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Polish-Lithuanian consultations on situation in Ukraine and Eastern Partnership in Warsaw Added 2015-02-18 On 17 February Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga and the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy with...
Lithuania in the UN Security Council: Minsk Accords must be respected by all parties, including Russia Added 2015-02-18 On 17 February, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 2202, which welcomes the Declaration of Ukraine, France, Germany and the Russian Federation on support of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Accords”,...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister and Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency discussed European security Added 2015-02-18 On 17 February in Vilnius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius and Jorge Domecq, newly-appointed Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA), discussed European security and the role of the Agency in...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister: assistance to Ukraine is of vital importance Added 2015-02-17 On 15-16 February, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas participated in the 8th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Lodz, Poland. At the discussion on the EU-Ukraine negotiations, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister stressed that while...
Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN: the rule of law in fight against terrorism is essential Added 2015-02-17 The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee, chaired by Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, in response to the initiative of the Permanent Mission of France, held an open briefing on 10 February with...
Statement of Lithuanian MFA on the killing of Egyptian Copts Added 2015-02-16 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the killing of Egyptian Copts and extends the deepest sympathy of Lithuanian people to the families of the victims and to all Egyptians. Barbaric crimes by "Islamic" State against...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister and Israeli Ambassador discuss prospects of cooperation Added 2015-02-13 On 12 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius received Israel’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maimon. Minister stressed that the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Vilnius would further strengthen the partnership...
Ukraine crisis created 'new reality' for NATO alliance. CNN, February 11, 2015 Added 2015-02-12 Lithuanian FM Linas Linkevicius tells Christiane Amanpour that the West ought by not supporting Ukraine with arms, the West would not be contributing to a peaceful solution....
New Honorary Consulate of Lithuania opens in Poland Added 2015-02-12 Lithuania’s Honorary Consulate,  headed by lawyer Tomasz Arthur Koson, was opened in Wrocław, Poland, on 6 February. Now there are eight Honorary Consulates in Poland.  At the opening ceremony, Šarūnas Adomavičius, Ambassador of...
Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister’s meetings at the European Parliament focus on situation in Ukraine and information security Added 2015-02-12 On 11 February, during the meeting in the European Parliament  in Strasbourg Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas, together with Vice-Chairmen of the European Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki and Ioan Mircea Paşcu,...