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RSS Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius congratulated Hungary on its National Day Added2020.10.23
On 23 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on the National Day.

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Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius: We need an international format to be equipped to work together, so the UN is still relevant and necessary Added2020.10.22
On 22 October, to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania held a virtual conference “The Future We Want, the United Nations We Need. Lithuania’s Contribution to Multilateralism”, aimed at encouraging the Lithuanian society, especially young people, to take an interest in the organisation's activities and efforts to maintain international peace and security, to tackle social exclusion, and to improve human rights situations.

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Lithuania's Foreign Minister met with the Slovenian Foreign Minister Added2020.10.22
On 22 October in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar, who was paying a working visit to Lithuania after a trip to Estonia and Latvia.

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Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius discussed the situation in Venezuela Added2020.10.20
On 20 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Presidential Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Julio Borges discussed the political situation in Venezuela in the run-up to the National Assembly election.

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Minister Foreign Linas Linkevičius received the President of the Swiss National Council Added2020.10.19
On 19 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius received Isabelle Moret, President of the Swiss National Council, and a delegation of Swiss Parliamentarians. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, the situation in Belarus, and the European Union’s relationship with Switzerland.

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Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Canada met in Vilnius Added2020.10.16
On 16 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne in Vilnius. The Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, and security policy, the state of play in transatlantic relations, as well as the situation in Belarus and Ukraine.

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Baltic States - Canada joint statement Added2020.10.16
October 16, 2020 - Vilnius, Lithuania

Foreign ministers Linas Linkevičius of Lithuania, Edgars Rinkēvičs of Latvia, Urmas Reinsalu of Estonia and François-Philippe Champagne of Canada met jointly today in Vilnius for the first time.

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RSS Winner of the UN75 Art Contest, Lithuanian Artist presents her Art Work at the Palace of Nations in Geneva Added2020.10.23
On 22 October, well-known Lithuanian artist Sigita Maslauskaitė-Mažylienė presented her art work „Wall“ at the opening of the art exhibition “The Future We Want” in Geneva‘s historic Palace of Nations. The art work was nominated to the United Nations Office in Geneva art contest by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania in Geneva.

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Lithuania's Ambassador Kazakevičius presented his letters of credence to the President of Finland Added2020.10.23
On 22 October, Lithuania's Ambassador to Finland Giedrius Kazakevičius presented his letters of credence to the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. The ceremony was different from the usual, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lithuania's Ambassador Puišytė-Bostroem presented her letters of credence to Spain's King Felipe VI Added2020.10.22
On 22 October, Lyra Puišytė-Bostroem presented her letters of credence to Spain's King Felipe VI.

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Lithuania's Ambassador Laimonas Talat-Kelpša presented his letters of credence to the Czech President Added2020.10.21
On 21 October, the Ambassador of Lithuania Laimonas Talat-Kelpša presented his letters of credence to the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Dalius Čekuolis attended the European Humanities University’s opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2020-2021 Added2020.10.15
On 14 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis participated in the European Humanities University’s (EHU) opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2020-2021. The Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya also attended the event.

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In Luxembourg, EU Ministers discussed action to combat climate change and COVID-19 coordination Added2020.10.14
On 13 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius attended the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Albinas Zananavičius: Belarusian nuclear power plant poses a security threat and hybrid challenge for the region Added2020.10.07
On 6 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius took part in a virtual discussion on hybrid threats and challenges that was organised by Germany’s Hanns Seidel Foundation.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Neris Germanas took part in the Baltic-German consultations Added2020.10.06
On 6 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas attended a meeting with the State Secretaries of the Latvian, Estonian, and German Foreign Ministries in Riga. The meeting focused on the most important items on the European Union’s agenda, the eastern dimension of the European Neighborhood policy, the security situation in the region and in the South Caucasus, transatlantic ties, the EU-China cooperation, the fight against disinformation, and cyber security.

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Lithuania condemns human rights violations in Russia-occupied parts of Georgia Added2020.10.05
On 5 October 2020, Lithuania took the floor at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council in the general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. The Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas expressed Lithuania’s support for the work of OHCHR in providing technical assistance to Georgia and commended Georgia’s close cooperation with the Office.

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EU Development Ministers discussed ways to help Belarus Added2020.09.30
On 29 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis participated in an informal videoconfrence of EU Development Ministers.

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