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Lithuanian Foreign Minister met with delegation of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Added 2014-05-14 On 14 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the delegation of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs led by the President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Ambassador Ivo Daalder. Also...
Speech by the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius “Ten Years after Enlargement: is Europe a dream or hard work?” at the Enlargement commemoration ceremony, 13 May 2014 Added 2014-05-13 Today we proudly celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the historic event, when, to paraphrase the Cyprus Presidency publication, being linked by history we became linked by choice.
Lithuania Foreign Vice-Minister: we must continue to expand the area of freedom, democracy and prosperity in Europe Added 2014-05-13 An event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the fifth wave of EU enlargement – the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia to the EU on 1 May 2004 – took place on 13 May...
Increasing Europe’s energy security remains a key item on EU agenda Added 2014-05-13 When speaking during the General Affairs Council meeting on 13 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius welcomed increased EU attention to energy security issues.
Statement of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on events in Ukraine Added 2014-05-12 The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets that in spite of the international community’s warnings, an illegal vote was hastily carried out as referendums in eastern Ukraine, which violated international law and the Constitution of...
Consultations of Lithuanian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries to be held in Vilnius Added 2014-05-12 Consultations of Lithuanian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries, headed by the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Elena Kupchina, will take place on 13 May in Vilnius.
EU expands sanctions against persons and entities responsible for escalation of situation in Ukraine Added 2014-05-12 On 12 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which focused on the situation in Ukraine. In response to the continuing crisis in Ukraine, the Foreign Affairs...
On the initiative of Lithuania and Ukraine, the OSCE delegations in Vienna were acquainted with human rights violations in Crimea Added 2014-05-09 An informative event to discuss human rights violations in Crimea was organised for delegations of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna on 8 May on the initiative of Lithuania and Ukraine.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Vice-Minister to attend Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council meetings in Brussels Added 2014-05-09 On 12 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the Foreign Affairs Council meeting that will debate the situation in Ukraine, the state of play regarding the Middle East peace process and the...
Foreign Affairs Council evaluates progress in talks on Free Trade Agreements with the U.S., Canada and Japan Added 2014-05-08 On 8 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas participated in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (trade issues).