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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. […]
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Grybauskaitė meeting president of Ukraine
On Wednesday, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko who is arriving on a working visit. The heads of state will participate in the eighth Lithuania-Ukraine Presidential Council and discuss enhancement of Ukraine’s security and economic independence. […]
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Lithuania’s foreign minister underscores need to fully implement Minsk agreements
On 1 December in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, sanctions against Russia, and other related issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (MFA) said. […]
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EU Commissioner Andriukaitis criticizes Lithuanian president for refusing to work with Russia
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has recently said that Lithuania will not join any coalition against the Islamic State that includes Russia. Vytenis Andriukaitis, Europoean Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, has publicly criticized such a position, LNK TV news programme reports. […]
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Lithuanian president to attend climate change summit in Paris
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Paris on Monday to attend the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21). The meeting, to be attended by almost 150 state and government leaders from around the globe, is expected to arrive at agreements on greenhouse gas emissions and action to stop climate change. […]
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Islamic State includes Lithuania into ‘coalition of devils’
A new propaganda video, claimed to be released by Islamic State, names a “global coalition” of the terrorist organization’s enemies that includes Lithuania. […]
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Minister Linkevičius: NATO showed it will not tolerate airspace violations
NATO has shown that its members will not tolerate violations of their airspace territorial integrity, Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said to the Žinių Radijas radio. […]
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Lithuania elected vice-chair of UNESCO Executive Board
During the first session of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture’s (UNESCO) new Executive Board in Paris on 20 November, Lithuania was elected vice-chair of this governing body. Lithuania’s Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas will represent Lithuania in the Executive Board, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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President Grybauskaitė‘s statement met with irony in Moscow
The statement made by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday that Lithuania would not participate in any coalition against the Islamic State that would involve Russia has been scorned in Moscow. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania will not be in coalition against Islamic State with Russia
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania would not be willing to join any coalition against the Islamic State that would include Russia as long as Moscow engages in aggression against Ukraine and Georgia. […]
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Parliamentary committee chair: Lithuania might have to join ground operation against ISIS
Artūras Paulauskas, the head of the National Security and Defence Committee in the Lithuanian parliament, has said to the Žinių Radijas radio that a ground operation against the Islamic State (ISIS) will have to be launched and Lithuania will probably not be able to stay away. […]
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Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights
Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people dead. […]
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President Grybauskaitė to pay tribute to Paris victims during UNESCO forum
President Dalia Grybauskaitė left for the 70th UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, leader forum on Monday, November 16, in Paris. While in Frabce, the Lithuanian president is to honour the victims of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. […]
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Lithuania to observe minute of silence for Paris attacks victims
The Lithuanian government has decided to pay tribute to victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris by observing a minute of silence at 1 PM on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign ministry strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Paris
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13. These barbaric acts against civilians is a callous and cruel attack against humanity and civilisation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Lithuanian president on Paris attacks: Terrorism never wins
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has expressed support for the French people and the President of France François Hollande after a series of coordinated terrorist attacks across Paris killed over a hundred people. […]
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Lithuanian seafarers taken hostage in Nigeria have been freed
Deputy Chancellor of the Lithuanian Government Rimantas Vaitkus has announced that Lithuanian seafarers taken hostage from the ship Solarte off the coast of Nigeria have been freed. […]