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President Grybauskaitė at UN Climate Summit: Energy security is global issue

At the Climate Summit in New York, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė underlined that to make a difference in tackling climate change it was necessary not only to reduce pollution, but also to place a greater global focus on energy security and efficiency, the presidential press service said. […]

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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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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. […]

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Political observer says detention of Lithuanian fishing vessel evokes worrying associations

The Lithuanian fishing vessel “Jūrų Vilkas” (“Sea Wolf”) was detained by Russian officials at a significant time – when Vilnius was hosting the meeting of NATO Military Committee, the alliance’s supreme military organ. This cannot be a coincidence, says political scientist Nerijus Maliukevičius of the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University. […]

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At UN Security Council Lithuania urges not to politicise investigation into MH17 crash

At 19 September meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged to respect the memory of the victims of the catastrophe of MH17 and condemned any attempts to influence or interfere with the independent investigation carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

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Lithuanian PM calls vessel detention by Russia demonstration of anger and power

The recent detention of a Lithuanian fishing vessel is Russia’s demonstration of anger and power, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday. […]

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11 foreign spies sent out of Lithuania over last decade

Over the last decade, eleven intelligence officers from foreign countries have been sent out of Lithuania because of their spying activities, according to a publication issued by the country’s State Security Department on Wednesday. […]