POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND ISRAEL WERE HELD IN JERUSALEM
On 21-22 June bilateral political consultations between Lithuania and Israel were held in Jerusalem. The delegation of Lithuania‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was headed by Vice-Minister Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė.
During the consultations, bilateral political and economic issues were discussed. Special attention was dedicated to the matters of the European Union and the Middle East Peace Process, cooperation in the international organizations.
A bilateral programme for the cooperation in the fields of culture, education and science in 2009-2011 was signed during the consultations. During the visit, issues of the Jewish community that are important to Lithuania and Israel were also discussed.
On 22 June Vice-Minister A.Skaisgirytė Liauškienė presented a concert by Lithuanian musicians Zecharia Plavin and Raimondas Butvilas in Jerusalem‘s Crown Symphony Hall.
In Tel Aviv, the Vice-Minister also visited the opening of the 20th International Fair For Technological Innovations and Achievements, Technology 2009.
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