A friendship picnic commemorating the declaration of Benjamin Sumner Welles will be held in Vilnius on Wednesday at 17 p.m.
The Welles Declaration is a statement issued by the United States Secretary of State BS Welles in the 1940s, in which the country declared that it did not recognize the occupation of the three Baltic states.
This declaration became a testimony of long-term friendship, allowed Lithuania to preserve the embassy building in Washington and during the occupation, the Lithuanian flag still flew near the United States State Department.
He will play at the event in Vilnius Washington Square JAV naval forces in Europe and Africa brass band, there will be outdoor games, you will be able to taste American food from wagons. Participants are invited to bring blankets.
The US Ambassador to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilunas will take part in the event and address the audience during it.
The event is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the US Embassy in Lithuania.
