Foreign affairs
Russian nationalist Gorsky applies for political asylum in Lithuania
Yuri Gorsky, a Russian nationalist who fled Russia in July, has applied for political asylum in Lithuania. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian leaders dismiss US Congressmen’s fears about Šnipiškių cemetery
Lithuania’s leaders say that Šnipiškių Jewish cemetery would not be affected by the reconstruction of the derelict Sports and Concert Palace in central Vilnius, dismissing the fears voiced by a group of US Congressmen as ungrounded. […]
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Foreign affairs
70 years of Indian independence and 25 years of relations with Lithuania
This year India is celebrating its 70th Anniversary of Independence and has become one of the most important economic, political and cultural centers in the world. August 15, 1947, the Indian Independence Bill took effect and during the last seventy years since that time a free, democratic country has reached new heights and gained international recognition in various fields such as space technology, physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, music, film industry or sports achievements. Moreover, the country’s diverse cultural heritage and spectacular landscape have meant that India is currently one of the most attractive tourist areas. […]
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PM going to Punsk for Assumption Day
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is going to the Polish city of Punsk next week to celebrate the Assumption Day with the local Lithuanian community. […]
Energy
PM hopes to reach full stop in Baltic gas talks
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis hopes to reach full stop in the Friday’s negotiations among the Baltic prime ministers in an effort to ensure European support to the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. In his words, if the discussions end in failure, Lithuania will seek to end the discussions and move on. […]
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Seimas speaker meeting with Latvian colleague in Jūrmala
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting with his Latvian counterpart, Inara Murniece, in the Latvian seaside resort of Jūrmala on Thursday to discuss the positions on the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus. […]
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Lithuania’s ambassador to Japan proposed as envoy to Ireland
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday gave a green light to appointing Egidijus Meilūnas, Lithuanian diplomat completing his ambassadorial term in Japan, as diplomatic envoy to Ireland as of Aug. 24. […]
Energy
Energy
Poland’s energy minister: Russian influence in Lithuania, Poland still extensive
After the Polish media leaked a secret recording of a conversation involving by former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski where he urged “to teach Lithuanians a lesson” in connection to Polish investments in a Mazeikiai refinery, Poland’s Energy Minister Krzystof Tchorzewski says it indicates a strong Russian influence in Poland and Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania’s Pranckietis hopes Poland won’t ruin ties over passport illustrations
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis hopes that Warsaw will not ruin relations between the two neighboring states over the proposed illustration for Polish passports, including the Gate of Dawn church in Vilnius. […]
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Lithuanian center unable to find specialist to calculate Soviet occupation damages – daily
The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Center has failed since the start of this year to find a specialist who would be able to calculate the damages caused by the half-century Soviet occupation, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday. […]
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Saakashvili’s words about Belarus annexation ungrounded – Lithuanian political scientists
The warnings made by Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili during a visit in Lithuania on Tuesday about Russia‘s readiness to annex Belarus are not grounded, political scientists say. […]
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Saakashvili in Vilnius: Russia readying to take over Belarus
On the 9-year anniversary of the Russia–Georgia war, Georgia’s then leader Mikheil Saakashvili said in Vilnius that Belarus would be Moscow’s next target. […]
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Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili doesn’t plan to seek Lithuanian citizenship
Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili said in Vilnius on Tuesday he would not apply for Lithuanian citizenship, thanking the country’s politicians for the proposition. […]
Defence
Italy’s chief of defense coming to Vilnius
A delegation headed by Italy’s Chief of Defense Staff General Claudio Graziano is vising Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. […]
Foreign affairs
Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili attends Vilnius protest of Georgia occupation
A protest action against occupation of Georgia’s territories was held in a square in front of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on Tuesday, attended by Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis and some MPs. […]
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Lithuania doesn’t accept demands to buy friendship – Grybauskaite on Sikorski remarks
Lithuania’s cooperation with Poland should be equal, and the instructions or demands to buy friendship are unacceptable, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
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Dutch PM coming to Lithuania
The prime minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, is coming to Lithuania this week to meet with President Dalia Grybauskaitė at the Training Regiment of Great Etmon Jonušas Radvila in Rukla on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian formin sees Sikorski’s words as warning for Poles to view ties realistically
The published secret recordings of fragments of conversations involving Poland’s former foreign minister that downgrade Lithuania is a warning for Polish politicians to view the bilateral relations more realistically, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]