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Lithuanian representative elected to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Added 2018-06-13 On 12 June at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Lithuanian representative, Professor Jonas Ruškus was re-elected to serve a second term on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Having won the largest...
Minister L. Linkevičius bids farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Kazakhstan Added 2018-06-11 On 11 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the outgoing Ambassador of Kazakhstan Baurzhan Mukhamejanov and thanked the Ambassador for promoting bilateral relations between Lithuania and Kazakhstan during...
Lithuania contributes to the Colombian sports diplomacy initiative Added 2018-06-09 On 7 June, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius accepted a girls' basketball team from Colombia visiting Lithuania. The basketball players have been staying in Lithuania for two weeks, since they participate in the sports diplomacy initiative...
The Minister welcomed the participants of the meeting of EU states and institutions’ communicators Added 2018-06-09 On 7 June, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius welcomed the participants of the informal meeting of the Club of Venice uniting top-level public relations officials and communications experts of the European Union Member States and institutions,...
Minister L. Linkevičius encouraged women to become more involved in settlement of global conflicts Added 2018-06-09 On 7 June, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius participated in the plenary session of the Summit of Women Political Leaders held in the Seimas  which aimed to discuss political leadership in the face of global threats.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama Added 2018-06-09 On 7 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with the Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Added 2018-06-09 On 8 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar on the margins of the Global Summit of Women Leaders in Vilnius.
Lithuania established diplomatic relations with Tuvalu Added 2018-06-08 On 7 June 2018 in New York Audra Plepytė, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations, and Samuelu Laloniu, Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations, signed a Joint Communique on the establishment of...
Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is visiting Lithuania for the first time Added 2018-06-06 On 5-7 June, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is visiting Lithuania. She met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and discussed prospects for the development...
Lithuania's representative elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the UNHRC for the first time Added 2018-06-06 On 5 June, Professor Dainius Pūras, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health was elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the...