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Lithuania to give food and medical supplies to Ukraine
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday it would provide dried food rations and medical supplies to Ukraine. […]
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Lithuania’s new ambassador to Hungary receives credentials
President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Rasa Kairienė, Lithuanian ambassador to Hungary. […]
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Lithuanian president hopes for closer cooperation with South Korea and India
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday congratulated India on its Independence Day and the Republic of Korea on its national holiday, the Liberation Day, and hopes for Lithuania’s closer cooperation with these countries. […]
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Lithuania calls on Russian government to distance itself from Zhirinovsky’s statements
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Russia‘s government institutions to publicly distance themselves from statements made by member of the Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who voiced threats against the Baltic States and Poland. […]
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Minister Linkevičius: Asia and Arab countries among possible export markets for Lithuania
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that the country’s exporters could look for new markets in Asia and Arab countries. […]
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Blacklisted Russian historian denied entry to Lithuania
Russian historian and director of the Moscow-based Historical Memory Foundation Alexander Dyukov, a persona non grata in Lithuania, was on Thursday denied entry to the Baltic country and sent back to Moscow. […]
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Lithuanian archbishop calls to end violence in Iraq
Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference President Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius has called on Lithuania’s president, government and members of the Seimas to do everything in their power for violence in Iraq to end. […]
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Lithuanian parliament delegation sees potential in trade with Iran
Iran could become Lithuania’s gate to the Middle Eastern region, says Vice-Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Algirdas Sysas who has recently returned from Iran. […]
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President Grybauskaitė congratulates president of France on his 60th birthday
President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President François Hollande of the French Republic on his 60th birthday, press office of the president said. […]
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Lithuania and Iran fail to make full use of cooperation potential, says Lithuanian MP
Lithuania and Iran have failed to make full use of bilateral cooperation potential, says Lithuania’s Social Democratic MP Algirdas Sysas who is leading a group of Lithuanian lawmakers currently in Iran. […]
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Lithuania’s former army chief to start as ambassador to Romania in October
Lithuania’s former Chief of Defence Arvydas Pocius is set to assume his new duties as the country’s ambassador to Romania in October, according to documents drawn up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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President Grybauskaitė congratulates President-elect of Turkey Erdoğan
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to the President-elect of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. […]
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Lithuania to open embassy in South Africa
Lithuania plans to open an embassy in the Republic of South Africa in November. […]
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Lithuania blocks Russia’s statement against Ukraine at UN Security Council
Lithuania and the like-minded countries at the UN Security Council have blocked Russia‘s attempt to “push through” a statement accusing Ukraine and suppressing information on the responsibility of pro-Russian separatists, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. […]
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Lithuania contributes EUR 30,000 to humanitarian aid in Gaza
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it had allocated EUR 30,000 (103,000 litas) in humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. […]
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Foreign Ministry holds business meeting on new markets amid Russian embargo
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday held an inter-institutional meeting of ministerial representatives and representatives of business associations to discuss new export markets after Russia imposed import bans. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Russia has become unreliable business partner
At Friday’s meeting with Minister of Economy and acting Prime Minister Evaldas Gustas and Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė, President Dalia Grybauskaitė noted that Russia had become a completely unreliable and unpredictable business partner. […]
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Lithuania to keep its personae non gratae list secret
Lithuania will not publish the list of Russian politicians and performers who will be affected by a travel ban imposed in response to Moscow’s policies in Ukraine, LNK TV said in its news broadcast on Thursday. […]