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When we buy Russian gas, we buy them arms, Yushchenko says in Vilnius
When buying Russian gas and implementing joint energy projects with Russia, Europe funds its armament, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told an international conference in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Europe will not be whole without Ukrainian, Russian people, US rep says in Vilnius
The vision of a whole Europe is only possible with the involvement of the Ukrainian and Russian people, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt D. Volker told an international conference in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
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MEP Antanas Guoga’s speech at the Valdas Adamkus International Conference 2018
A speech by Member of the European Parliament Antanas Guoga at the Valdas Adamkus International Conference 2018 “Restoring European and Transatlantic Resillience” held in Vilnius. […]
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Molotov is still looking for his Ribbentrop, Lithuanian formin says
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called on the West to respond to historic lessons and maintain political unity in fighting rising threats posed by Russia. […]
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Ex-Lithuanian president sees terrorism, economic uncertainty, migration as biggest threats
The biggest threats Europe and the United States are facing are terrorism, economic uncertainty and migration, former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus says. […]
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Transatlantic ties have no alternative, Lithuanian president says
Transatlantic ties are irreplaceable, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says amid the recent tension between the European Union and the United States. […]
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Lithuanian MPs well-prepared to raise human rights issues in Tibet, Seimas speaker says
The Lithuanian lawmakers, being sent to China, are well-prepared to raise human rights issues, Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says. […]
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Lithuanian cultmin to attend cultural summit in Edinburgh
Lithuanian Minister of Culture Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson will attend the Edinburgh International Culture Summit’s plenary sessions and discussions. […]
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Lithuanian-Polish interparlt assembly to resume work this year, parlt vice speaker hopes
Lithuanian Seimas Vice Speaker Arvydas Nekrošius hopes the Lithuanian-Polish inter-parliamentary assembly will resume work this year following a break of almost ten years. […]
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Lithuanian NGOs perplexed by MPs’ plan to meet with Tibet’ official govt
Five Lithuanian MPs plan to visit Tibet and meet with representative of the local government. The MPs says they will raise issues related to the situation of local people. […]
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Israeli PM Netanyahu to make historic visit to Lithuania this week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to pay a visit to Lithuania this week, Lithuanian government officials confirmed to BNS on Monday. […]
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Square named after Nemtsov to be officially opened in Vilnius
A square named after murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov will be officially opened in Vilnius later this week. […]
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Lithuania, Latvia holding talks on ambulance services in border areas
Lithuania and Latvia are holding talks on the provision of ambulance services in border areas. […]
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Lithuania getting ready to accept people of Lithuanian origin from crisis zones
Several Lithuanian ministries have drawn up amendments on the relocation of people of Lithuanian origin and their family members from foreign countries hit by humanitarian crises. […]
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Lithuania ready to contribute to culture center in Poland’s Suwalki, PM says
Lithuania is ready to contribute to the establishment of a Lithuanian culture and education center and also a Lithuanian kindergarten in Suwalki, Poland, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
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PM pledges to boost public broadcaster’s TV signal for Lithuanians in Poland
Lithuania will look for ways to boost the signal of its public broadcaster LRT for Lithuanians living in Poland to be able to watch and listen to its broadcasts, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
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Baltic MPs turn to EU leaders over political prisoners in Russia
Members of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats political group in the Lithuanian Seimas, as well as representatives of the Latvian and Estonian parliaments, have turned to the leaders of EU institutions, calling for increasing pressure on Russia over political prisoners. […]
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UK new defense attaché accredited to Lithuania
Major Thomas O‘Boy was on Monday accredited as the United Kingdom‘s new defense attaché to Lithuania, replacing Major Jane Witt who has served in the position for over a year. […]
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MP suggests blacklisting Russian singer Timati
Lithuanian MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has turned to the country’s Foreign Ministry and suggested putting Russian singer Timur Yunusov (Timati) on the list of people declared persona non grata. […]