Lithuanian Prime Minister News Conference
Following a meeting with the president, Prime Minister Prunskiene comments to reporters. She is on a private visit to th…
Kazimiera Prunskiene was recently elected prime minister of Lithuania in that country’s first democratic election. She was on an official vi… read more
Kazimiera Prunskiene was recently elected prime minister of Lithuania in that country’s first democratic election. She was on an official visit to the United States, where she met with President George H.W. Bush and other administration officials. Her comments focused on her impressions of the meetings with President Bush. In 1940 Josef Stalin forcibly annexed the Lithuanian Republic and since then the people of Lithuania have yearned for their freedom. Gorbachev’s perestroika led to the first multi-party elections in the U.S.S.R. in Lithuania on March 3, 1990. The result was the election of an overwhelming majority from the pro-independence party. At the first session of the Lithuanian congress these representatives attended, March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union. This declaration was followed by an embargo by Gorbachev. close
Following a meeting with the president, Prime Minister Prunskiene comments to reporters. She is on a private visit to th…
Lithuanian Legation Representative Stasys Lozoraitis answered viewer questions concerning the status of the Lithuanian i…
The Soviet embassy held a news conference. The legal aspects of Lithuania’s call for self-determination were talked abou…
Rep. Christopher Cox (R-California) spoke about recent Lithuanian elections and his recommendation that the U.S. governm…