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Lithuania regrets the veto on resolution referring Syria to International Criminal Court Added 2014-05-23 22 May, New York. “It is profoundly disappointing and disturbing to see a fourth veto on the situation in Syria, this time on the referral of Syria conflict to the International Criminal Court, “ said Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the...
DW: Russia has violated all possible treaties Added 2014-05-23 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius explains why the Baltic states want a permanent NATO presence in their countries. He also tells DW how Europe should proceed after elections in Ukraine.
Lithuania stresses the need to continue monitoring human rights situation in Ukraine Added 2014-05-22 On 21 May at the United Nations Security Council meeting commenting on the report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (UNHRMM), Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the UN ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė stressed that continued objective,...
Lithuanian life science achievements are highly valued in Israel Added 2014-05-22 Lithuanian governmental agency “Enterprise Lithuania” together with Lithuanian companies and universities for a third year in a row is taking part in one of the world’s largest life science exhibitions “MIXiii-BIOMED 2014” in Tel Aviv on 20-22...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Chairperson of the African Union Commission discuss multilateral cooperation and security challenges Added 2014-05-21 On 20 May, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who is paying an official visit to Addis Ababa, met with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The meeting discussed the African Union’s...
L.Linkevičius offers condolences over tragic deaths of Moldovan citizens Added 2014-05-21 The Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius sent a letter expressing his condolences to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Natalia Gherman over a tragic accident near Moscow on 20 May....
United States and Lithuania Cooperate to Strengthen Counter Nuclear Smuggling Capabilities Added 2014-05-21 Experts from the United States and Lithuania met in Vilnius on May 21, 2014, to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation to counter nuclear smuggling.  These discussions are being conducted under the auspices of the bilateral Counter...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister and the highest-ranking Ethiopian officials discussed global security issues, bilateral relations Added 2014-05-20 During the official visit to Ethiopia on 19 May, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with the highest-ranking officials of that country: the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the Speaker of the House of People’s...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister pays an official visit to Ethiopia Added 2014-05-19 On 19-20 May, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is paying an official visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the invitation of his Ethiopian counterpart. It is the first visit of the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy to...
Human rights protection in occupied Crimea is the paramount challenge for international organisations, says Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister Added 2014-05-19 During the meeting with Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Jemilev on 17 May in Kyiv, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius pointed out that the human rights situation in the...