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Lithuania pledges to support activities of the Red Cross in Ukraine and Syria Added 2017-02-27 During the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 27 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer. In the meeting,...
Linkevičius meets with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Added 2017-02-22 On 21 February in New York City, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, discussed the key items on the international agenda and voiced his support for...
At the UN Security Council debate, Linkevičius underlines risks of conflicts caused by Russia in Europe Added 2017-02-22 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting New York, attended the UN Security Council open debate on conflicts in Europe on 21 February.
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister attends international conference on mediation Added 2017-02-15 On 14 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius participated in the international conference ‘Mediation: Possibilities and Limits – Recent Experiences in the Pursuit of Peace’ at the invitation of the Belgian...
Linkevičius: “Our goal of joining the OECD is not just another piece of paper” Added 2017-02-14 Lithuania is a leader among countries seeking to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Douglas Frantz, who is visiting Vilnius on 13 February. Lithuania’s progress and...
Linkevičius: We are proud that Lithuania’s representative will head a committee of the United Nations Added 2017-02-13 Today, the Professor at Vilnius University Dalia Leinartė was elected as Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). For the first time in modern history of Lithuania’s multilateral...
Minister Linkevičius reviewed cooperation of the Baltic and Nordic countries Added 2017-01-28 On January 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius participated in the annual conference “Security, Cooperation and Identity in Northern Europe” organised for the third time by Vytautas Magnus University, the embassies of Norway,...
Lithuanian experts working in international organisations – a major achievement of the country Added 2017-01-25 On January 24, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met in Vilnius with the Lithuanian experts taking leadership positions in the United Nations (UN) committees and working in the UN system. The meeting was attended by Prof. Dalia...
The future of the Union for the Mediterranean discussed in Barcelona Added 2017-01-23 On 23 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius represented Lithuania at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) meeting of Foreign Ministers in Barcelona, which discussed the organization’s guidelines for future...
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the Middle East peace conference in Paris Added 2017-01-17 On January 15, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas took part in the Middle East peace conference organised by French initiative with the purpose of bringing the attention of the international community to the Israeli-Palestinian...