	2009-02-12 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KDRG LH
09VILNIUS95	ECONOMY SLOWING, BUT STIMULUS PLAN ON THE WAY [...] (SBU) Lithuania's economy is clearly slowing, and the GOL's poor job explaining the necessity of its austerity plan has aggravated the situation. The austerity plan, designed to address the budget deficit left by the previous government, was not clearly explained and implemented so quickly [...]	2009-02-17 11:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS97	CHAIRMAN OF LITHUANIAN BUDGET AND FINANCE [...] (C) The Chairman of the parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, Kestutis Glaveckas, painted a bleak economic picture when he met with the Ambassador on February 9. Unemployment is rising and Lithuania might have to ask for IMF help later this year, according to Glaveckas. Swedish parent ba [...]	2009-02-18 13:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN RU LH
09VILNIUS99	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...]	2009-02-19 13:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
10VILNIUS108	FAC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH FOR UKRAINE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) New MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Asta Radikaite told Embassy February 19 that Lithuanian Foreign Minister Azubalis will speak at the EU Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) on the importance of EU engagement with Ukraine, post-election of Viktor Yanukovych. She said the GOL f [...]	2010-02-19 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU LH
10VILNIUS115	LITHUANIA'S HEALTH MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER DEPUTY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Minister of Health resigned effective February 22 in the aftermath of a corruption scandal in which a vice minister pled guilty to soliciting a bribe. Raimondas Sukys, the first deputy speaker of the parliament and a former Minister of Interior, was nominated to be [...]	2010-02-23 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LH
10VILNIUS118	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN UTENA [...] Summary: A cross section of municipal, business, and civil society leaders in Visaginas and Utena told the Ambassador on February 10-11 that the recession continues to hit the region hard, with negative impacts on families and communities and prompting increased immigration. The closure of the [...]	2010-02-25 11:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN XH LH BE
10VILNIUS120	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA IO LH
10VILNIUS121	USG DONATES RADIATION DETECTION MONITORS TO GOL [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP PREL LH
10VILNIUS123	LITHUANIA FOLLOWING SYRIA ISSUE FOR MARCH IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL IAEA LH
10VILNIUS124	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION RELATED [...] (C) We met with the MFA's Laima Jureviciene, Head of the Middle East and Africa Division as well as Donatas Vainalavicius and Gediminas Kliukas from the Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division to discuss the addition of four entities and one individual related to the Iranian Revolutiona [...]	2010-02-26 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN LH
10VILNIUS125	GOL VIEWS ON OPEN SKIES TREATY [...] (C) Summary. We spoke with Dovydas Spokauskas from the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department as well as Robertas Sapronas from MOD's International Relations and Operations Department to collect information about the GOL's views on Open Skies (OS). The GOL considers t [...]	2010-02-26 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL LH
10VILNIUS13	SCENESETTER FOR DAS QUANRUD [...] (U) Embassy Vilnius warmly welcomes you to Lithuania. Your upcoming visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce our close bilateral relations with this small but committed ally in a sensitive and strategic region. The Embassy has organized a schedule that will address key areas of joint i [...]	2010-01-08 15:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON LH
10VILNIUS3	DOES ILL WILL BETWEEN PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Growing public disagreement between President Dalia Grybauskaite and Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas has prompted speculation by government officials, political analysts and the media that Usackas may lose his job in a Cabinet reshuffle that is expected early in 2010. End sum [...]	2010-01-04 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PGOV LH
10VILNIUS35	PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: MFA AND MOD [...] ACTION REQUEST - Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Chief Counselor and lead on Afghanistan issues Valdamaras Sarapinas on January 21. Sarapinas confirmed that Tomas Sikorskis, First Secretary in the MFA's International Missions and Conflict Prevention [...]	2010-01-21 14:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL NATO LH
10VILNIUS36	WHY SO MANY LEBANESE AT KAUNAS MEDICAL SCHOOL? [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers traveled to Kaunas January 12 to meet with Kaunas University of Medicine officials and discuss their international student program, specifically its large number of Lebanese students. This fact finding trip was done after eight Lebanese medical students from this [...]	2010-01-21 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KFRD LH
10VILNIUS4	LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITE'S FIRST SIX [...] (C) After six months as president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite has put a strong personal stamp on the office and has charted a new direction from that set by her predecessor, Valdas Adamkus. She retains high approval ratings, and is seen as honest and hard working. She has sought to orient [...]	2010-01-04 14:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG LH
10VILNIUS42	LITHUANIA IS ON MESSAGE RE TRANSITION TO [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 14:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL LH
10VILNIUS47	OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 10:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
10VILNIUS48	DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Jukneviciene on January 20 asked the Ambassador for USG assistance to provide air transport for President Grybauskaite,s planned visit to Afghanistan this spring. The DefMin hopes to meet with Secretary Gates during [...]	2010-01-26 11:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF LH
10VILNIUS49	LITHUANIA PUSHES FOR SPECIAL OPS TRAINING CENTER [...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Special Forces in Europe (SOCEUR) MajGen Frank Kisner met with the Lithuanian National Security Advisor-equivalent Jonas Markevicius and the Vice Minister of National Defense Vytautas Umbrasas in separate meetings December 16 in Vilnius. Both Lithuanians express [...]	2010-01-26 12:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER LH
10VILNIUS5	LATEST MEDIA REPORTING ON ALLEGED CIA PRISON IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the parliamentary investigation into alleged CIA prisons in Lithuania has been marked by inaccuracies in the foreign media and criticism of the government in local media. Lithuanian commentators have been critical of the government for damaging the U.S.-Lithu [...]	2010-01-04 14:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LH
10VILNIUS50	REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO DESTROY OLD AND OBSOLETE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 13:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL LH
10VILNIUS52	LITHUANIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] (SBU) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division Julius Rakitskis on January 27 to deliver reftel talking points on the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran. We shared our concerns about the violence that occurred after the June 12 electi [...]	2010-01-27 11:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL LH
10VILNIUS54	LITHUANIA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] We delivered reftel talking points and a copy of the joint communique by President Preval and Secretary Clinton to Edita Razmenaite who is coordinating Haiti assistance for the MFA's Development Cooperation and Planning Division. Razmenaite confirmed that the GOL has pledged 50,000 litas (USD [...]	2010-01-27 13:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LH
10VILNIUS59	LITHUANIA SKEPTICAL ON FURTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Eastern Neighborhood Policy, Jonas Grinevicius, discussed current Lithuanian policy toward both Belarus and Russia with Embassy officers January 25. He stressed that President Grybauskaite and the GOL are "very much on the same page." They [...]	2010-01-29 11:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XH RU BO LH
10VILNIUS63	KAUNAS: OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] Summary: Ambassador traveled to Kaunas January 27 and met with the Mayor, local business leaders from Kraft and UPS-operator Elinta, and representatives from women's issue NGOs (septel). Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and is billing itself as a pro-growth, high tech region in [...]	2010-02-01 08:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON XS LH
10VILNIUS64	AMBASSADOR MEETS NGO REPS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES IN [...] Summary: Representatives of NGOs working on women's issues in Lithuania stressed to the Ambassador on January 27 in Kaunas their view that, "women's rights are human rights." These groups are mainly funded on a project to project basis, and promote women's equality, social support, and networki [...]	2010-02-01 08:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN XH LH BE
10VILNIUS7	LITHUANIA NUCLEAR PLANT SHUTS DOWN UNEVENTFULLY, [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania shut down its Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) without incident at 11 p.m. local time on December 31, fulfilling a pledge it had made to the European Union. Before it closed, INPP was producing about 70 percent of Lithuania's electricity. The country's non-nuclear ener [...]	2010-01-05 08:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON LH
10VILNIUS77	LITHUANIA WANTS TO KEEP MOLDOVA ON EU TRACK [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Ukraine and Moldova Division Dainius Zikevicius told Embassy February 1 that the goal of Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius in visiting Chisinau January 26-27 and signing a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Field of European Integration, was to show suppo [...]	2010-02-03 08:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE XH MD UP LH
10VILNIUS78	LITHUANIA'S 2011 OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) Ambassador met with MFA Ambassador-at-Large Rytis Paulauskas on January 20 to discuss the GOL's plans for its OSCE chairmanship in 2011. Paulauskas said the GOL will focus on human dimension issues of media freedom and election observations. [...]	2010-02-03 08:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE MOPS PREL AF LH

10VILNIUS79	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on January 29 to MFA's Acting Foreign Minister (AFM) Rasa Jukneviciene, Vice Minister Asta Skaisgiryte, Political Director Eitvydas Bajarunas and Second Secretary Donatas Vainalavicius. The AFM expres [...]	2010-02-03 14:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC LH
10VILNIUS8	AFTER H1N1 EPIDEMIC ENDS, VACCINE ARRIVES IN [...] SUMMARY: The Lithuanian government received about 27,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine on December 30, just over a week after it had declared that flu was no longer at epidemic levels throughout the country. The vaccine is being offered first to medical personnel and to those in high-risk categ [...]	2010-01-06 13:45:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
10VILNIUS86	LITHUANIA AND UKRAINE WILL REMAIN STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Ukraine and Moldova Division Dainius Zickevicius emphasized to Embassy February 2 two points regarding Lithuanian policy toward Ukraine: first, the GOL considers it a victory in and of itself that the first round of the Presidential election corresponded to internation [...]	2010-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF XH UP LH PHUM
10VILNIUS94	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. REGARDING PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division, Julius Rakitskis, and Laima Jureviciene, Head of Middle East and Africa Division on February 9th to deliver talking points (REF A). We expressed concern about the potential for demons [...]	2010-02-10 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC IR LH

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