According to the Press Office of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan began his official visit to the Baltic States on November 18th in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where he was received by that country's President, Valtas Adamkus. The two leaders are said to have discussed the possibilities to widen cooperative efforts between the two nations as well as progress in theKarabakh negotiations process.Forein Minister Nalbandyan also had the occasion to meet with his Lithuanian counterpart, Petras Vaytekunas. Besides discussing problems confronting the Caucasus, during their meeting the Armenian FM also emphasized the importance of the November 2nd Moscow Declaration and the need to continue the negotiations process surrounding the Karabakh issue. They also agreed to cooperate on jointly organizing events regarding the selection of Vilnius as the 2009 Cultural Capital of Europe ceremonies. On November 19th, the Armenian Foreign Minister left for Latvia to continue his tour of the Baltics.