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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister: direct negotiation is the only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Added 2014-12-31 Lithuania along with the United Kingdom, South Korea, Rwanda and Nigeria abstained in the vote on the draft resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the United Nations Security Council on 30 December. The resolution fell short of the...
Campaign “Maltese Soup” held at Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry Added 2014-12-30 The traditional fundraising campaign of the Order of Malta “Maltese Soup” was held at Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 18 December. The campaign aimed at collecting donations to feed Lithuanian senior citizens before Christmas.
Foreign Minister congratulates Chair of Lithuanian Jewish Community on receiving YIVO Community Service Award Added 2014-12-29 On 19 December, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius sent a letter, congratulating Faina Kukliansky, Chair of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, on receiving YIVO Community Service Award.
Lithuanian diplomat to head EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia Added 2014-12-29 Ambassador Kęstutis Jankauskas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to NATO, has been appointed as new Head of Mission for the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia.
At the UN Security Council Lithuania urged to seek responsibility for crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea Added 2014-12-24 On 22 December, at the meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN SC), Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged the international community to seek responsibility for the...
Lithuania supported the anticorruption project carried out by OECD in Ukraine Added 2014-12-24 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocated 30 thousand euros to the project carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Ukraine. The project aims to strengthen the legal and institutional...
Consulate General to open in Los Angeles Added 2014-12-24 The Government of Lithuania 23 December approved of the proposal of the Foreign Ministry to establish the Consulate General of Lithuania in Los Angeles, USA.
Coordination of support to Ukraine discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Added 2014-12-20 On 16 December 2014, a meeting of non-governmental organisations which provide support to Ukraine took place. Possibilities to strengthen coordination of civil society initiatives and cooperate on issues of support to Ukraine were discussed at the...
New Lithuanian Visa Centres to open in seven countries Added 2014-12-20 In cooperation with an external service provider new Lithuanian visa centres will be opened in seven countries. On 17 December 2014, agreements on establishment of visa centres in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, China and Turkey...
Minister of Foreign Affairs presented key activities in 2014 Added 2014-12-20 In an annual press conference held on 18 December 2014, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, identified deepening of relations with EU Eastern partners, consistent support to Ukraine, active membership of...