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 Visions
There are plenty of plans, schemes, drafts, and
models in this issue of the magazine, visions about future – in texts.
Although scientists fear that the old continent of Europe is getting older, having in mind
the increasing age of the inhabitants, we, the settlers of the European Union, having
celebrated the first anniversary of the membership in it, feel young and resolute.
As an independent country, we try to outgrow adolescence complexes as fast as possible and
rush to seize things we did not have or lost over the challenges destined to us by
history.
The leaders of the Lithuanian seaport and its inhabitants hope, that Klaipeda successfully
stepping forward by the road of entertainment and tourism, will soon become one of the
most attractive Baltic ports to harbor the greatest cruise liners of the world and the
regattas of the great sailboats.
The fact, that one of the seven biggest cruise vessels of the world Constellation this
year hails to Klaipeda even three times, shows that our old city, counting eight centuries
of its existence, is interesting to the travelers of other countries and continents.
In order to make it more attractive, businessmen and architects create ambitious plans,
discuss the construction possibilities of new city highlights, streets, squares, quays,
and terminals, not fearing the predictions that Klaipeda may be a potential candidate to
become a central Baltic port, a “hub”.
No less ambitious are the visions of the other great Lithuanian city Kaunas, shaping the
transcontinental routes via Lithuania and envisaging symbiosis with the Kaliningrad region
of the Russian Federation that happened to be in the embrace of the European Union.
We hurry to share these visions, which are presented by the specialists of various fields
on the pages of our magazine, with the participants of international forums gathered from
different countries to the exhibition and conference Freight Russia in Moscow and one of
the biggest European transport and logistics exhibitions in the German city Munich.
In the end of July, after these forums, we invite everyone to come to Klaipeda, to the
most beautiful fiesta of the summer – “Sea Festival 2005”, the slogan of which this
year urges: “Sail to Klaipeda!”
You are kindly welcome.
Sincerely Yours,
Zita Tallat-Kelpsaite
Editor-in-chief of the magazine
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