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Linkevičius: ‘We stand in solidarity with the United Kingdom and are ready to respond jointly’ Added 2018-03-20 On 19 March in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which discussed Russia’s elections on Sunday, the development in England’s city of Salisbury, the future of...
Copy of Act of 16 February will be on display also in Brussels Added 2018-03-20 A solemn ceremony was held at the House of European History in Brussels on 20 March, during which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius handed over a copy of the Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania (the Act of 16...
EU Observer: Four years on – but we will not forget illegally-occupied Crimea, March 16, 2018 Added 2018-03-19 Four years ago, on 18 March 2014, Russia took the final step to illegally occupy Crimea, a part of Ukraine's sovereign territory that Russia had recognised as such in several international treaties. The Russian takeover comprised a series of...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s statement on Russian elections on Sunday Added 2018-03-19 On 18 March 2018, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin was re-elected. Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets that the ongoing process cannot be considered as free and democratic elections. The electoral machinery was...
Linkevičius: Ukraine shows great resolve to stay on the European path, despite Russia’s aggression Added 2018-03-19 On 19 March in Brussels, prior to the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius invited EU foreign ministers to an informal breakfast together with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
Germany will continue to support the Baltic states in ensuring their security Added 2018-03-19 On the margins of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 19 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius held a meeting with his newly appointed German counterpart Heiko Maas. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
Russia sees UK as weak because of Brexit, says Lithuanian minister, The Guardian, March 15, 2018 Added 2018-03-16 Vladimir Putin is testing the UK at what the Russian president regards as a time of weakness owing to Brexit, Lithuania’s foreign minister has told the Guardian.
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius meets with the British Foreign Secretary, voices solidarity with the United Kingdom Added 2018-03-15 On 14 March in London, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and discussed the bilateral relationship between Lithuania and the United Kingdom, as well as the key...
Lithuania invites Italy to address security threats in close neighbourhood Added 2018-03-15 On 14 March, the Political Director Asta Skaisgirytė took part in political consultations in Rome. Skaisgirytė met with the Italian Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome Luca Giansanti and discussed issues of security and...