On 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis continued his visit to Ukraine and met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other high-ranking officials.
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RSS Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania will continue its consistent support to Ukraine Added2021.02.24
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On the first day of the visit to Kyiv, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis met with his Ukrainian counterpart, drew attention to Crimea Added2021.02.24
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 23 February in Kyiv, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphanius I, and relatives of Ukrainian citizens unlawfully imprisoned in Russia.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Pranckevičius: Smooth vaccine supplies and full information on vaccines are today’s European Union priorities Added2021.02.23
Multilateral Relations » European Union »On 23 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius took part in an informal video conference of European affairs ministers, who prepared the informal video conference of Members of the European Council on 25-26 February. Ministers discussed the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, security and defence, and issues of the European Union's neighbourhood. They also exchanged views on the European democracy action plan and took stock of the interinstitutional discussions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, as well as assessed the state of play of EU-UK relations.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU sanctions work and provide real help to civil society in Russia Added2021.02.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » European Union »On 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs made a political decision to impose targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment and the crackdown on peaceful protesters under the EU global human rights sanctions regime, or the so-called European Magnitsky Act.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Let us stop the Nord Stream 2 until a free election to the State Duma is held
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On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated in the Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on the EU-Russia relations, the human rights and democracy situation in Belarus, Myanmar, Hong Kong, and the EU initiative to strengthen a common European security and defence culture.
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Lithuania initiated a meeting with Russian opposition representatives in Brussels Added2021.02.21
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry » European Union »On the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council to be held on 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs, ambassadors, and representatives of the EU institutions met with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, and Ivan Zhdanov, Director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania sees the U.S. as a strategic partner in developing trade and economic relations Added2021.02.19
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Economic Relations »On 18 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated in a virtual roundtable, which was hosted by the American-Lithuanian Business Council (ALBC), discussed possibilities for expanding cooperation, and got acquainted with the association’s operational plans. The meeting focused on the situation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lithuania’s foreign policy priorities, Belarus, as well as other issues of international importance.
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RSS Human rights situation in Belarus discussed at virtual event in Geneva Added2021.02.18
Multilateral Relations »On 18 February, a virtual side-event on the human rights violations in Belarus took place in the run-up to the 46th session of the Human Rights Council. The event aimed to discuss the ongoing human rights violations in Belarus and possible ways of how the international community, and the UN Human Rights Council in particular, could contribute to ensuring the accountability for those violations.
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Ambassador Norkus presented his letters of credence to the Sultan of Oman Added2021.02.17
Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 16 February, the Ambassador of Lithuania to the United Kingdom Renatas Norkus presented his letters of credence to the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and conveyed the Lithuanian President's congratulations to the people of Oman on the occasion of the country's 50th National Day in November 2020.
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Lithuania ratified the Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events
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Lithuania deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events. Its purpose is to go from a violence-focused approach towards an integrated approach based on safety, security and service. The Convention also promotes co-operation between all public and private stakeholders, including supporters, in order to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment at football matches and other sports events.
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Lithuania's representative spoke at a special session of the Human Rights Council on Myanmar Added2021.02.13
News of Representations »On 12 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor at the 29th Special Session of the Human Rights Council, initiated by the United Kingdom and the European Union, on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas took part in a webinar on Belarus in Madrid Added2021.02.11
News of Representations »On 10 February, the Embassy of Lithuania in Spain co-organised a webinar “Where is Belarus heading?” together with the Polish Embassy and a think-tank for international and strategic studies - the Elcano Royal Institute.
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“Team Lithuania” will be truly focused around our ambitious goals of economic diplomacy Added2021.02.10
Bilateral Relations »On 10 February, the first meeting of the new leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with heads of Lithuania's diplomatic missions on economic diplomacy discussed economic activities carried out by the bilateral missions, priorities of economic diplomacy, measures, and the role of diplomacy in strengthening Lithuania’s economic competitiveness.
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Lithuania deposited its instruments of accession to the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol Added2021.02.09
News of Representations »On 9 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas on behalf of the President of Lithuania deposited the instrument of accession by Lithuania to the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Daren Tang. -
Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas held a virtual meeting with the State Secretary of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Added2021.02.05
Bilateral Relations »On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas held a virtual meeting with the State Secretary of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Daniela Cujbă and discussed the topical issues of bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Moldova, as well as Moldova's agenda of European integration.
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Lithuania opens a new Honorary Consulate in the Italian region of Abruzzo Added2021.01.29
News of Representations »Lithuania's Honorary Consul Maurizio Cocciolito took office in Teramo, Italy. His consular district includes the Italian region of Abruzzo.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas took part in a discussion on the future of democracy in Belarus Added2021.01.29
News of Representations »On 28 January, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual panel discussion "The Future of Democracy in Belarus: Europe's Next Challenge" in London almost six months on from the Belarus presidential election.
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