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L. Linkevičius gets invited to Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto Added 2019-05-20 On 20 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi and Beth Richardson, Head of Office of the Canadian Embassy in Vilnius, who invited the Foreign...
Negotiations on financing of EU's future foreign policy require additional effort Added 2019-05-17 On 16 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council (Development) in Brussels. EU development ministers discussed how to maintain momentum for the 2030 Agenda towards achieving the...
L. Linkevičius: Council of Europe reached a crisis point due to Russia's violations of international law Added 2019-05-17 On 16-17 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended a session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which mainly focused on a crisis point reached by the Council of Europe due to Russia's...
Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania visits Lithuania's Foreign Ministry Added 2019-05-15 On 14 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius met with the Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania Etjen Xhafaj, who is responsible for economic and EU issues.
L. Linkevičius spoke in favor of ambitious goals of the Eastern Partnership after 2020 Added 2019-05-14 On 14 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a high-level conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership in Brussels. The Foreign Minister addressed the session on the future goals...
L. Linkevičius: We need to help Eastern Partners, who are experiencing economic pressure and military aggression due to their European choice Added 2019-05-13 On 13 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels.
Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues recommendations to Lithuania Added 2019-05-10 On 10 May, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) of the United Nations issued recommendations to Lithuania on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination....
Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with Director of International Jewish Affairs at American Jewish Committee Added 2019-05-09 On 8 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Director of International Jewish Affairs at the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Andrew Baker and the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall. The meeting was also...
Ambassador Giedrius Čekuolis presents letters of credence to King of Sweden Added 2019-05-09 On 8 May, the Ambassador to Lithuania Giedrius Čekuolis presented his letters of credence to Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden. During the audience, the interlocutors discussed bilateral issues and recalled the visit of the Swedish royal couple...
Lithuania is elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Added 2019-05-08 On 7 May in New York, the United Nations Economic and Social Council elected Lithuania for the first time ever to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the period...