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L. Linkevičius: Transatlantic cooperation remains a cornerstone to address hybrid threats Added 2019-02-06 On 5 February, during the visit to the U.S., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Co-Chairman of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus Chuck Grassley, the Assistant Secretary...
Instrument of accession to the Convention on Road Traffic deposited with the United Nations Added 2019-02-05 On 4 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė deposited an instrument of accession to the Convention on Road Traffic with the United Nations.
EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement enters into force Added 2019-02-04 On 1 February, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan entered into force. It is the EU's largest bilateral trade agreement to date. The agreement establishes a free trade area with a combined market of over 600 million...
Lithuania acknowledges and supports Juan Guaidó as the Venezuelan interim President Added 2019-02-04 Lithuania, along with other member states of the European Union, acknowledges and supports Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim President. In addition, Lithuania hopes that he will be able to organize free, independent, and fair presidential...
EU-League of Arab States ministerial meeting focuses on cooperation issues Added 2019-02-04 On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius participated in the 5th EU-League of Arab States (LAS) ministerial meeting in Brussels and highlighted the importance of cooperation between the EU and the LAS...
L. Linkevičius: We have to pay attention to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova's goal of deepening European integration Added 2019-02-01 On 31 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in an informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich) in Bucharest, Romania, during which he called on launching an ambitious strategic discussion...
Statement on Russia's failure to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Added 2019-02-01 We appreciate the efforts the United States have undertaken to engage Russia with a view to preserving the INF treaty.
Lithuania strongly supports Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic integration Added 2019-01-30 On 28-29 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who was visiting Macedonia, held meetings with the highest-ranking Macedonian government officials to discuss possibilities for strengthening bilateral cooperation,...
Lithuanians believe that Latvia is the friendliest country and Russia poses a major threat, a new survey finds Added 2019-01-30 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned the Market and Opinion Research Centre ‘Vilmorus Ltd.’ to conduct a public opinion survey, which found that Lithuanians believed in the importance of foreign policy and diplomacy for security of the...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister meets the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, discusses bilateral cooperation Added 2019-01-30 On 30 January, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius met with the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Lithuania Mira Sun, who resides in Warsaw. On the same day, the Ambassador presented her letters of...