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Foreign Minister Linkevičius on response to Russian aggression: Inaction itself can be provocative

December 10, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania and other countries in the Eastern block are looking for a clear and decisive message of support from the United States as Russian President Vladimir Putin tests NATO’s decisiveness and tries to fill the “gaps of influence” created by the West’s inability to protect international law and its own interests, said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius in an interview with The Washington Times on Tuesday. […]

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Photo Ludo Segers

Lithuanian foreign minister visiting USA

December 8, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is paying a visit to the United States of America on 7-12 December. There he will meet with US politicians and attend a sitting of the United Nation Security Council (UN SC) addressing the issues in Ukraine. […]

Minister Linkevičius: Any NATO-Russia conversation must include Ukraine issue

December 7, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

Now that Europe is facing numerous crises and cannot focus its undivided attention on assisting Ukraine, it is important not to trade one issue for another, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said to LRT programme Savaitė. […]

Minister Linkevičius: NATO invitation for Montenegro is also signal to Georgia

December 3, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius says that invitation extended this week to Montenegro to begin NATO membership negotiations is a signal not only to the Western Balkans but Georgia as well. […]

NATO must be ready to respond to threats irrespective of their source, Linkevičius says

December 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

NATO must be ready to effectively respond to threats irrespective of their source, says Lithuania’s Linas Linkevičius at a meeting of foreign affairs ministers of NATO countries. […]

Lithuania’s foreign minister underscores need to fully implement Minsk agreements

December 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 1 December in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, sanctions against Russia, and other related issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (MFA) said. […]

Minister Linkevičius: NATO showed it will not tolerate airspace violations

November 25, 2015 Ziniu radijas 0

NATO has shown that its members will not tolerate violations of their airspace territorial integrity, Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said to the Žinių Radijas radio. […]

2015 breakthrough year for Baltic energy independence, Minister Linkevičius says

November 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

During the 21st Baltic Council at the Seimas (Parliament) on 20 November, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius underlined the need to further strengthen security in the region and stressed the importance of ensuring energy independence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Truce in east Ukraine ‘in the balance’

November 19, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

The Lithuanian foreign minister and his Swedish counterpart, who are on a visit to Ukraine this week, stated after meeting Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin that ceasefire in the country’s eastern regions was hanging in the balance. […]

Belarus to discuss Astravyets NPP with Lithuania in December

November 13, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

Belarus has said the country’s experts will respond to all questions that Lithuania has raised about safety issues of its planned Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in December. […]

Lithuania’s Linkevičius: EU’s enlargement policy is investment in peace and stability in Europe

November 11, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On 10 November, the European Commission (EC) adopted its annual Enlargement package – a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement. In the set of annual reports, the EC has assessed where Turkey and the countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo – stand in preparing to meet EU membership requirements. […]

US focuses more on Eastern Europe, Lithuanian foreign minister says

November 4, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 2 November in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius welcomed the participants of the roundtable discussion Transatlantic Renewal and thanked them for their effort to develop the vision of a free and united Europe, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]

Linkevičius: Baltic states and Poland are in the same boat

October 30, 2015 Ziniu radijas 0

The Baltic states and Poland is “in the same boat” when it comes to energy infrastructure projects and defence, Lithuania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius has told the Žinių Radijas radio. […]

Local problems should not overshadow strategic cooperation with Poland, Lithuania’s Linkevičius says

October 29, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania is ready to work with the new government of Poland and local problems should not overshadow strategic bilateral projects, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]

Lithuania’s foreign minister insists on continuing Russia sanctions

October 29, 2015 Ziniu radijas 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius believes that the European Union (EU) should continue its policy of sanctions on Russia, since it is the only way to get Moscow to listen. […]

Minister Linkevičius in Berlin: Europe needs Eastern policy based on democratic values

October 27, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 25-26 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited Berlin, where he discussed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Germany, the Eastern Partnership, and assistance to Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Film about Japanese diplomat who saved Jews premièred in Vilnius

October 16, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On 14 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the première of the film Persona Non Grata about a Japanese ambassador in Lithuania who issued visas to Jews during World War Two, saving thousands of people from death. […]

Poland’s outgoing president made honorary citizen of Lithuanian town

October 14, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 13 October in Rokiškis (Lithuania), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated Poland‘s outgoing President Bronislaw Komorowski on becoming an honorary citizen of Rokiškis town and highlighted the importance of friendly ties between Lithuania and Poland, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

Lithuania’s Linkevičius: Perpetrators of MH17 disaster must be brought to justice

October 14, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius believes that further criminal investigation into the tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) will name concrete perpetrators of the crime and they will be brought to justice. […]

Russia’s actions in Syria only escalate conflict, Lithuanian foreign minister says

October 13, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the European Union‘s (EU) Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 12 October, which focused on the situation in Syria and migration, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]