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Putin's war of attrition: Is Lithuania next? telegraph.co.uk, March 22, 2015 Added 2015-03-23 To find Lithuania’s second army, you have to travel down an unmarked dirt track on the outskirts of the capital Vilnius. Here on the edge of one of the city’s arterial ringroads is a series of utilitarian and drab squat buildings; shooting...
Lithuanian and Australian Foreign Ministers discuss bilateral relations and key international policy issues Added 2015-03-23 At the meeting in Canberra on 23 March with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius informed her about Lithuania’s preparations and implementation of the Action Plan for...
An Honorary Consulate of Lithuania opened in Auckland Added 2015-03-23 During the visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius to New Zealand, on 20 March Honorary Consulate of Lithuania was officially opened in Auckland. Businessman Algis John Mack of Lithuanian descent became the new Honorary...
MFA Statement on decision to decline permission to hold exhibition, dedicated to the anniversary of occupation of Crimea Added 2015-03-19 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania expresses its disappointment that the representations of Lithuania and Ukraine to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) were not allowed to organise a photo exhibition,...
Linkevičius calls for extension of the EU sanctions on Russia Added 2015-03-18 At the General Affairs Council meeting on 17 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, emphasised the importance of a unified and strong EU policy stance towards Russia. “Russia has openly admitted it has...
On the announced signature of a "Treaty on Alliance and Integration" between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia region of Georgia Added 2015-03-18 In the view of announced signature of so-called “treaty” High Representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy Federica Mogherini stated that it “clearly violates Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,...
Linkevičius: EU must maintain an ambitious Eastern Partnership agenda Added 2015-03-17 At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 16 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, speaking about the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit on 21-22 May 2015, noted that it was important to determine a...
Foreign Affairs Council - March 2015. europa.eu, March 13, 2015 Added 2015-03-16 EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meet on 16 March 2015 in Brussels to discuss EU-Africa relations, the crisis in Libya and the EU's migration challenges, and to prepare for the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga. Arrival and doorstep of...
Lithuanian Ambassador meets President of Nepal Added 2015-03-16 On 16 March, Ambassador of Lithuania Laimonas Talat-Kelpša presented his Letters of Credence to President of Nepal Ram Baran Yadav.  Lithuania and Nepal established diplomatic relations in 2005 (in 2061 according to Nepali Calendar)....
Lithuanian President decries naive approach to Putin. CNN, March 10, 2015 Added 2015-03-12 As her country celebrates 25 years of independence from the Soviet Union, Dalia Grybauskaite says the West must take the Russian threat seriously:...