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Lithuanian ambassador presents credential letters to USA president
On 17 September, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States of America Rolandas Kriščiūnas presented his credential letters to the President of the US Barack Obama, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister downplays CIA prison claims
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Friday downplayed claims by a lawyer of a former CIA prisoner that Lithuania hosted a CIA prison for suspected terrorists, saying that the country’s institutions are open to any investigations. […]
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US Senate report confirms Lithuania hosted CIA prison, lawyer says
A report issued by the US Senate confirms that the United States operated a detention facility for suspected terrorists in Lithuania in 2005-2006, lawyer of a former prisoner, Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian national Abu Zubaydah, told the European Court of Human Rights. […]
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Gediminas Kirkilas becomes an officer of the French Legion of Honour
On Thursday evening, the French Ambassador to Lithuania, Mr. Philippe Jeantaud, bestowed the French Legion of Honour on former prime minister and deputy speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, Mr. Gediminas Kirkilas. […]
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Lithuania sends note to Russia over obstructed navigation
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that it had sent a note of protest to the Russian Embassy in Lithuania over the repeated impediment of navigation of ships in Lithuania’s exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. […]
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Lithuania’s OECD accession will require reforms
Lithuania will have to implement reforms on its path to membership of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi said in Vilnius on Thursday, adding that these reforms will benefit the country. […]
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Lithuania reaches final stage of OECD accession
Lithuania has reached the final stage in the process of accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
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Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Greek ambassador
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Greek Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis on Tuesday. The president and the ambassador discussed cooperation between Lithuania and Greece within the European Union as well as other topical bilateral issues, the presidential press service said. […]
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Russian journalist Galina Sapozhnikova declared persona non grata in Lithuania
Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist Galina Sapozhnikova has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania. […]
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Foreign ministers of Lithuania and Andorra discuss cooperation during Vilnius meeting
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with his Andorran counterpart Gilbert Saboya Sunye in Vilnius on Monday and said that he saw many opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties, especially in the fields of economy and business. […]
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Belgium opens honorary consulate in Lithuania
Belgium opened an honorary consulate in the Lithuanian capital on Monday, appointing businessman Jacques Barbier as honorary consul. […]
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WHO Regional Committee for Europe to convene in Vilnius
Vilnius is hosting the 65th annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on Monday. […]
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Israeli government doesn’t mind Vilnius Sports Palace renovation project, Lithuanian PM says
Israel has no objections to Lithuania about the renovation project of the Concert and Sports Palace in central Vilnius which is located near an old Jewish cemetery, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Lithuanian PM says Israel ‘strategic regional partner’
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said in Israel on Tuesday that the country was a strategic regional partner, expressing hope for future strengthening of the partnership. […]
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Lithuanian PM pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust in the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania to set up economic cooperation committee with Palestine
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah have decided to set up an intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation. […]
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Lithuanian PM going to Israel
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will on Monday pay an official visit to Israel where he is scheduled to discuss economic cooperation and cooperation with the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister talks about migration with Hungarian ambassador
In a meeting on 2 September with Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Pecze, who is about to end his term of office in Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, expressed his gratitude for ambassador’s contribution to development of bilateral relations and expressed hope that the two countries will continue their friendly relations based on common values and solidarity, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]