Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
In the light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has updated its Italy travel advice. The Ministry temporarily advises against all travel to the following regions of northern Italy: Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, and Emilia-Romagna.
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RSS Foreign Ministry’s Travel Advice
Added2020.02.28
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Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry holds annual Development Cooperation Conference
Added2020.02.28
Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »On 27 February, the annual Development Cooperation Conference took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. The event focused on Lithuania’s development cooperation policy and results.
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L. Linkevičius meets with Canada’s Foreign Minister and Minister of National Defense
Added2020.02.28
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » NATO and International Security »On 27 February in Ottawa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius kicked off his overseas visit meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada François-Philippe Champagne and the Canadian Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan.
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Lithuania becomes a founding member of new European Center of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management
Added2020.02.25
Multilateral Relations »On 25 February, at the Constitutive Meeting of the new Center of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) in Berlin, Germany, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Germany Darius Jonas Semaška signed the statute. Along with other 13 member states of the European Union, Lithuania became a founding member of the new CoE.
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L. Linkevičius meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova
Added2020.02.25
Bilateral Relations »On 25 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Aureliu Ciocoi in Geneva. The meeting focused on the implementation of the Association Agreement between Moldova and the European Union, Moldova's progress in implementing reforms, cooperation within the United Nations system, and the latest developments in bilateral relations.
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L. Linkevičius: Lithuania‘s position on illegal annexation of Crimea remains firm and principled
Added2020.02.24
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On February 24 in Geneva, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the event jointly organized by Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland on human rights situation in Crimea and Sevastopol, illegally annexed by the Russian Federation, with a special focus on political prisoners and arbitrary detentions.
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In Geneva, L. Linkevičius presents Lithuania’s priorities, seeking membership of the Human Rights Council
Added2020.02.24
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius delivered a speech at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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RSS Foreign Vice-Minister A. Zananavičius: We support European Commission’s decision to focus on ecological and digital transitions
Added2020.02.25
Multilateral Relations »On 25 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council in Brussels, which discussed legislative work in 2020 and multiannual programming.
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Lithuania delivers statement on behalf of Nordic and Baltic countries on rights of child
Added2020.02.25
Multilateral Relations »On 24 February, during the High level mainstreaming panel, dedicated to discuss possibilities and challenges to the Convention of on the Rights of the Child on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries.
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Foreign Vice-Minister A. Zananavičius: Much hard work lies ahead on road to agreeing on EU's long-term budget
Added2020.02.17
Multilateral Relations »
On 17 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council, which prepared the special meeting of the European Council on 20 February and discussed the EU's multiannual financial framework for the 2021‑2027 period.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Dalius Čekuolis attends inaugural meeting of International Religious Freedom Alliance in Washington, D.C.
Added2020.02.07
Multilateral Relations »On 5 February in Washington, D.C., the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis attended the inaugural meeting of the new International Religious Freedom Alliance that was launched by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The meeting was attended by representatives from 27 countries.
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Foreign Vice-Minister N. Germanas receives new U.S. Ambassador
Added2020.02.05
Bilateral Relations »On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas received the new Ambassador of the United States of America to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist.
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Foreign Vice-Minister N. Germanas meets with new Ambassador of Greece
Added2020.02.04
Bilateral Relations »On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas meets with the new Ambassador of Greece Dimitrios Xenitellis.
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EU public sector experience for better Development Cooperation discussed in Vilnius
Added2020.02.04
Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »On 4 February, the international conference “Mobilizing Public Sector Expertise for EU Development Cooperation” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants discussed the importance of public sector experience in implementing the EU development cooperation projects.
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Vice-Minister Neris Germanas meets with new Ambassador of San Marino
Added2020.02.04
Bilateral Relations »On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of San Marino to Lithuania Silvia Berti.
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Organization of proposed Conference on Future of Europe discussed in Brussels
Added2020.01.28
European Union »On 28 January, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, which discussed the proposed Conference on the Future of Europe.
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Lithuania ratifies Convention 108+
Added2020.01.24
Multilateral Relations »On 23 January, Lithuania ratified the Protocol amending the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108), which provides the modernised Convention 108+ and was adopted in Strasbourg on 10 October 2018.
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