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Lithuanian foreign minister sceptical about Russian proposal on aviation safety
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the agreement to switch on transponders in warplanes above the Baltic Sea will not solve safety issues, if Russian fighter-jets continue performing their dangerous manoeuvres.
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12 more Syrian refugees arrive in Lithuania under EU programme
Another 12 Syrian refugees arrived in Lithuania on Monday evening under the European Union‘s resettlement programme. […]
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Lithuania should appoint politically neutral person for Astravyets N-plant
Lithuania would benefit from appointing a politically neutral person for issues of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus, political scientist Ramunas Vilpišauskas has told the national television LRT. […]
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Lithuania hands note to Belarus over nuclear plant, asks for EU involvement
Lithuania’s government on Thursday handed a note to the Belarusian Embassy over the latest incident at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border. Vilnius has also asked Brussels for involvement of the European Union (EU) in the matter.
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Lithuania to send note to Belarus over nuclear plant incident
Lithuania plans to send a diplomatic note to Belarus, asking the neighbouring country to provide it with the results of its investigation into a recent incident on the Astravyets nuclear power plant construction site.
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US ambassador ends tenure in Vilnius
Deborah McCarthy has completed her tenure as United States ambassador to Lithuania.
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Munich attack could be part of ‘chain reaction’ – Lithuanian minister
Friday’s attack in the German city of Munich should not be seen as Islamic, since it could have been a “chain reaction” to the the recent wave of terror attacks across Europe, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.
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Vietnam to extradite sentenced businessman to Lithuania
Vietnam has agreed to hand over Sergey Rachinstein, a businessman sentenced for embezzlement and fraud, to Lithuania.
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Andrius Pulokas appointed as Lithuania’s ambassador to Belarus
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has this week appointed Andrius Pulokas as Lithuania’s ambassador to Belarus.
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Lithuanians may be ‘Kremlinphobes’, but not Russophobes – Minister Linkevičius
Attempts to portray Lithuanians as hostile to the Russian nation are totally missing the point, Lithuania’s foreign minister insists.
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Trump’s victory would be ‘bad news’ for Lithuania
If Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected as the next president of the United States, it would be bad news for Lithuania, says political science professor Šarunas Liekis.
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Grybauskaitė: Lithuania trusts US, even if Trump wins
Lithuania has confidence in the United States regardless of who its next president is, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday.
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India and Lithuania agree to deepen cultural and economic ties
In a high-level interaction between India and Lithuania, the Vice President of India, Dr. Mohammed Hamid Ansari, and the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Mr. Algirdas Butkevičius, agreed to deepen the two countries’ cultural links, expand trade and investment, and work closely together in multilateral fora. […]
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Lithuanian diplomats deserve commendation for work during Turkey coup – Linkevičius
Despite criticism from the president, Lithuanian diplomats in Turkey must be commended for their work and dedication during the attempted coup in the country, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.
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Lithuanian ambassador: What happened in Turkey was unlawful intrusion into state governing
A failed military coup in Turkey has ushered a massive purging campaign in the country. Lithuanian Ambassador in Ankara Audrius Bruzga says it is yet too early to tell what effects it will have in Turkey.
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Lithuania expects no radical changes in UK’s Russia policies under Johnson
The United Kingdom‘s foreign policy should not undergo radical change after Boris Johnson, the controversial former London mayor and a leading Brexit campaigner, has been appointed secretary of state for foreign affairs, Lithuanian Minister Linas Linkevičius believes.
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Lithuania joins coalition against ISIS
Lithuania will for the first time participate in a meeting of ministers from countries that are part of the US-led coalition against Islamic State.
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UK Foreign Secretary Johnson accepts invitation to Lithuania, the land of his great-grandfather
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met with the United Kingdom‘s new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Brussels on Monday.
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UK’s new immigration minister: Attacks against Lithuanians ‘will not be tolerated’
Lithuania’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mantvydas Bekešius says he has been reassured by the United Kingdom‘s new Minister of State for immigration James Goodwill that attacks against Lithuanian migrants will not be tolerated.
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