Rokas Masiulis
Politics

President’s requirements for energy minister were transparency and professionalism, adviser says

Chief Advisor to the President on national security, Valdemaras Sarapinas, said President Dalia Grybauskaitė took into consideration two attributes, professionalism and transparency, when appointing Rokas Masiulis as Minister of Energy. […]

Economy

Russian tourists flock to Lithuania amidst geopolitical tensions

In the first half of this year, over 113,000 tourists from Russia came to Lithuania, which accounts for the biggest share all markets of Lithuania’s inbound tourism. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania and Russia exchange diplomatic notes over detained fishing vessel

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on Monday sent a diplomatic note to the Russian Embassy in Lithuania, protesting against illegal actions of Russian officials when detaining the fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) which was sailing under the flag of Lithuania in international waters in the Barents Sea, its forced towing to the Port of Murmansk, as well as the illegal detention of its crew. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania expresses support for Iraq’s new government

On 19 September, at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the Lithuanian permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, expressed Lithuania’s support for the new government of Iraq and underlined that it had to remain inclusive and represent the interests of all the groups and components of the society, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Rokas Masiulis
Energy

High expectations for Lithuania’s new Energy Minister

Rokas Masiulis, the CEO of Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipeda Oil) who was on Monday appointed as the country’s new energy minister, says that he has already discussed the energy sector’s prospects with Loreta Graužinienė, the leader of the Labour Party which delegated him to the post. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian fishing boat detained by Russia hadn’t violated borders, Agriculture Ministry says

The Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūrų Vilkas (Sea Wolf) did not cross the Russian border and was detained while fishing in international waters, the Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. […]