▁ ▁Lith u ania ▁▁ ▁Lith u ania ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁government ▁level ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Assembly ▁adopted ▁a ▁Resol ution , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Lith u ania , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Assembly ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Lat via , ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁Est onia ▁to ▁proc laim ▁April ▁ 1 5 ▁as ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁states . ▁At ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁defense ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁R asa ▁J uk ne vi č ien ė , ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁culture ▁Rem ig ij us ▁Vil k ait is , ▁amb assador ▁of ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁at ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁about ▁the ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁C ities ▁A uk se ▁Nar vil ene ▁appeared ▁with ▁sal ut atory ▁addresses . ▁In ▁her ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁B anner ▁of ▁Peace ▁ho isting ▁ceremony ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁Se imas ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁Mrs . ▁I ren a ▁D eg ut ien ė ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁day , ▁on ▁which ▁" people ▁are ▁ex ch anging ▁ideas ▁on ▁the ▁fundamental ▁values , ▁raising ▁and ▁address ing ▁fundamental ▁questions , ▁and ▁the