STRENGTHENING OF THE COOPERATION AMONG THE NORDIC, BALTIC AND VISEGRÁD GROUP COUNTRIES
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The meeting of the Ministers for Cohesion Policy of the Nordic, Baltic and Visegrád Group countries took place in Vilnius on 26 November 2013. It was chaired by the Lithuanian finance minister R.Šadžius.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND SLOVENIA’S NEW AMBASSADOR DISCUSS EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY, BILATERAL COOPERATION
Added 2013-11-26
On 26 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas and the new Ambassador of Slovenia to Lithuania Tone Kajzer, who is visiting Vilnius, discussed the Lithuanian EU Presidency’s agenda and prospects for...
VILNIUS HOSTS AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL’S HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP
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An informal meeting of the Council’s Human Rights Working Group (COHOM) takes place on 26-27 November in Vilnius.
The meeting focuses on new EU guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline, which aim to reinforce the visibility of...
L.LINKEVIČIUS AND FORMER ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS TOP-LINE NATO AND EU AGENDA ITEMS
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On 26 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with former Foreign Minister of Italy Franco Frattini, who is visiting Vilnius, and discussed NATO and EU agenda items, which are important for the two countries.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS LATVIAN EMBASSY IN VILNIUS, SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK
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On 25 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited the Embassy of Latvia in Vilnius and signed a condolence book for victims of a tragic accident in a shopping centre in Riga.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER TO REPRESENT THE EU COUNCIL AT THE ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
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On 26-27 November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas will take part in a session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. The Vice-Minister will substitute...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES OVER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN RIGA
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On 22 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a letter expressing his condolences to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs over a tragic accident in Riga, where many people were killed and...
STATEMENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER OF LITHUANIA LINAS LINKEVIČIUS ON DECISION OF UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT
Added 2013-11-22
The news from Ukraine is disappointing. We have taken note of the decision of the Ukrainian government but want more clarity. The decision, whatever it will turn out to be in its final form, will not mean that we will be lowering the curtain...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR OF CHILE TO DISCUSS COOPERATION WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS
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On 22 November in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius held a meeting with the Ambassador of Chile to Lithuania Juan Salazar Sparks. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, joint cultural...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING DEMOCRATISATION PROCESS IN KYRGYZSTAN
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, representing the European Union at the meeting of the Cooperation Council between the EU and the Kyrgyz Republic on November 20 in Brussels, underlined that it was important for...