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In New York City, Foreign Vice-Minister presents Lithuania’s initiatives to strengthen ties between Lithuanians and Jews Added 2015-05-06 At the meeting with representatives of Jewish organizations on 4 May in New York City, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius presented Lithuania’s initiatives related to educating people about the joint history...
In Chisinau, Lithuanian and Swedish Foreign Ministers discuss Moldova’s European integration and reform agenda Added 2015-05-06 On 4 May in Chisinau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström met with Moldovan leaders to discuss the country’s European integration, reform agenda and the upcoming...
Baltic and Nordic Foreign Ministers underline a need for a response to propaganda, discuss the run-up to Riga Summit Added 2015-05-06 At the Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Elsinore, Denmark, on 5-6 May, the Ministers expressed their support for Europe’s new strategic communications initiative. They issued a joint statement, suggesting that Russian...
Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Georgia receives the Order of Honour Added 2015-05-05 By decree of 29 April 2015, President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili awarded Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador Jonas Paslauskas the Order of Honour for his outstanding contribution to the strengthening of friendship between Georgia and Lithuania.
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister congratulates the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on its 90th anniversary Added 2015-05-04 During the 90th anniversary celebration of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on 3 May in New York, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius underlined that the Jewish people had always been an integral part of the...
Lithuania allocates humanitarian assistance to Nepal, Syria, Ukraine, Vanuatu and the fight against Ebola Added 2015-05-04 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocates EUR 18,000 in humanitarian aid to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Nepal earthquake response under the Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Programme.
Holding the UN Security Council Presidency in May Lithuania will focus on protection of civilians Added 2015-05-01 On May 1, Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of Presidency Lithuania intends to focus on protection of civilians - safety of journalists in conflict situations, threat posed by small arms...
Foreign Ministry of Lithuania summoned the Russian ambassador to express strong protest Added 2015-04-30 On April 30, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas summoned the Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov. The Vice-Minister expressed strong protest on the repeated Russia's naval activities in the exclusive economic zone of...
Lithuanian representative meets with the Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, reiterates that Lithuania does not recognize the annexation of Crimea Added 2015-04-29 On 27 April in New York, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė met with Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, who is participating in the Fourteenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on...
Lithuania opens an Honorary Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Added 2015-04-29 On 28 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius officially opened the first Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Lithuania in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  “I’m happy to officially welcome Mr Mahfouz Marei bin...