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Lithuanian PM meets with ambassador of India
On Monday, incoming Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Republic of Lithuania Ajay Bisaria has met Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius at the Office of the Government. The prime minister has congratulated the ambassador on his new term of office in Lithuania, discussed bilateral relations, and stressed Lithuania’s interest in the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and India, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
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Clinton would be more Lithuanian-friendly US president, political scientist says
If Hillary Clinton, who officially opened her presidential election campaign on Sunday, is elected as the next president of the United States, she would be more strict towards Russia, says Kęstutis Girnius, associate professor at Vilnius University’s International Relations and Political Science Institute. […]
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UN holds Lithuania-initiated discussion on cyber confidence
Lithuania’s permanent mission to the United Nations held an expert discussion on Wednesday about promoting mutual confidence in the cyber space. […]
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Lithuania invited to open OECD accession talks
Lithuania has been invited to open negotiations on accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
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5 more Ukrainian troops come to Lithuanian hospitals
Another five Ukrainian soldiers injured in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine have arrived for treatment in hospitals of Lithuania. […]
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Ties with Brazil are gaining momentum, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is currently on an official visit to Brazil, met with Minister of External Relations Mauro Vieira and Deputy Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Ivan Ramalho on Yuesday, the MFA said. […]
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Lithuania pauses decisions on granting asylum for Ukrainians
Lithuania has suspended the decisions on granting asylums to Ukrainian citizens, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania’s MFA condemns terrorist attack in Kenya
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) strongly condemned the brutal terrorist attack of 2 April in the university town of Garissa (Kenya), when 147 people, mostly students, were killed. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister leaves for Brazil
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Brazil on Monday on an official visit. […]
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Lithuania appoints ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
Lithuanian Ambassador to Hungary, Rasa Kairienė, has been appointed as Ambassador to three Balkan countries: Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister to pay formal visit to Brazil
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, will leave for a formal visit to Brazil on Monday, 6 April. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister expresses condolences over death of former British ambassador Michael Peart
“I am deeply saddened by the news of Michael Peart passing. He was a true friend of Lithuania and the first Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania. We shall always remember Michael with great respect, with gratitude. He will remain in our hearts forever as a true friend of Lithuania,” reads the letter of condolences sent by Linas Linkevičius to the wife and son of the deceased on 3 April, the MFA reports. […]
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UK’s first ambassador to Lithuania passes away
British diplomat Michael Peart, the UK’s first ambassador to Lithuania, has passed away, the Lithuanian Embassy in London announced on Thursday. […]
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Diplomats working to find out if Lithuanians were on sunken Russian ship
Lithuanian diplomats are working to establish whether Lithuanian citizens were aboard the Russian fishing vessel that sunk close to the coasts of Kamchatka on Thursday. […]