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Lithuania to open honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia
Lithuania will open an honorary consulate in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Lithuanian president gets provocative question from Russian reporter in Brussels
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė arrived in Brussels on Thursday for an EU summit, where she was instantly approached by a Russian-speaking reporter with a provocative question. […]
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Lithuanian PM welcomes new Norwegian ambassador
On Wednesday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius welcomed Dag Malmer Halvorsen, ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, in Vilnius. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania-Norway cooperation growing
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the heads of 18 major Norwegian business companies and investment funds to discuss the investment climate and business opportunities in Lithuania, the presidential press service said. […]
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Foreign minister hopes to see Lithuanian meat on Azeri market
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday met with Azerbaijan‘s President Ilham Aliyev and his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov and expressed hope that Lithuanian meat products would soon be sold in Azeri supermarkets. […]
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President’s advisor: Lithuanian school students pawns in Russia’s provocation
Participation of Lithuanian school students in paramilitary camps in Russia is a provocation, says Jovita Neliupšienė, chief foreign affairs advisor to President Dalia Grybauskaitė. She notes that the kids have been taken advantage of and state institutions should be responsible for carrying out prevention. […]
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Lithuania to establish consulate in Los Angeles
Lithuania will establish a consulate in Los Angeles. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian parliament gave its go-ahead on Friday. […]
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Remigijus Motuzas proposed as Lithuania’s ambassador to Russia
First deputy of Lithuania’s government chancellor, Remigijus Motuzas, has been proposed as ambassador to Russia. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador: Russia is using propaganda, manipulations and pressure at UN
The Ukraine issue must be kept in focus of the international community’s attention and the Russian “propaganda machine” must be countered, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to the United Nations Raimonda Murmokaitė. […]
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Brussels calls extraordinary NEAFC meeting over Lithuanian shipping vessel detained in Russia
The European Commission (EC) calls to convene an extraordinary meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) over the Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) detained in the Russian port of Murmansk. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister opens honorary consulate in Wisconsin
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Monday opened an honorary consulate of Lithuania in the historic Capitol building in Madison, the capital of the State of Wisconsin. […]
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PM to attend summit of European and Asian leaders
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičus is leaving for Milan on Wednesday to attend summits and sessions of senior officials of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). […]
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Seimas speaker off to South Korea on official visit
A delegation headed by Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė on Sunday left for South Korea on an official visit to search for new markets for Lithuanian commodities. […]
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Lithuania considers joining International Aid Transparency Initiative
Lithuania is considering the possibility of joining the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to improve its showing on the aid transparency index, the Foreign Ministry said. […]
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US pledges meat market, security guarantees for Lithuania – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with US Vice-President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday and said he received pledges the US would open its meat product market for Lithuania and also provide security guarantees to deter Russia. […]
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PM Butkevičius meets with US Vice President Biden
Friday 10 October, shortly after 13:00, the Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius accompanied by Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met in the White House with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. After a warm greeting by the Vice President, the delegation addressed a number of bilateral issues of mutual concern. […]
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Lithuanian PM and US Congressman Schiff discuss mutual economic interests
Halfway through the visit to the United States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius had a meeting with Congressman Adam Schiff, as well as business and trade associations. […]
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Russia unresponsive to Brussels calls to release Lithuanian fishing vessel
The European Commission, which is helping Lithuania to establish the circumstances of the detention of a fishing vessel by Russian officials, has not received any response from Moscow to its inquiries, Lithuania’s Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė says. […]
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Foreign Minister Linkevičius tells US media that Russia is financing propaganda in Lithuania
Russia’s attempts to destabilize the Baltic states are increasing and it is financing propaganda inside the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in an interview to BuzzFeed News. […]