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Foreign Minister pays tribute to Lithuania’s freedom fighters Added 2015-01-19 Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius laid a wreath at the March 11th Monument in Independence Square to mark the national observance of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom (January 13).
L.Linkevičius to attend EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels Added 2015-01-19 On 19 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. The meeting will focus on such key issues, as relations with Russia, the fight against terrorism, the situation in...
L.Linkevičius discusses bilateral and regional cooperation with Latvian, Estonian and Slovakian Foreign Ministers Added 2015-01-16 On 16 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Miroslav Lajčák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Foreign Minister of Latvia, and Keit...
L.Linkevičius thanks Israel’s outgoing Ambassador for her contribution towards strengthening bilateral relations Added 2015-01-15 On 15 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to Lithuania Hagit Ben-Yaakov. The meeting discussed close bilateral relations and cooperation within international organizations.
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister and NATO Deputy Secretary General discuss key security agenda items Added 2015-01-15 On 15 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, who came to Lithuania to participate in the traditional informal Snow Meeting organised by the Ministry of Foreign...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister thanks freedom fighter from Ukraine Added 2015-01-15 On 14 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented an honourable mention and a token to Ukrainian citizen Ievgen Dykiy, who led the Ukrainian squad at the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania in January...
On Lithuania’s initiative, UN Security Council condemns attack against civilians in Donbass Added 2015-01-15 As proposed by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations, on 13 January the UN Security Council condemned the shelling of a passenger bus in Volnovakha, Donbass. The Security Council adopted a statement stressing the need for an...
In Vilnius, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister meets with former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and political scientist Andrey Piontkovski Added 2015-01-15 On 15 January in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and political scientist Andrey Piontkovski. They discussed Russian politics and change in European security...
L.Linkevičius stresses importance of dialogue with Russian society at Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals Added 2015-01-15 The traditional informal Snow Meeting and the Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals began on 15 January. At the opening of the Forum, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius stressed the importance of dialogue with Russian society.
L.Linkevičius: Lithuania will continue to be active member of UN Security Council in 2015 Added 2015-01-14 On 14 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented to members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas (Parliament) Lithuania’s main activities as a member of the United Nations Security Council last year...