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Lithuania hopes for active cooperation with UAE, PM says
Lithuania is ready for active cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in many areas, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday after meeting with members of a delegation from Dubai’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry. […]
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Lithuanian president attended Charlemagne Prize award ceremony
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday attended the presentation of the International Charlemagne Prize award to French President Emmanuel Macron in the German city of Aaachen. […]
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Dalai Lama to give public talk at Vilnius’ arena in June
The Dalai Lama will give a public lecture at Vilnius’ Siemens Arena during his visit to the Lithuanian capital in June, Vilnius University (VU) said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian president: we are lucky that French leader loves Europe
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Europe needs leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron who loves and trusts Europe. […]
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Lithuanian president to attend Macron’s award ceremony in Aachen
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Wednesday attend the International Charlemagne Prize award ceremony. This year, the award will go to French President Emmanuel Macron. […]
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EC deems RTR Planeta’s ban in Lithuania lawful
The European Commission has concluded that the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania’s decision to ban Russian TV channel RTR Planeta in the country for a year was lawful, proportionate and in line with EU law, the RTCL said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania sending chargé d’affaires to Putin’s inauguration
Lithuania is sending a chargé d’affaires to Russian President-Elect Vladimir Putin‘s inauguration later in the day. […]
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Lithuanian formin attracts international community’s attention to detentions in Russia
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Saturday called for the international community’s attention to the detention of protesters in Russia. […]
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Lithuania still undecided on attending Putin’s inauguration
Lithuanian officials are still deciding on whether to attend Russian President-Elect Vladimir Putin‘s inauguration on Monday. […]
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Lithuania ranks second after Estonia in ex-Soviet countries’ rating
Lithuania ranks second among post-Soviet countries in US strategic center StrategEast’s Westernization Index 2018. […]
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Lithuania’s top officials intend to use alternative name for Georgia
Lithuania’s top officials intend to use “Sakartvelas”, an alternative name for “Gruzija”, the current name for Georgia used by Lithuanians, that was approved by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) this week. […]
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Lithuania-Russia state border demarcation documents take effect
The Lithuanian-Russian state border demarcation documents have taken effect, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. […]
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Lithuania’s Kadišienė to chair WTO’s Committee on Trade Facilitation
Dalia Kadišienė, Lithuania’s permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, has been appointed as head of the organization’s Committee on Trade Facilitation for a year, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian, Italian presidents discuss military, energy security issues
The Lithuanian and Italian presidents discussed military and energy security issues and cooperation within the European Union as they met in Rome on Friday. […]
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Lithuania expects more investment from China, though political concerns remain
Lithuania expects to see a breakthrough in investments from China in the next couple of years, with the port of Klaipėda as the central axis, whereas Chinese call on the Baltic country to more actively promote itself as an attractive investment destination. […]
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Lithuania, UAE mulling opening embassies
The United Arab Emirates and Lithuania are considering opening embassies in their respective capitals. The issue was on Friday discussed during a meeting of […]
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Lithuanian PM, UAE minister to discuss direct flights
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visiting Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori will on Friday discuss possibilities to connect their capitals with direct flights. […]
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Lithuanian language watchdog OKs Sakartvelas as alternative name for Georgia
The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) has officially approve “Sakartvelas” as an alternative name for “Gruzija”, the current name for Georgia used by Lithuanians, VLKK chairman Audrys Antanaitis told BNS Lithuania on Thursday. […]