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President Obama challenges critics on historic nuclear deal with Iran
US President Barack Obama was fully on the offensive on Wednesday to let the world know that the deal with Iran was the best deal preventing that country from obtaining nuclear weapons. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuania receives Taiwan’s apology over Soviet anthem incident
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it had received Taiwan‘s official apology over the recent incident when Lithuania’s old Soviet anthem was played during the award ceremony of the 2015 World Deaf Basketball Championship after the Lithuanian team won gold medals. […]
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Lithuanian and Italian presidents discuss European security challenges
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday with her Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed security challenges Europe is facing as well as the migration policy, her press service said in a statement. […]
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Lithuania to demand explanations from Taiwan over Soviet anthem at championship awards
Lithuania will demand explanations from Taiwan after Lithuania’s old Soviet anthem was played during the award ceremony of the 2015 World Deaf Basketball Championship where the Lithuanian team won gold medals. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuania’s deputy foreign minister congratulates new British ambassador
On 3 July, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas congratulated British Ambassador to Lithuania Claire Lawrence on her new position. […]
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Lithuanian leaders congratulate US on Independence Day
Lithuanian leaders on Saturday congratulated the United States on its Independence Day, underlying partnership between the two countries in their messages of congratulation. […]
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Lithuania allocates EUR 12,000 for flood-hit Georgia
Lithuania has allocated EUR 12,000 in humanitarian aid to Georgian people recently hit by floods, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Lithuania supports international fight against nuclear terrorism
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union (EU) and Interpol, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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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. […]
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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 president tells diplomats not to be “faceless”
Diplomats cannot be “faceless” and personalities should represent Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said during a Wednesday meeting with Lithuanian ambassadors residing in foreign countries. […]
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President’s advisor Jovita Neliupšienė to become Lithuania’s EU ambassador
Presidential adviser Jovita Neliupšienė will be appointed Lithuania’s ambassador to the European Union, replacing outgoing Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis. […]
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Polish President Komorowski accepts honorary doctorate from Lithuanian university
Outgoing Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, who was presented with an honorary doctorate by Kaunas-based Vytautas Magnus University on Tuesday, underlined his ties with Lithuania. […]
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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. […]
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Boehner in Vilnius: US supports Lithuania’s “enduring struggle with some neighbours”
The United States supports Lithuania’s “enduring struggle with some of your neighbours”, Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner said in Vilnius on Monday. […]
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