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Lithuania forming new diplomatic relationships, but hurdles remain

Lithuania has been seeking to expand the number of nations it maintains diplomatic relations with by starting relationships with several distant African, Asian and Oceanic countries. However, not all countries have answered the invitations to open diplomatic relationships sent by our country, reports Lietuvos Žinios. […]

US President Barack Obama. Photo Ludo Segers
Foreign affairs

Obama on independence day: ‘Lithuania continues to serve as a model to others’

US President Barack Obama has praised Lithuania‘s contribution to supporting Eastern Partnership countries and Ukraine, saying that Lithuania “continues to serve as a model” for strengthening democracy and security in the world. […]

Neringa Venckienė
Foreign affairs

US to extradite former MP and judge Venckienė to face charges in Lithuania

The US Justice Department has announced it has accepted Lithuania’s request for extradition of former MP and former judge Neringa Venckienė, said Lithuanian Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis. […]

Vytautas Landsbergis
Energy

Lithuanian government must halt Belarus nuclear plant, say former heads of state

Two former Lithuanian leaders – ex-president Valdas Adamkus and the country’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis – have urged the government “to do everything in its power to immediately halt the construction of the Astravyets nuclear power plant” in Belarus some 50 km east of Vilnius. […]