Culture
Lithuania wants to move culture attache to US from Washington to New York
Lithuania’s Culture Ministry wants the country’s culture attache to reside in New York instead from the current location of Washington D.C. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Pavilionis – Trump’s message to the world – hear out our region
Whatever US President Donald Trump may have said today at the Warsaw Uprising monument, just the fact that his second trip abroad was to Poland is something we should be happy about. While much of […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė tells Trump about regional security, Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė told US President Donald Trump at the summit of Central and Eastern European leaders in Warsaw on Thursday about the importance of regional security and the threats of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė to meet with US president in Warsaw
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump in Warsaw on Thursday in the framework of the Three Seas Initiative summit. […]
Foreign affairs
Government gives go-ahead to appointment of 4 new ambassadors
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday gave a green light to the designation of new ambassadors to Norway, Canada, Estonia and the United Kingdom. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to meet with US president in Warsaw
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will take part in a meeting between leaders of Central and East European nations and US President Donald Trump in Warsaw on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Norkus should become Lithuania’s ambassador to UK
Diplomat Renatas Norkus should become Lithuania’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom, which is leaving the European Union (EU). […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to send more troops to Afghanistan
As NATO prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, Lithuania also plans to increase its contingent in the volatile Central Asian country. […]
Foreign affairs
US vice president to meet with Baltic leaders in Estonia
US Vice President Mike Pence will meet with the leaders of the three Baltic countries, including Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, in Estonia in late July, the White House said on Thursday. […]
European Union
Government approves Semaška as next ambassador to Germany
Darius Semaška, Lithuania’s outgoing ambassador to the Netherlands and a former chief foreign policy advisor to President Dalia Grybauskaitė, is proposed as the country’s new envoy in Germany. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas’ speaker Pranckietis going to US
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is going to Washington D.C. early this week to attend a meeting of Nordic and Baltic parliamentary speakers with top-ranking US officials. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Angolan Foreign Ministers agree on political consultations
Angola‘s Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, who is visiting Lithuania for the first time, and Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a mechanism for bilateral consultations in Vilnius on Friday. […]
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Angolan foreign minister to visit Lithuania
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti is to pay a working visit to Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Mexico’s honorary consulate opens in Vilnius
Mexico’s honorary consulate, headed by Ieva Kubiliene, a lawyer, was opened in Vilnius on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. […]
Foreign affairs
Defense Minister expects Trump to dispel doubts on US commitments during visit to Poland
Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis expects US President Donald Trump to dispel any remaining doubts over the US commitment to NATO’s collective defense clause during his visit to Poland next month. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian language learning opportunities in Kaliningrad on decline – daily
The number of schools in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad that are offering Lithuanian-language courses, even as an extracurricular option, is declining at a fast rate, the daily Lietuvos Zinios reported on Tuesday. […]
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Foreign affairs
Defense Chief in Germany to discuss service of troops, acquisitions
Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Zukas is visiting Germany to discuss the service of the country’s troops in Lithuania and acquisition of equipment. […]
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Economy Minister visiting US
Lithuania’s Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius left for the United States on Sunday to meet with Lithuanian and US business figures. […]