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Arming Ukraine is a ‘Logical Move,’ Says Lithuania Minister. wsj.com, February 9, 2015 Added 2015-02-09 Laurence Norman Feb. 9, 2015 BRUSSELS—Sending defensive weapons to Ukraine is a “logical step,” Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevicius, said Monday, breaking ranks with most of his European colleagues. Asked about the debate in...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Norwegian Ambassador discussed cooperation on children’s rights protection Added 2015-02-06 On 6 February, Minister Linas Linkevičius and Dag Malmer Halvorsen, Ambassador of Norway to Lithuania, discussed the protection of the rights of Lithuanian citizens in Norway and possible cooperation of the two countries on children’s rights...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister and Belarusian Deputy Minister discuss EU-Belarus relations in Minsk Added 2015-02-05 On 4 February a delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania headed by Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas  and a delegation of Belarus, headed by Elena Kupchina, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, held consultations in Minsk. The...
Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister meets with Israel’s new Ambassador to Lithuania, discusses bilateral cooperation Added 2015-02-04 On 4 February, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with new Ambassador of Israel to Lithuania Amir Maimon. The Vice-Minister underlined that the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Vilnius constituted an important step...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister and Finnish Under-Secretary of State discuss bilateral relations and situation in the region Added 2015-02-04 On 4 February in Helsinki, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius met with Jaakko Laajava, Political Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.  The meeting discussed bilateral economic...
Lithuania will contribute to the Council of Europe’s assistance to Ukraine Added 2015-02-04 On 2 February, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Council of Europe Vytautas Leškevičius signed an agreement with the Council of Europe on Lithuania’s voluntary contribution to the partial financing for the implementation of the Action...
L.Linkevičius and his counterparts from Baltic States and Benelux countries discuss situation in Ukraine, regional security issues Added 2015-02-04 On 3-4 February in Tallinn, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States and the Benelux countries. The meeting discussed the situation in Ukraine,...
Lithuania to share its European integration experience with Ukrainian Deputy Ministers’ delegation Added 2015-02-04 On 4-7 February, Deputy Ministers of Ukraine, responsible for European integration, will get acquainted with Lithuania’s European integration experience, harmonization of national legislation with EU norms and standards.
MFA’s statement on ISIL murder of Jordanian pilot Added 2015-02-04 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the brutal murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh and notes that those involved in this and other terrorist acts must be brought to justice.
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on the killing of Japanese journalist Added 2015-02-01 I was shocked by the news about the killing of the Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. It is an outrageous act of terror which once again proves that the Islamic State (ISIS) is the embodiment of evil.