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Foreign Vice-Minister honoured those who died for the freedom of Ukraine Added 2014-11-21 On 21 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius, together with the representatives of the Ukrainian community in Lithuania and the Lithuanian and Ukrainian diplomats, lit a candle of remembrance at the event...
Lithuania and all other EU Member States did not support Russia's resolution at UN which attempts to manipulate history Added 2014-11-21 The Resolution on Combating Glorification of Nazism and Other Contemporary Forms of Racism put forward by the Russian Federation was adopted by voting on 21 November 2014 at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, 115 states...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister called on international community to fight terrorism more effectively Added 2014-11-20 At high-level United Nations Security Council debate, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas called on the international community to implement counter-terrorism measures more effectively. The United Nations Security Council...
L.Linkevičius and Turkish Ambassador discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation Added 2014-11-20 Perspectives of strengthening Lithuanian-Turkish cooperation were discussed during the meeting between Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius and Ambassador of Turkey to Lithuania Aydan Yamancan on 19 November.
Rescuers of Jews Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk honoured in Brussels Added 2014-11-20 On 19 November, the Embassy of Lithuania in Belgium hosted an event to honour Consuls Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk, who resided in Kaunas in 1940 and rescued thousands of Jews.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister: We would like to have better relations with our Russian neighbors but they must be based on values and principles. cnn.com, November 18th, 2014 Added 2014-11-19 By Henry Hullah, CNN Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevicius told Christiane Amanpour that, in his view, NATO and Western sanctions are not doing enough to deter the Russian policies that they were made to target. “We are reacting,...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister calls for immediate completion of European internal energy market Added 2014-11-19 Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas 18 November took part in the EU’s General Affairs Council meeting, which continued a debate on a strategic agenda for the European Union and discussed one of its pillars -the...
Minister L.Linkevičius: EU supports internal reforms in Ukraine, maintains pressure on Russia Added 2014-11-18 On 17 November in Brussels, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting addressed the situation in Ukraine. The Ministers discussed the tense security situation in eastern Ukraine, raised the question of extending the EU sanctions on Russia and...
Lithuania and Rwanda to strengthen bilateral cooperation Added 2014-11-18 On 18 November, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas received the first Ambassador of Rwanda to Lithuania Jean Pierre Karabaranga, who arrived in Lithuania to present his letters of credence to President Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry condemns a terrorist attack on synagogue in Jerusalem, offers condolences to relatives of victims Added 2014-11-18 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns a terrorist attack of 18 November in a synagogue in Jerusalem’s neighbourhood of Har Nof. Ministry offers its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, their relatives and all...