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Lithuania seeks to become associate member of CERN Added 2015-12-08 On 7 December, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas met with representatives of CERN, one of the world’s largest and most respected...
Lithuania initiates dialogue between Europe and Asia on women’s empowerment Added 2015-12-04 In the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) meeting on 3-4 December in Singapore, Lithuania’s delegation submitted a proposal to European and Asian countries to begin a broader discussion on women’s empowerment and to start sharing their experiences in...
Crimean issue must remain on OSCE’s political agenda, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Added 2015-12-03 Prior to the annual OSCE Ministerial Council on 3-4 December, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Ukraine with the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev was held on Lithuania’s initiative.
Linkevičius: ‘Dialogue on Ukrainian conflict has to be based on OSCE principles and commitments Added 2015-12-03 On 3 December in Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is attending the annual OSCE Ministerial Council, which brought together Foreign Ministers from 57 OSCE participating States to discuss key challenges to...
NATO must be ready to respond to threats, no matter where they arise from, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Added 2015-12-02 NATO must be ready to effectively respond to threats, no matter where they arise from, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting on 1 December.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister: ‘Cooperation with NATO helps to strengthen Ukraine’s security’ Added 2015-12-02 In a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission on 2 December in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius voiced strong support for an intensified NATO-Ukraine political dialogue and practical cooperation, which would...
Tomas Venclova and Institute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania awarded in Poland Added 2015-12-02 On 1 December in Warsaw, a major daily Polish newspaper The Rzeczpospolita gave the Jerzy Giedroyć award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure contributing to the current literary scene in Central...
Lithuania at UN Security Council: ‘Illicit trade in small arms has devastating impact on world’s most endangered species’ Added 2015-12-01 On 30 November in New York, Lithuania and Angola co-hosted the UN Security Council’s Arria-formula meeting on the impact of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and poaching in Africa. The organisers hoped that the meeting would help...
Lithuania draws attention to threat of use of chemical weapons dumped at sea Added 2015-12-01 The 20th session of the Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) takes place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 30 November - 4 December.
In Brussels, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister stressed need for full implementation of Minsk agreements Added 2015-12-01 On 1 December in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, sanctions against Russia, and other related issues.