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Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister meets with Pakistan’s new Ambassador Added 2014-02-24 On 24 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas received Pakistan’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Masroor Ahmed Junejo, who presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė on the...
MFA Statement on Ukraine Added 2014-02-23 Lithuania welcomes the ongoing democratic change in Ukraine and the determined leadership of the Verkhovna Rada in this historic process. We hope that it will open the door to a quick and peaceful resolution of the political crisis that was...
EU agreed to introduce sanctions against those responsible for violence and human rights violations in Ukraine Added 2014-02-21 On 20 February in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council’s extraordinary meeting to discuss the EU’s response to the tragic events in Ukraine.
Minister Linkevičius: focus on rule of law critical to conflict prevention and breaking the conflict cycle Added 2014-02-20 On 19 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired United Nations (UN) Security Council open debate “Promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of the international peace and...
Diplomatic missions observe national day of mourning by lowering Lithuanian flag Added 2014-02-20 Following the tragic events in Ukraine, the Government of Lithuania announced the National Day of Mourning on 20 February. Lithuanian diplomatic missions joined in mourning the victims by lowering the Lithuanian flags.
MFA Statement on situation in Ukraine Added 2014-02-19 We condemn the outbreak of violence and the use of force in Kyiv today, on 18 February. We express our sincerest condolences to all of those who have suffered and to relatives of the victims.   We demand to halt violence immediately...
In Brussels, L. Linkevičius and EU Foreign Ministers to discuss response on events in Ukraine Added 2014-02-19 On 20 February in Brussels the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council on Ukraine.
Minister L. Linkevičius: while working together let’s make use of opportunities provided by strategic partnership with United States Added 2014-02-18 On 17 February in Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland. The conversation focused on bilateral relations...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister will visit Washington, D.C. Added 2014-02-15 From 15 to 18 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is visiting Washington, D.C., where he will be holding meetings with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland,...
Unique exhibition of diplomatic documents opens at Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Added 2014-02-14 An exhibition of original diplomatic documents and their copies, collected by hobbyists Vytautas Šaikus and Rolandas Česūnas, was opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 12 February. The exhibition features passports and visas, which...