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Baltic countries agree to facilitate movement of NATO troops

February 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on Wednesday to facilitate the movement of allied forces in the region as NATO’s multinational battalions are being deployed to the Baltic countries, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]

Astravyets N-plant construction can’t be stopped – Seimas speaker

February 15, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania no longer has the potential of halting the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus close to its border, therefore, should focus on the safety of the utility, Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis says. […]

Juozas Olekas, former Minister of Defence of Lithuania

Copies of IDs of Lithuanian delegation to Ukraine used for separatists’ propaganda

February 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania is looking into a situation where copies of identity documents of members of an official Lithuanian delegation that visited Ukraine last year have recently appeared in the media supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the 15min.lt news website reported. […]

Zones of radioctive termination of the Astravyets nuclear power plant

Parties agree to closer coordinate efforts to block Belarus’ N-plant

February 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Leaders of Lithuanian parliamentary political parties on February 10 agreed on closer coordination of efforts to block electricity from a nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, just around 50 kilometers from Vilnius. […]

Foreign Minister in Kiev: Ukraine needs constant attention, support

February 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Ukraine is in need of constant attention and support, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Thursday. […]

New Russian defence attaché accredited to Lithuania

February 7, 2017 BNS EN 0

Russia’s new defence attaché, Captain 1st Rank Vitaly Timofeyev, was accredited to Lithuania on Monday, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]

Military escalation in Avdiivka, Eastern Ukraine

Lithuania does all it can to help Ukraine – PM Skvernelis

February 7, 2017 BNS EN 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania is providing all forms of assistance to Ukraine and will continue to support the country. […]

EU must keep Russian sanctions amid unpredictable situation in Ukraine – ForMin

February 6, 2017 BNS EN 0

As the situation in Eastern Ukraine remains unpredictable, Europe must at least keep in place the existing sanctions against Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]

Lithuania urges both sides cease fire in East Ukraine

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

After fighting between Ukraine’s governmental forces and Russian-supported separatists escalated in Eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry urged both sides to cease fire. […]

Baltic PMs don’t fear lower Rail Baltica funding

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

After signing the agreement on development of the European-gauge Rail Baltica railway in Tallinn on Tuesday, prime ministers of the three Baltic states do not fear that the European Union (EU) may slash support to the project after 2020. […]

Baltic PMs in Tallinn signed an agreement on the development of the railway Rail Baltica

Baltic PMs sign agreement on Rail Baltica

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

The three Baltic prime ministers signed in Tallinn on Tuesday an agreement on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica, expressing their political to implement the project by 2026. […]

Lithuania concerned over Russia’s decision to grant asylum to Snoras’ ex-chairman

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is concerned over Russia‘s decision to grant political asylum to Raimondas Baranauskas, a former chairman of the management board at the now-bankrupt bank Snoras. […]

Military during training in Kaliningrad oblast

Lithuania doesn’t question status of Kaliningrad region – ForMin

January 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

In response to remarks by a Lithuanian lawmaker, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it is not questioning the status of Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. […]

Belarus’ rhetoric after IAEA visit to N-plant site worries Lithuania – Formin

January 26, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania is worried by Belarus’ rhetoric after experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said last week that the neighboring country had taken proper account of hazards to the Astravyets nuclear power plant construction site, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]

Govt approves Baltic agreement on Rail Baltica

January 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday an agreement between the three Baltic countries on the development of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica. […]

IAEA didn’t look into Lithuanian concerns over Belarusian N-plant

January 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week did not look into the issues that cause Lithuanian concerns over the Belarusian Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) said. […]

Reasons for building fence on border with Russia include geopolitical ones

January 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The reasons why Lithuania plans to build a fence on the border with Russia‘s Kaliningrad exclave include geopolitical ones, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas said on Tuesday. […]

Lithuanian parties to agree on boycott of Belarusian electricity

January 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Political parties of Lithuania intend to publish an agreement to commit to boycotting electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus close to the Lithuanian border. […]

Lithuanian, Polish formins to mull bilateral issues, strategic projects in Warsaw

January 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Warsaw on Friday to discuss bilateral issues along with strategic energy and transport projects with Poland‘s diplomacy chief Witold Waszczykowski. […]

Foreign Minister urges political groups to pool efforts against Astravyets N-plant

January 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Thursday met with representatives of various political groups of the country’s parliament, urging them to pool their efforts over the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus some 50 km from Vilnius. […]