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Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the keynote speech Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In his remarks the Vice President spoke of the story of democracy that has been written over the last two decades in the Baltic and Black Sea regions. "This great story has been repeated many times in the course of a generation, enhancing the lives of millions, and lifting the hopes of millions more," he said, adding, "With the consolidation of democracy, and the expansion of NATO and the European Union, countries that once were rivals have become partners."
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the keynote speech Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In his remarks the Vice President spoke of the story of democracy that has been written over the last two decades in the Baltic and Black Sea regions. "This great story has been repeated many times in the course of a generation, enhancing the lives of millions, and lifting the hopes of millions more," he said, adding, "With the consolidation of democracy, and the expansion of NATO and the European Union, countries that once were rivals have become partners."
U.S. and Lithuanian officials line up on the tarmac to greet Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne Cheney, upon their arrival Wednesday, May 3, 2006 to Vilnius, Lithuania. The Vice President's visit to Vilnius is the first stop in a three-nation, five-day trip that includes bilateral meetings with leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions at the Vilnius Conference 2006. The historic city center of Vilnius, Lithuania is the setting for the Vilnius Conference 2006, a summit that brings together delegations from the Baltic and Black Sea regions that are committed to the advancement of democracy and dedicated to working together to reinforce common values and regional interests.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus greet one another upon the Vice President's arrival to the Presidential Palace, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Vice President was welcomed to the Presidential Palace to discuss regional issues prior to Thursday's Vilnius Conference 2006, a summit gathering leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions. Vice President Dick Cheney, right, and Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus pose for the media during the Vice President's arrival to the Presidential Palace, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vice President Dick Cheney listens to Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus during a bilateral meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, May 3, 2006. During the meeting the two leaders discussed their mutual determination to further the rise of democracy in the region. At the conclusion of bilateral meetings with Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus, Vice President Dick Cheney signs the guestbook at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, May 3, 2006. During his visit with President Adamkus Vice President Cheney commended Lithuania for the strides it has taken in promoting democratic reform throughout the region.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko hold a breakfast meeting, Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Both leaders have come to Vilnius to participate in the Vilnius Conference 2006, a summit of leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions. During a statement to the press the Vice President said, "Developments in Ukraine are extraordinarily important, and all of us who support the development of freedom and democracy have been impressed with what our friends in Ukraine have achieved and want to do everything we can to be of assistance in the days ahead." Vice President Dick Cheney, far left, meets with his advisors and US Ambassador to Bulgaria John Beyrle, center left, prior to a bilateral meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov held during the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006.
Vice President Dick Cheney and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia share a light moment with U.S. Ambassador John Tefft, right, during a bilateral meeting held during the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Wednesday, May 4, 2006 at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference brings together delegations from the Baltic and Black Sea regions that are committed to the advancement of democracy and dedicated to working together to reinforce common values and regional interests.
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses heads of state from the Baltic and Black Sea regions during the keynote speech at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday May 4, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the keynote speech Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In his remarks the Vice President spoke of the story of democracy that has been written over the last two decades in the Baltic and Black Sea regions. "This great story has been repeated many times in the course of a generation, enhancing the lives of millions, and lifting the hopes of millions more," he said, adding, "With the consolidation of democracy, and the expansion of NATO and the European Union, countries that once were rivals have become partners."
Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Inna Kuley, wife of recently jailed Belarusian democracy advocate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. Earlier in the day the Vice President delivered the conference's keynote speech and called for the release of Milinkevich and other activists who were jailed after pledging to use civil disobedience to bring about the removal of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Vice President Dick Cheney and heads of state from the Baltic and Black Sea regions conclude the Vilnius Conference 2006 with a lunch meeting, Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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