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Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius: We need an international investigation of crimes perpetrated by the Belarusian regime Added 2020-12-07 On 7 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the Foreign Affairs Council. The meeting took stock of the latest international developments, including the post-election situation in Georgia, the...
Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius: Effective multilateralism is needed to overcome the pandemic and its impacts Added 2020-12-04 On 3-4 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius virtually participated in the special session of the United Nations General Assembly in Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. The participants discussed...
Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius once again urged the Belarusian authorities to end human rights abuses and impunity for such crimes Added 2020-12-04 On 4 December, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Belarus following the presidential elections of 9 August. The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas...
Joint Statement of the Group of Friends of Georgia Added 2020-12-04 This statement is delivered on behalf of Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. We reaffirm our full support...
Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius bids farewell to the EU Ambassadors, calls for maintaining focus on eastern neighbours Added 2020-12-03 On 3 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius took part in an online discussion with the Ambassadors of the European Union to Lithuania. Linkevičius noted that the EU should provide pro-active support to eastern...
Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is attending the OSCE Ministerial Council Added 2020-12-03 On 3-4 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is attending the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council. The annual event traditionally reviews and evaluates the organisation’s efforts to address key threats to security in the...
Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council discussed the Conference on the Future of Europe, coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic Added 2020-12-02 On 1 December, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius took part in an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council via video conference, which focused on the organisation of the Conference on the Future of Europe...
Lithuania's Embassy in Armenia provided humanitarian aid to displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh Added 2020-12-02 On 30 November, the Lithuanian Embassy in Armenia provided humanitarian assistance to Armenians affected by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, in cooperation with the Armenian Red Cross Society and local regional authorities.
Free Lithuanian national visas for regime-persecuted Belarusians Added 2020-12-02 On 2 December, the Government has decided to issue Lithuanian national visas free of charge to regime-persecuted Belarusians. The proposal was brought forward by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Acting Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius: NATO must continue to consistently support Georgia and Ukraine Added 2020-12-02 On 2 December, NATO Foreign Ministers' second session was held online. Ministers of NATO together with partner countries discussed the China challenge and the security situation in the Black Sea region.