Arvydas Sabonis was awarded in Georgia with the Presidential Order of Excellence
Today Michail Saakashvili, President of Georgia, awarded Mr. Arvydas Sabonis with the Presidential Order of Excellence. This state award, which is rarely given to citizens of foreign countries, was given to A.Sabonis for fostering the friendship between Lithuania and Georgia.H.E. Jonas Paslauskas, ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia, was among those who watched the award ceremony."I am delighted to see and hear how well georgians remember Arvydas Sabonis. Today, once again, we saw that sport is one of many factors uniting lithuanians and georgians" – said ambassador J.Paslauskas.
Mr. A.Sabonis, acting as the ambassador of "EuroBasket 2011", met again with M. Saakashvili at the Presidential Palacea and presented not only the official T-shirt of Lithuanian national team, but also the official outfit of the Georgian national team which has been manufactured by the Lithuanian company "Tūta”.
Yesterday, on 25th May, Mr. Arvydas Sabonis officially presented the championship and, together with Ambassador Jonas Paslauskas and Mr. Beso Liparteliani, the President of the Basketball Federation of Georgia, invited Georgian basketball fans to come to Lithuania in order to support their team.
Georgia is the ninth country, in which A. Sabonis and organizers of “EuroBasket 2011” presented the championship. In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, A.Sabonis has already visited Slovenia, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Spain, Israel, Latvia and Greece.
Presentation of the European Basketball Championship in Lithuania is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.
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