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Lithuania calls on Russia to follow its commitments under Geneva agreement and to stop threatening the use of force Added 2014-04-30 29 April, New York. “The international community had placed high hopes on international mediation and monitoring efforts and the 17 April Geneva agreement on Ukraine. In fact, the Geneva agreement ended up being yet another document to be signed...
NATO’s security guarantee to members of the Alliance is unquestionable, high-ranking U.S. officials told L.Linkevičius Added 2014-04-30 While continuing the working visit to the United States on 29 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the Atlantic Council’s conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the enlargement of the EU and...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister to discuss the situation in Ukraine, bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the UK in London Added 2014-04-30 On 1-3 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is paying a working visit to the United Kingdom, where he will meet with the Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office David Lidington, British...
Security sector reform is a vital element of rule of law, says Lithuania’s representative Added 2014-04-29 “Security sector reform may sound technical, yet its direct impact on both security and millions of livelihoods is obvious. Its need becomes very real soldier or a police officer whose only calling should be to serve his country with integrity and...
Memory of Holocaust victims in Lithuania honoured in Tel Aviv Added 2014-04-29 On 28 April, a commemoration ceremony to honour Holocaust victims in Lithuania was held at the Tel Aviv Kiriat Shaul Cemetery memorial. The commemoration was organized by the Association of Jews from Vilna and Vicinity in Israel – Beit Vilna.
Trilateral political consultations with Estonia and Latvia discuss support for Ukraine and collective security issues Added 2014-04-29 At the trilateral political consultations on 28 April in Tallinn, the delegation of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry led by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas and representatives of Estonian and Latvian Foreign Ministries discussed...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister stresses the need for solidarity in solving Ukraine’s conflict at the Sedona Forum in the United States Added 2014-04-28 “All the means that we took against Russia over Ukraine were too soft and belated. Therefore, I reiterate the need for the EU, NATO, the United Nations and other international organizations to show solidarity. The United States has to facilitate...
Participants of the March of the Living honour Holocaust victims and Righteous Among the Nations Added 2014-04-28 On 28 April, Monday, Lithuania hosted the 6th March of the Living, which is dedicated to Yom HaShoah - the Holocaust Remembrance Day - in Israel and in many other countries, and commemorates the tragedy of the whole of humanity, honours the...
Comprehensive and integrated approach needed to fight conflict-related sexual violence Added 2014-04-28 25 April, New York. „Sexual violence is used as a tactic and weapon of war and impunity prevails. The only way to effectively address this scourge is a comprehensive and integrated approach which entails prevention, early warning, justice and...
Strengthening the coordination of EU affairs in Croatia Added 2014-04-28 An IPA 2010 Twinning light project, Strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in performing its role as a national coordinator of EU affairs, started in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.