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‘Protection of children in armed conflict needs international community’s special attention’: Minister Linkevičius Added 2015-09-29 On 28 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting New York, met with Leila Zerrougui, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. The conversation focused on...
Linkevičius attends Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping, holds bilateral meetings Added 2015-09-29 On 28 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping at the United Nations, which was convened on the initiative of the U.S. President Barack Obama. During the event, more than 50...
'We must bring values back on European agenda': Linkevičius in Vilnius Democracy Forum Added 2015-09-17 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius welcomed the first Vilnius Democracy Forum on 14-15 September, which explored challenges to security following Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. During the event, the Lithuanian Foreign...
‘Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry will make every effort to ensure smooth OECD accession’: Linkevičius Added 2015-09-17 On 17 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marie Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who is visiting Vilnius. She leads a delegation, which has...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister attends conference on support for independent Russian-language media in Warsaw Added 2015-09-14 On 10 September in Warsaw, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas took part in the conference “Free and Objective Media in Eastern Partnership and Beyond”, which discussed the threat of Russian propaganda, better...
Regional security and relations with Russia discussed in Copenhagen Added 2015-09-04 Neris Germanas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, took part in a traditional meeting of Nordic Baltic Foreign Ministers on 2–3 September 2015 in Copenhagen where topical matters of regional security, relations with Russia, situation in Ukraine,...
Migration issues and situation in Ukraine discussed with EU ambassadors Added 2015-09-02 On 2 September 2015, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted a meeting with ambassadors of the EU Member States residing in Lithuania to discuss the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU and to address...
MFA Statement on the Agreement on the Iranian Nuclear Program Added 2015-07-14 Lithuania welcomes the agreement for long-term comprehensive solution on the Iranian nuclear program signed by the United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France, Germany and Iran. We applaud the intensive diplomatic efforts led by EU High...
Lithuania supports international fight against nuclear terrorism Added 2015-07-03 The four-day Sherpa Meeting ahead of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from such international organisations as...
Lithuanian Ambassador presents letters of credence to Secretary General of Council of Europe Added 2015-06-29 On 26 June in Strasbourg, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Laima Jurevičienė presented her letters of credence to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.