The new council of Sports, Jose Cabezas and Tourism, Calorina Palazón, it arrives in office at the Palace Hall getting the crew from Lithuania, a country that organizes basketball next season
Cartagena received today Tuesday, June 14, the visit of the yacht Gold of Lithuania, which has undertaken the voyage across the Mediterranean to encourage football fans in Spain and France to follow the upcoming basketball championship Eurobasket 2011 Lithuania organized from the 31st of August.
The new council of Sports, Jose Cabezas, and tourism, Carolina Palazón, it arrives in office with the reception staff Lithuanian reaching the yacht, at 13.00 hours at the Palace Hall.
Between the Lithuanian authorities to be received by the Selectmen is the captain of the yacht, Darius Vinkevicius, v Aryans trade representatives Lithuanian Donatas Juskus representative art, new business opportunities and tourism; Ricardas Sablovskis, international business; Jaunius Jakaitis, advertising ; Darius Budziniauskas, communication and public relations; Linas Didrik, water supplies and business opportunities, and Daiva Guntyte, pharmaceutical representative.
Cartagena is the sixth leg of the ship will visit a total of 21 ports in the Mediterranean in southern Spain, southern France, Monaco, and northern Africa, with which the country hopes to strengthen ties in cultural, commercial and diplomatic.
HISTORICAL YACHT
This the first time since Lithuania is organizing a competition of its kind since independence in 1990.
The Gold of Lithuania performs this issue for the third consecutive year, the company promoted by JCI Vilnius, and the city of Vilnius, with the intent to promote links between different cities in other countries as well as trade and tourism Lithuanian emulating the trip that made the noble Mikolajus 1583-1584 Kristupo Radvila Naslaitelis, a member of Mayor Duchy of Lithuania (Lietuvos Didzioji Kunigaikstyste) on the way the Holy Land.
This historical character was also Marshal of Vilnius and prince of the Roman Empire, traveler, cartographer, geographer and patrons.
In addition, the yacht itself is a historical model, a Reliant 59, manufactured in Lithuania.
In the years 2009 and 2010, the Gold of Lithuania has taken this historic journey, raising a flag Lithuanian 40 square meters in the 40 Mediterranean ports he visited, among others, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Athens (Greece) Heraklion (Crete), Rome (Italy), Valletta (Malta), Ajiaco (COSIC), Palermo (Sicily), Larnaca (Cyprus), Alania (Turkey), Tel-Aviv (Israel) and Alexandria (Egypt).
In all these municipalities mayors were invited to visit the capital of Lithuania and continue to strengthen ties.
Official Ambassador http://eurobasket2011.com/en/
More information www.goldoflithuania.com / en
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena