Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister: Veto right is responsibility, not privilege

On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event, which was co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the Security Council in situations of mass atrocity, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lithuania actively supports the initiative that was proposed by France and Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Mahatma Gandhi, his secretary Sonia Schlesin and Dr. Hermann Kallenbach
Foreign affairs

India’s minister visits Lithuania to unveil monument for Gandhi

India’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mohanbhai Kundariya, arrived in Lithuania to represent the Government and the people of India at the historic unveiling of a sculptural composition of Mahatma Gandhi with his Lithuanian friend Hermann Kallenbach. […]

Petras Vaitiekūnas
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian diplomat awarded prestigious Palmer Prize in New York

Lithuania’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Petras Vaitiekūnas, has received the Community of Democracies’ Mark Palmer Prize, which is awarded to diplomats for their merits in advancing democracy and peace in the world, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Russia’s sincerity in UN ‘very hard’ to believe, Lithuanian president says

In light of the situation in Ukraine, it is “very hard” the believe the sincerity of Russia‘s statements about peace initiatives in the Middle East, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending events of the United Nations (UN) in New York. […]

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marie Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Photo MFA
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Lithuania’s MFA will make every effort to ensure smooth OECD accession, minister says

On 17 September, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marie Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who was visiting Vilnius. […]