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Why Lithuanian officials are not going to Moscow on 9 May
On 8 May each year, the world pays tribute to the victims of World War Two. The following day, 9 May, Russia celebrates its Victory Day with pompous parades of tanks and displays of arms. This year, on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, many Western leaders turned down invitations to come to Moscow, sending instead their lower-ranking representatives, mostly their ambassadors, to Russia. […]
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Lithuania’s outgoing ambassador in Georgia honoured with state award
Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Georgia has been awarded an Order of Honour of Georgia, the Baltic country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania to focus on protection of civilians during its May presidency in UN Security Council
On 1 May, Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of Presidency Lithuania intends to focus on protection of civilians – safety of journalists in conflict situations, threat posed by small arms and light weapons to the civilian population; as well as ways to combat the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, possible links between organised crime and human trafficking in the Mediterranean, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Lithuanian and Swedish foreign ministers going to Moldova
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Sweden are going to Moldova on Monday to discuss the country’s relations with the European Union (EU) and security matters. […]
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OECD is looking to be enriched by Lithuania’s membership
Lithuania may soon join its Baltic neighbours in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) membership. Lithuania was invited to start the organization’s multi-year ascension process last month, a process Latvia started in 2012. Estonia joined the OECD in 2010. […]
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Lithuania’s cooperation with China gathers momentum
On 30 April, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Lithuania Wei Ruixing. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, future opportunities for development of trade in agricultural sector, cooperation in China+16 format, and future prospects, the Government’s press service said. […]
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Lithuanian president congratulates UK’s Queen Elizabeth II on royal baby
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II and the people of the United Kingdom on the birth of the daughter of the Duke of Cambridge William and Duchess Catherine. […]
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Russian ambassador gives no answers on hindrances to NordBalt
Russia‘s ambassador summoned to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Thursday for a protest on hindrances made by military vessels to the laying of NordBalt cable between Lithuania and Sweden did not give any answers. […]
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Lithuanian UN ambassador meets with chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
On 27 April in New York, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, met with Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, who is participating in the Fourteenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). […]
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Former CEO of Lithuania’s VAE receives award from Japanese government
Rimantas Vaitkus, former CEO of Lithuania’s Visagino Atominė Elektrinė (Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant, or VAE), has been given a Japanese state award for fostering ties between Lithuania and Japan. […]
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Lithuania opens honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday opened an honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia‘s second-largest city Jeddah. […]
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Lithuania’s MFA among best connected foreign ministries on Twitter
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s (MFA) Twitter account is among the top five most mutually connected accounts of world leaders on Twitter. […]
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Lithuanian Foreign Ministry contacted all Lithuanians in Nepal
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it had managed to contact all 36 Lithuanian nationals who are currently in Nepal. […]
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Lithuania and China sign agreement on recognizing academic qualifications
Lithuania’s Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis and China‘s Deputy Education Minister Li Weihong signed an agreement on bilateral recognition of academic qualifications. The agreement was signed at the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (ASEM ME5) which is being held on 27-28 April in Riga, Latvia. […]
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President Grybauskaitė congratulates king of the Netherlands on national day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the King’s Day, a national holiday in the country. […]
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60 Lithuanians were in Nepal during earthquake, 4 still to be contacted
About 60 Lithuanian nationals were in Nepal during the powerful earthquake that shook the country on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, adding that attempts to contact four of them have so far been unsuccessful. […]