Maryse Berniau
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister sees off French ambassador

On 5 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with outgoing Ambassador of France to Lithuania Maryse Berniau and thanked for her efforts and a significant contribution to the development of relations between Lithuania and France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Conscription is Lithuania’s contribution to collective defence, Minister Linkevičius says

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said at the end of his US visit that the United States was aware of Lithuania’s security concerns, emphasizing the importance of demonstrating Lithuania’s serious stance on collective defence – possibly in the form of reintroducing conscription. […]

President Grybauskaitė in Euromaidan anniversary event
Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Ukrainian people continue defending Maidan ideals

President Dalia Grybauskaitė visited Ukraine‘s capital Kiev on Sunday, 22 February. Alongside other European leaders she attended commemorative events for Maidan’s anniversary, including the March of Dignity in memory of Maidan victims that took place in the centre of Kiev, the presidential press service said. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Foreign affairs

Lithuania supports German leadership in resolving conflict in Ukraine, MP tells ambassador

Lithuanian Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas, deputy speaker of the Seimas, chair of the Committee on European Affairs, has met with Jutta Schmitz, German ambassador to Lithuania. […]