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MFA’s statement concerning Syria’s decision to recognise Russian-occupied regions of Georgia as “independent states” Added 2018-05-30 Lithuania firmly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within the borders recognised by the international community and condemns Syria’s decision to recognise the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia)...
Minister Linkevičius congratulated Argentine on its National Day Added 2018-05-29 On 25 May 2018, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, congratulated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentine, Jorge Marcelo Faurie, and the people of Argentine on their National Day, the May Revolution Day which started the...
Statement by the MFA on the investigation of the MH17 crash Added 2018-05-29 Lithuania supports the efforts of the Joint Investigation Team and trusts the independent and impartial investigation into the causes of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) of 17 July 2014 while it was flying over Ukraine.
Minister Linkevičius congratulated Georgia on the 100th anniversary of the first democratic Republic Added 2018-05-29 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, congratulated, on 26 May, his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Mikheil Janelidze, and all the people of Georgia, on its historical Independence Day.
Baltic countries and Sweden are united by common values Added 2018-05-29 Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, paid a visit to Stockholm on the invitation of Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström, on 26 May where he took part in the Baltic Day, a cultural event organised by the Lithuanian,...
Founder of Open Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, urged EU Foreign Ministers not to turn away from Russian civil society Added 2018-05-29 On 27 May, on the eve of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Minister Linas Linkevičius invited his fellow ministers to an informal business dinner with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the founder of the movement Open Russia.
Ambassador A. Plepytė presents her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Added 2018-05-25 On 23 May, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė presented her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque in Georgetown, capital city of Guyana.
Africa Day 2018 events kick off in Lithuania Added 2018-05-25 On the eve of the Africa Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius opened the traditional Africa Day 2018 events at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania on 24 May.
A huge sculpture in Washington’s Union Station marks the centennial of modern Lithuania Added 2018-05-24 On 23 May, a big sculpture “Garden” by an internationally acclaimed Lithuanian American artist Ray Bartkus was opened in the Union Station, the main station in Washington, D.C.