Article by Ambassador G. Varvuolis in Sankei Shimbun on January 13
On January 13, 2021, Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan's biggest dailies, published an article by Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of January 13th - Defenders of Freedom Day. The Ambassador shares his personal memories from the night of January 13, 1991, when people of Lithuania, led by pursuit of unity and freedom, achieved a historic victory and defended independence of the restored Lithuanian state. Recalling the victory of freedom won by peaceful Lithuanian citizens thirty years ago, G. Varvuolis emphasizes the significance of January 1991 on the path of restoration and consolidation of independence, which determined the future of Lithuania and Europe as a whole. The article was prepared in communication with Mr. Tsumoto Saito, Sankei Shimbun correspondent, who had arrived in Lithuania immediately after events of January 13, 1991, and wrote about them immediately afterwards. Article in the Japanese language: https://www.sankei.com/world/news/210113/wor2101130026-n1.html.
The Ambassador shares his personal memories from the night of January 13, 1991, when people of Lithuania, led by pursuit of unity and freedom, achieved a historic victory and defended independence of the restored Lithuanian state.
Recalling the victory of freedom won by peaceful Lithuanian citizens thirty years ago, G. Varvuolis emphasizes the significance of January 1991 on the path of restoration and consolidation of independence, which determined the future of Lithuania and Europe as a whole.
The article was prepared in communication with Mr. Tsumoto Saito, Sankei Shimbun correspondent, who had arrived in Lithuania immediately after events of January 13, 1991, and wrote about them immediately afterwards.
Article in the Japanese language: https://www.sankei.com/world/news/210113/wor2101130026-n1.html.
