Honours
- Germany : Grand Crosse Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Iceland : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Latvia : Recipient 1st Class of the Order of the Three Stars
- Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (19/08/1997)
- Norway : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- Poland : Order of the White Eagle (Poland) (1998)
- Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms
- Recipient 1st Class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms
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