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US Stays Focused on Europe

Friday, April 9th, 2010

US President Barack Obama is meeting 11 Central and East European leaders in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. Lithuania is represented by Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius.
There, In the Czech capital, he is due to sign a nuclear arms treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 8 April. The pact commits both countries to big cuts in nuclear warheads.

In the Lithuanian Prime Minister‘s view, the United States holds a informal meeting in Prague to show that it stays focused on Europe.
“The symbolic meaning of the meeting is all that really matters. I think the United States is willing to show that it keeps seeking new security formats and that it stays deeply focused on Central Europe. As for Lithuania, it will continue to be one of the most responsive regions regarding the security aspect”, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said right before his visit to Prague.
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airBaltic to Launch Four New Routes from Vilnius

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Vilnius to Dublin, Hamburg, Manchester, and Oslo, thus offering already 13 direct flight routes from Vilnius. airBaltic will start direct flights to Dublin on March 29, to Hamburg on March 30, and to Manchester on March 31. The airline will operate the first flight to Oslo on May 17.

Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “After profitable year 2009 and with a positive outlook for 2010, airBaltic is expanding the network of direct routes from Vilnius to strengthen our position in Lithuania.”
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airBaltic and Reval Hotels Join Forces in Co-branding

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

The leading Baltic carrier airBaltic and the largest hotel chain in the region, Reval Hotels, today announce extended co-operation. Companies will join their forces under “Reval Hotels, Member of airBaltic Hotels” brand, in order to differentiate and better promote their services and high standards. This kind of co-branding exercise is the first of its scale in the region, and leverages business for both companies in the Baltic region, Russia, Scandinavia and Western European markets.
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airBaltic to Offer New Flights: Riga-Umeå and Vilnius-London

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

On March 29 of this year, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights from Riga to Umeå in Sweden. The next new route to be offered will be between Vilnius and London, and airBaltic will offer more detailed information about that route in a week’s time.
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