LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY GETS ARMENIAN INTERNS

Baltic News Service
June 1, 2004

VILNIUS, Jun 01 — Armenian diplomats are attending an internship
at the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry to learn more about European
integration.

During the internship on May 31 through June 11, the Armenian diplomats
will study the Lithuanian experience of preparations for European Union
membership, various aspects of coordination of EU-related activities
and formation of the public opinion on Euro-integration.

The diplomats will attend a series of meetings at the President’s
Office, the parliament and the government and visit the Vilnius
University’s International Relations and Political Science Institute,
the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s press service said.

A similar internship was held for Ukrainian officials in January.

In the framework of the program to transfer the Lithuanian
Euro-integration experience to the countries of South Caucasus,
representatives of these countries will attend various training on
public administration in Lithuania in 2004-2005 The training will
be held in cooperation with the Lithuanian Institute of Public
Administration.