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Lithuania’s foreign ministry welcomes Iran nuclear deal

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday welcomed the recently-reached deal on Iran‘s nuclear program, saying that it was a long-awaited and welcome step. […]

Iran
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Iran – new and strong player

Not long ago, on 2 April 2015 an agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, that was referred to as “historic”. The agreement was concluded between The Six (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council + Germany) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran takes the responsibility to reduce the enrichment of Uranium and the West, in return, is ready to lift some sanctions. The Lausanne Agreement was assessed positively. However, there are some sceptics thinking that the Agreement includes particular threats. […]

OSCE
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It was Russia’s decision to include blacklisted officials into OSCE PA delegation, Lithuanian MPs say

It was Russia‘s own decision to include officials, blacklisted by the European Union, into its delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, members of the Lithuanian delegation say. […]

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Lithuania appoints honorary consul in Kharkov

Konstiantyn Tokarev has been appointed Lithuania’s honorary consul in the Ukrainian region of Kharkov. […]

Lithuanian Embassy (left ) and Cuban Mission in Washington   Photo Ludo Segers
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Lithuania and Cuba soon to be diplomatic neighbours in Washington

Early Thursday morning several media teams set up in the neighbourhood of the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington DC. The Swiss Embassy, Cuban Special Interest Section is located next door to the Lithuanian Embassy on 16th Street. It houses the Cuban representation in the US Capital after the Americans severed diplomatic relations with the island nation 54 years ago at the height of the Cold War. The somewhat secretive mission got mainly attention in the past whenever demonstrators would gather to demand the release of Americans or dissidents held in Cuban prisons. All of that is about to end. […]

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Lithuanian leaders too busy to meet with visiting Polish president

Lithuanian leaders will have no time for outgoing Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski who is scheduled to come to Lithuania on Tuesday to receive an honorary doctorate from Vytautas Magnus University in the country’s second-largest city of Kaunas. […]