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Lithuania elected Vice-Chair of UNESCO Executive Board Added 2015-11-23 During the first session of UNESCO’s new Executive Board in Paris today, Lithuania was elected Vice-Chair of this governing body. Lithuania’s Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas will represent Lithuania in the Executive Board.
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister chairs Executive Committee’s meeting of NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence Added 2015-11-20 On 19-20 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas chairs the 7th Executive Committee’s meeting of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE) in Vilnius.
Lithuanian and Estonian Foreign Ministers agree to intensify security cooperation Added 2015-11-20 On 20 November in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Marina Kaljurand. The Foreign Ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, the situation...
Lithuania and other EU member states did not support Russia’s resolution at UN Added 2015-11-20 Lithuania as well as other EU Member States have abstained in the vote on a draft resolution on Combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism at the Third Committee of the...
Lithuania’s 10th Honorary Consulate in Ukraine opens in Kharkiv Added 2015-11-19 Lithuania opened its Honorary Consulate in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv on 18 November. Konstantin Tokarev, who is a well-known entrepreneur in Kharkiv, was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Lithuania. The opening ceremony was attended by the...
Lithuanian and Swedish Foreign Ministers voice support for reforms in Ukraine Added 2015-11-18 On 17 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström paid a joint visit to Ukraine and met with the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who thanked the...
Linkevičius congratulates Latvian Foreign Minister on Independence Day Added 2015-11-18 On 18 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a letter of congratulations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the Proclamation of the...
In Brussels, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister highlights importance of fight against propaganda in countering terrorism Added 2015-11-18 On 17 November in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis participated in the EU’s General Affairs Council meeting, which began preparations for the meeting of the European Council to take place on 17-18...
Lithuania and Sweden to help schools in eastern Ukraine Added 2015-11-18 On 17 November in Kyiv, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support educational institutions in eastern Ukraine. The...
To do Nothing is Provocative. neweasterneurope.eu, November 17, 2015 Added 2015-11-18 An interview with Linas Linkevičius, foreign minister of Lithuania. Interviewer: Adam Reichardt