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Linkevičius: the EU sanctions against the responsible Belarusian officials for the use of force and forged elections are necessary Added 2020-08-14 On 14 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius took part in an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council convened via a video conference to discuss the critical situation in Belarus and renewed tensions in the east of the Mediterranean.
Lithuania bans entry to Hezbollah affiliates Added 2020-08-13 “Having taken into consideration the information acquired by our institutions and partners, we may conclude that Hezbollah uses terrorist means that pose threat to the security of a significant number of countries, including Lithuania. We stand...
Joint Statement of Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers on recent developments in Belarus Added 2020-08-11 The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, in the context of the developments that are taking place in Belarus, express their grave concern about the violence against post-election...
MFA statement on the situation in Belarus Added 2020-08-10 We continue to observe the situation in Belarus, where presidential elections took place on the 9th of August. The elections did not comply with the international commitments of Belarus and globally recognised standards of democracy, and they were...
Statement by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine – Lublin Triangle Added 2020-08-10 As Foreign Ministers of Lublin Triangle States, we are deeply concerned with escalation of the situation in Belarus after the presidential elections and call upon the authorities to refrain from the use of force and to release all those detained...
Lithuanian and Saudi Arabian Ministers of Foreign Affairs discuss possibilities for cooperation Added 2020-08-10 On 10 August, Minister Linas Linkevičius had a phone conversation with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. The Ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral relations and emphasised their interest...
Lithuania Strongly Condemns Start of Nuclear Fuel Loading into Unsafe Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus Added 2020-08-07 On 7 August the Embassy of Belarus was presented with a protest note by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which strongly condemns Belarus’s actions to begin the loading of nuclear fuel into the unsafe nuclear power plant at the Astravets...
Linas Linkevičius Discussed Situation in Belarus with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Added 2020-08-07 The Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius had a phone conversation with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to discuss the worrying situation in Belarus. Mr Linkevičius highlighted the...
Lithuanian and Polish Ministers of Foreign Affairs Have Discussed Situation in Belarus Added 2020-08-06 During their phone conversation of 6 August Minister Linas Linkevičius and his Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz discussed the situation in Belarus. The Ministers agreed to continue to carefully monitor the situation in the neighbouring state,...
Lithuania Has Once Again Urged Belarusian Government to Abstain from Using Force Against Opposition Added 2020-08-04 On 3 August, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius talked to the Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei. The phone conversation was initiated by Lithuania.