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Linkevičius holds meetings in Geneva, discusses human rights, new European challenges, civil society issues Added 2016-03-02 On 1 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius held meetings in Geneva to discuss the situations in Ukraine and Syria, Lithuania’s achievements as a member of the United Nations Security Council, threats to Europe....
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister discusses aid for Syria at a donor conference in London Added 2016-02-05 On 4 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Supporting Syria and the Region London 2016 conference.
Lithuania takes another important step towards its OECD membership Added 2016-01-22 The submission by Lithuania to the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Frantz Douglas of an Initial Memorandum, setting out Lithuania’s position on each OECD legal instrument in force, took place...
Lithuania hopes the WTO will continue to be the major venue of setting rules of trade Added 2015-12-18 Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Raimundas Karoblis urged WTO members not to consider the smoothly functioning multilateral trade system as something to be taken for granted at the Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference, in Nairobi on 17...
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the UN Security Council event on countering the financing of terrorism Added 2015-12-18 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas took part in the high-level event, on 17 December, organised by the United States that is currently holding the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on countering the financing of...
Lithuania hopes for balanced outcomes of WTO Ministerial Conference Added 2015-12-15 The EU’s Foreign Affairs Council on trade issues on 15 December prepared for the WTO's 10th Ministerial Conference. Today, in Nairobi, Kenya, trade ministers from around the world begin to discuss further priorities for world trade negotiations...
Respect for human rights is an integral part of Lithuania’s foreign policy Added 2015-12-10 Today, the Human Rights Day is celebrated across the world. It commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which calls upon all countries to observe human rights, promote...
Lithuania initiates dialogue between Europe and Asia on women’s empowerment Added 2015-12-04 In the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) meeting on 3-4 December in Singapore, Lithuania’s delegation submitted a proposal to European and Asian countries to begin a broader discussion on women’s empowerment and to start sharing their experiences in...
Crimean issue must remain on OSCE’s political agenda, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Added 2015-12-03 Prior to the annual OSCE Ministerial Council on 3-4 December, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Ukraine with the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev was held on Lithuania’s initiative.
Linkevičius: ‘Dialogue on Ukrainian conflict has to be based on OSCE principles and commitments Added 2015-12-03 On 3 December in Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is attending the annual OSCE Ministerial Council, which brought together Foreign Ministers from 57 OSCE participating States to discuss key challenges to...