Tomorrow, Thursday, July 18, Vilnius residents and guests of the city are invited to the commemoration of the historic declaration of Sumner Welles in Washington Square. Ministries of Foreign Affairs and JAV the celebration organized by the embassy is intended to thank us NATO ally the USA for not recognizing the occupation of the Baltic States.
"The Sumner Welles Declaration is the best symbol of the unity of the Baltic States and the United States of America. Thanks to the USA, the tricolor of Lithuania and the flags of the other Baltic countries have flown at the US State Department for five decades, underscoring the policy of non-recognition of the occupation of the Baltic countries consistently pursued by the USA", says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.
On July 1940, 23, acting US Secretary of State Benjamin Sumner Welles issued a declaration in which the US officially condemned the occupation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union and did not recognize the annexation during the Cold War until the independence of the Baltic States was restored. The USA remains an important guarantor of the security of Lithuania and other Baltic countries.
The organizers of the celebration invite Vilnius residents and guests of the city to choose from 15 p.m. in Washington Square. - food carts will sell American food and will play upbeat music. 16 p.m. Lithuanian Army the orchestra will perform the anthems of the Baltic countries and the USA, and the national flags will be raised. From 16.30:XNUMX p.m. the rock group "Garbanots" will take place concert, later DJ Darren Vibe will set the mood.
