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Remigijus Žaliūnas has been appointed as honorary consul of France in Kaunas

France opens consulate in Kaunas

September 22, 2015 BNS 0

Remigijus Žaliūnas, rector of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, has been appointed as the French honorary consul in Kaunas. […]

Lithuania should look for new export sectors in China, president says

September 22, 2015 BNS 0

Despite a growing trade turnover, Lithuania should look for new export sectors in China, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday after presenting credentials to the country’s new Ambassador to China Ina Marčiulionytė. […]

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

Lithuania’s MFA will make every effort to ensure smooth OECD accession, minister says

September 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

German ambassador thanks Lithuania for accepting refugees

September 18, 2015 BNS 0

The German government is grateful to Lithuania for sharing the burden of refugees coming to Europe, German Ambassador to Lithuania Jutta Schmitz says. […]

Lithuanian ambassador presents credential letters to USA president

September 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister downplays CIA prison claims

September 18, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

US Senate report confirms Lithuania hosted CIA prison, lawyer says

September 18, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

French Ambassador Jeantaud bestows the Legion of honour on Gediminas Kirkilas Photo Ludo Segers

Gediminas Kirkilas becomes an officer of the French Legion of Honour

September 18, 2015 Ludo Segers 0

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. […]

Lithuania sends note to Russia over obstructed navigation

September 17, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuania’s OECD accession will require reforms

September 17, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuania reaches final stage of OECD accession

September 16, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania has reached the final stage in the process of accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]

Presentation of credentials by Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis of Greece. Official photos by Robertas Dačkus

Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Greek ambassador

September 16, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

Russian journalist Galina Sapozhnikova declared persona non grata in Lithuania

September 16, 2015 BNS 0

Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist Galina Sapozhnikova has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania. […]

Andorran Foreign Minister Gilbert Saboya Sunye and Lithuania's Linas Linkevičius

Foreign ministers of Lithuania and Andorra discuss cooperation during Vilnius meeting

September 15, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]