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Lithuania would consider accepting Palestinian representation

June 1, 2018 BNS 0

With Palestinian officials speaking about their intentions to open a representative office in Vilnius, Lithuania says it will consider accepting it. […]

Lithuania welcomes discussions in Georgia on using Lietuva

May 15, 2018 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania welcomes discussions in Georgia on using the native name by which Lithuanians call their country. […]

Lithuania sending chargé d’affaires to Putin’s inauguration

May 7, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania is sending a chargé d’affaires to Russian President-Elect Vladimir Putin‘s inauguration later in the day. […]

Russia bars entry to undisclosed number of Lithuanian citizens (Updated)

April 27, 2018 BNS 0

An undisclosed number of Lithuanian citizens, including several journalists and MPs, have been banned from coming to Russia. […]

Lithuanian, Russian officers discuss preparations for 2018 FIFA World Cup

April 18, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian and Russian officers gathered in the border city of Pagegiai on Wednesday to discuss handling of bigger flows of travelers to the Russian Kaliningrad region for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. […]

Lithuanian, Russian officials begin to coordinate preparations for FIFA World Cup

April 17, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian and Russian officials are starting to coordinate efforts to manage increased migration flows to Kaliningrad, which will host some of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches this June. […]

Moscow’s response to expulsion of diplomats: Lithuania’s ambassador summoned to ForMin

March 30, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday as part of Russia‘s preparations to respond to the expulsion of three diplomats from Lithuania. […]

Ahead of expulsion of diplomats, Russian ambassador summoned to Ministry of Foreign Affairs

March 26, 2018 BNS 0

Russia’s Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov was Monday summoned to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry. […]

Baltic foreign ministers to meet US secretary of state

March 5, 2018 BNS 0

The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington D.C. on Monday. […]

Ex-judge Venckienė busted in US (Updated)

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Former Lithuanian judge and former MP Neringa Venckienė has been detained in Chicago, the United States, at Lithuania’s request for refusing to obey a court order to hand over her niece to her mother. […]

Italy’s judo federation apologizes to Lithuania for playing Soviet-era anthem

February 15, 2018 BNS 0

Italy’s Judo Federation has apologized for a recent incident in which the national anthem of the Soviet-occupied Lithuania was played during a judo tournament, the Lithuanian foreign minister’s spokeswoman said on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian diplomats protest Soviet national anthem during judo tournament in Italy (Updated)

February 12, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s diplomats on Monday protested over the national anthem of the Soviet-occupied Lithuania played during a judo tournament in Italy last weekend. […]

Karbauskis explains why a parliamentary investigation of the LRT is needed

January 25, 2018 Jurga Tvaskiene 0

Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) chairperson Ramūnas Karbauskis released depersonalised documents from the LRT council on the national broadcaster’s contracts in a Tuesday press conference. Journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis and LRT deputy director general Rimvydas […]

Russia allowed to have more voting sites in Lithuania in upcoming presidential election

January 25, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday gave the green light for Moscow to increase the number of voting sites in Lithuania during this year’s Russian presidential election. […]

IAEA won’t probe radiation leak as requested by Lithuania

January 16, 2018 BNS 0

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not plan to carry out a probe into an extremely high concentration of a radioactive isotope, at nearly 1,000 times normal levels, that was registered in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region last September as it does not have the authority to do so, a spokeswoman for the Lithuanian foreign minister said. […]

Lithuania bans entry to 49 Russians under ‘Magnitsky Act’

January 15, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas on Friday banned 49 Russian nationals accused of human rights violations and money laundering from entering the country. […]

Lithuania’s unexpected vote on Jerusalem: against Trump, in solidarity with EU

December 22, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania on Thursday unexpectedly voted in favor of a UN resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump‘s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, thus defying Washington’s warnings and showing solidarity with the EU‘s major powers. […]