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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister offers his condolences over the terror attack in London Added 2017-06-04 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a letter to the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson extending his condolences over a deadly terror attack in London, the capital city of the country, on the evening of June...
Linkevičius welcomes participants of Crimean Tatar Days in Lithuania Added 2017-05-29 On 29 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius  welcomed the participants of the ongoing international conference ‘Crimean Tatars after three years of the occupation of Crimea: the current situation and...
Vilnius Russia Forum to be held on 18 and 19 May Added 2017-05-16 The fourth Vilnius Russia Forum will be held in Vilnius on 18-19 May. It is expected that more than 100 politicians, civil society representatives, human rights defenders, academicians, journalists from Russia, Lithuania and other Western...
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Astravets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus Added 2017-04-24 Lithuania’s position with regard to Astravets NPP is a highly principled and clear one: construction of Astravets NPP shall be stopped on grounds of non-compliance of the project to international standards of environmental protection and nuclear...
Linas Linkevičius: Seimas decision shows Lithuania’s firm position concerning the Astravets NPP Added 2017-04-22 In his comments on the Law on Necessary Measures against Threats Posed by Unsafe Nuclear Power Plants in Third Countries, passed by the Seimas on 20 April 2017, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius notes that this resolute step is a very...
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry appoints Ambassador-at-Large, who will be responsible for issues related to the Astravets NPP Added 2017-01-05 On 4 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius appointed the diplomat Darius Degutis as Ambassador-at-Large, who will be responsible for issues related to the Astravets nuclear power plant (NPP). The Ambassador will...
Foreign minister appointed new vice-ministers Added 2016-12-21 On 19 December 2016, Linas Linkevičius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed Neris Germanas, Darius Skusevičius and Albinas Zananavičius as new vice-ministers.
Public discussion “The role of freedom of expression in promotion of human rights” organized by Lithuanian MFA Added 2016-12-02 On 9 December, 2016 on the occasion of Human Rights Day and as part of the EU initiative “#EU4HumanRights", the Ministry of Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania is organizing a public discussion – “The role of freedom of expression in promotion of...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s building lights up in orange on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Added 2016-11-28 On 25 October, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s building was lit in orange on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, along with the Vilnius Town Hall, the European Parliament, the European External...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister and Syrian journalist discuss human rights situation in Syria Added 2016-11-25 On 24 November in Vilnius, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the Syrian journalist, human rights defender and women’s rights activist Kholoud Helmi.