Lithuanian MFA statement on elections in Ukraine
Added 2014-10-27
We congratulate the people of Ukraine for expressing their will in free and democratic early elections to Verkhovna Rada and for choosing European future.
We respect this choice by Ukrainian people, and believe that Ukraine will determinedly...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania expresses its concern over the Israeli Government’s plans to expand settlements
Added 2014-10-07
Lithuania strongly supports a two-state solution where the State of Israel and State of Palestine live side by side in peace and security. Any unilateral actions are detrimental to peace process and threaten the viability of the two-state solution.
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expresses condolences over brutal murder of French citizen by terrorists
Added 2014-09-25
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania expresses its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Hervé Gourdel, a French citizen kidnapped and murdered by militants in Algeria last week, and to all the people of France. The...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hails the agreement on national unity government in Afghanistan
Added 2014-09-22
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hails the historical agreement of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah reached on forming the national unity government of Afghanistan. We hope that this important agreement will start a new...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry sends a note of protest to Russian Embassy over illegal actions in detaining Lithuania’s fishing vessel
Added 2014-09-22
On 22 September the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania sent a diplomatic note to the Russian Embassy in Lithuania, protesting the illegal actions by the Russian officials in detaining the fishing vessel “Jūros vilkas” which was sailing under...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry summons Ambassador of the Russian Federation over detained Lithuanian fishing vessel
Added 2014-09-19
On 19 September, the Ambassador of Russia to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania over the detained fishing vessel sailing under the flag of Lithuania in the Barents Sea.
Statement on murder of British citizen
Added 2014-09-15
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the murder of a British aid worker, David Haines, who was abducted in Syria in 2013, and offers deepest sympathies to his family, loved ones and to all the people of the United Kingdom.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on the “elections” in Crimea
Added 2014-09-14
Responding to the reports about the “elections” held in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea on 14 September, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry underlines that Lithuania supports Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity...
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on illegal detention of the kidnapped Estonian official Eston Kohver in Russia
Added 2014-09-13
The Foreign Ministry of Lithuania urges the Russian Federation to release immediately the official Eston Kohver detained in the territory of Estonia on 5 September and provide him with the possibility to safely return to his Motherland. We...
Statement on murder of US journalist
Added 2014-09-03
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff, abducted in August 2013 in Syria, and offers deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and all the people of the United States of...