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Crew of Lithuanian ship detained by Russia safe, Foreign Ministry says

Lithuania’s Consul in St. Petersburg Vytas Babravičius has met with the crew of the Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) fishing vessel that was detained by Russia. The crew are safe and not in danger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

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Lithuanian PM optimistic about relations with Poland

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday congratulated Poland‘s new Prime Minister Ewa Kopasz and welcomed Polish politicians’ recent attention to Lithuania. […]

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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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Lithuania sending consul to Russia over detained fishing vessel

Lithuania is sending its consul to the Russian northern port of Murmansk over a Lithuanian fishing vessel recently detained by Russian officers, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. […]

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Lithuania is ready to contribute in achieving OECD goals, says Foreign Minister Linkevičius

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with William Danvers, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who is visiting Vilnius on 18 September. […]