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Baltic foreign ministers to meet Tillerson in March

February 23, 2018 BNS 0

The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in early March. […]

European Commission building in Brussels

Lithuania wants to keep current structure of EU commissioners after Brexit – president

February 23, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania wants to keep the current scheme of appointment of European commissioners where every country delegates one member of the European Commission (EC) after Brexit, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Lithuania’s president off to Brussels for talks on EU’s post-Brexit budget

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Brussels on Thursday for informal talks among the leaders of the European Union‘s (EU) member-states about the community’s 2021-2027 budget. […]

Foreign minister calls stalling of EU-Canada trade pact ‘narrow-thinking’

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius criticizes the country’s parliament for stalling discussions on the CETA trade pact between the EU and Canada. […]

Trump to meet with Baltic presidents in White House on Apr. 3

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

US President Donald Trump is to meet with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the White House on Apr. 3, diplomats said on Thursday. […]

Lithuania reiterates non-recognition of Crimea annexation

February 22, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania reiterated on Wednesday its non-recognition of “the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea” by Russia. […]

Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to India, Armenia

February 21, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday gave the green light for recalling the country’s ambassadors from India and Armenia due to the expiry of their term of office. […]

Russia agrees on 5 presidential election voting points in Lithuania

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Russia‘s Embassy in Vilnius has announced five locations in Lithuania where Russian citizens will be able to vote in the upcoming presidential elections. […]

Ex-formin rejects suspicions over CIA prison outside Vilnius

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Antanas Valionis, a former Lithuanian foreign minister, has rejected suspicions that the US Central Intelligence operated a secret prison for terror suspects in Lithuania between 2005 and 2006. […]

Lithuania broke its promise to Latvia over LNG terminal – former ambassador (Updated)

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania in the late 2000s promised Latvia to support its efforts to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Riga, but broke that promise, a former diplomat says. […]

Seimas speaker urges Latvia to launch sea border treaty ratification

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, on Monday urged Latvia to launch the ratification of its maritime border treaty with Lithuania. […]

Breakthrough in Lithuania-Poland ties expected after Duda’s visit

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

Local Poles and analysts expect a breakthrough in relations between Vilnius and Warsaw after Polish President Andrzej Duda‘s three-day visit to Lithuania last week. […]

Lithuania will support Poland in dispute with EC – Grybauskaitė

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania intends to support Poland in the dispute with the European Commission (EC) on the controversial judicial reform, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė in a position that her Polish counterpart described as well-balanced. […]

Grybauskaitė to propose reviving Lithuania-Poland education commission

February 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė will propose the Lithuania-Poland education commission in an effort to facilitate faster settlement of education problems for national minorities. Poland‘s president has expressed hope that problems of Poles in Lithuania would be addressed. […]