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Lithuania starts work at UNESCO Executive Board
Lithuania is starting work at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board. […]
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Hints that Polish-Lithuanian relations may improve from Polish president Andrzej Duda
When former President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus read a report at a conference in Warsaw last week called Sovereignty, Solidarity and Security: Lech Kaczynski and Central-Eastern Europe, he also had the chance to speak with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda. […]
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Which U.S presidential candidate would be best for Lithuania?
In an analysis of the U.S presidential race, public relations expert Mykolas Katkus and acting director of the Eastern European Studies Centre Laurynas Kasčiūnas revealed which Republican candidates they thought would be the best U.S presidents from Lithuania’s perspective. […]
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Surprisingly musical Christmas wishes from the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius
The Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius sent out an unusual and musical Christmas greeting this year. When the recipients received an email from the embassy they were invited to click on a picture of the entire embassy staff in Christmas hats. The email then led them to the festive video in which the staff bellow out ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ in Swedish, English and Lithuanian. […]
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Putin admits to deploying Russian military specialists in Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, but that changed today at a nationally televised press conference in Moscow where Putin confirmed that Russian military specialists had been sent to support Crimean separatists. […]
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Immunity to influence important in EU-Russia relations, say Lithuanian officials
In a closed sitting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, members of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed the current situation and outlook in the European Union’s relations with Russia and Lithuania’s stance on those relations. […]
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Ukraine and Georgia need visa-free agreements with EU, says Linas Linkevičius
At an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius called for closer ties between the EU and Ukraine and Georgia. […]
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First refugee family to arrive in Lithuania through EU program on Tuesday
On Tuesday, 15 December, the first refugees from the Middle East will arrive in Lithuania from Greece through the EU’s refugee program. According to Deputy Interior Minister Elvinas Jankevicius, they will be a four-person Iraqi family consisting of two spouses and two minors. The family speaks English. […]
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How Moscow’s money funds propaganda in Lithuania
The State Security Department has showed to the Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee the schemes by which money for propaganda comes from Moscow to Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania contributes EUR 150,000 to refugee fund
Lithuania has transferred EUR 150,000 to the Migrant and Refugee Fund (MRF). […]
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Foreign Minister Linkevičius on response to Russian aggression: Inaction itself can be provocative
Lithuania and other countries in the Eastern block are looking for a clear and decisive message of support from the United States as Russian President Vladimir Putin tests NATO’s decisiveness and tries to fill the “gaps of influence” created by the West’s inability to protect international law and its own interests, said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius in an interview with The Washington Times on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister visiting USA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is paying a visit to the United States of America on 7-12 December. There he will meet with US politicians and attend a sitting of the United Nation Security Council (UN SC) addressing the issues in Ukraine. […]
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Minister Linkevičius: Any NATO-Russia conversation must include Ukraine issue
Now that Europe is facing numerous crises and cannot focus its undivided attention on assisting Ukraine, it is important not to trade one issue for another, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said to LRT programme Savaitė. […]
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Most Lithuanians approve of taking part in anti-terrorist effort, poll shows
A poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed that Lithuanians are mostly interested in relations with neighbouring countries, Poland being among those with which they believe cooperation should be most intense. People in Lithuania are also interested in security and NATO, and favourably assess Lithuania’s position on Ukraine and the country’s contribution to fighting terrorism. […]
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Japan’s man in Lithuania. Interview with Japanese ambassador in Vilnius
We meet Japanese Ambassador Toyoei Shigeeda in his office. On the little table next to him, there are first-day stamp souvenirs of Lithuania’s most famous Japanese, Chiune Sugihara. The Embassy is located on Čiurlionio Street in Vilnius, named after the famous Lithuanian composer and painter. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is particularly appreciated in Japan for his mystical paintings. […]