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Sweden’s Wallstrom assures Lithuania’s Linkevičius on Belarus
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he was assured by his Swedish colleague that the Swedish MP’s initiative to block criticism for Belarus at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) did not reflect the entire country’s position. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to Germany, Italy, Vatican
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry registered draft legislation on the appointment of new ambassadors to Germany, Italy and the Vatican. […]
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New Russian defence attaché accredited to Lithuania
Russia’s new defence attaché, Captain 1st Rank Vitaly Timofeyev, was accredited to Lithuania on Monday, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
Defence
Kazakh, Belarusian arms inspectors to visit NATO exercise
A group of arms control inspectors from Kazakhstan and Belarus are to visit this week military training areas in Lithuania and the Iron Sword 2016 multinational exercise that is currently underway in the country, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
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New government’s vision – wishing to appear progressive, but…
The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) coalition’s “Harmonious Lithuanian Cabinet” programme project only dedicated its very last comments to foreign and defence policy – 10 pages of 117. While the new government does not propose any earthshattering changes, some new accents raise eyebrows. […]
Foreign affairs
Gintė Damušytė to be new Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland
Gintė Damusytė, a Lithuanian diplomat, has been proposed as the country’s new ambassador to Denmark and Iceland.
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Society
OSCE praises Lithuanian president’s veto of law on court reporting
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has welcomed Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s decision to veto amendments to the Criminal Code criminalizing the disclosure of information from closed court proceedings. […]
Opinion
Asia’s rise, Russia, and the future of the global order
This week, Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Australian prime minister, will be visiting Moscow. Speaking at the Carnegie Moscow Center on February 18, 2016, Kevin Rudd outlined Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping. In a new article written exclusively for Carnegie.ru, he articulates his vision for Russia’s possible role in Asia. […]
Opinion
Unfreezing the status quo in the Caucasus
The warring parties in the Karabakh conflict, especially the Azerbaijani side, have decided to shake the status quo in the Caucasus. Violence could recur at any time and the latest fighting clearly demonstrates that the combined goodwill and cooperation of Moscow and Washington is no longer sufficient. […]
Society
Propaganda must be fought with democratic methods – OSCE representative
The fight against the propaganda in democratic countries must adhere to democratic principles and governments should refrain from blocking contrarian opinions where possible, said Dunja Mijatović, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative for media freedom, who is visiting Lithuania. […]
Crimea must remain on OSCE’s political agenda, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Prior to the annual OSCE Ministerial Council on 3-4 December, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Ukraine with the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev was held on Lithuania’s initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Politics
Variation in constituency sizes is unconstitutional, Lithuania’s top court rules
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that current regulations concerning the size of electoral constituencies is unconstitutional. […]
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Lithuania: Presidential election results in Belarus were predictable
The results of the presidential election in Belarus were anticipated and Lithuania together with other member-states of the European Union will decide on long-term relations with Belarus by taking into account the final report of election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Defence
Swiss and Belarusian inspectors to check Lithuania’s weaponry
Belarusian and Swiss military representatives will this week check the weaponry available in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Lithuania initiates OSCE discussion on Russian propaganda
Lithuania is holding a discussion on the threats of Russian propaganda during the ongoing OSCE meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. […]
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