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Lithuanian foreign minister discusses NATO summit outcomes with NB8 colleagues
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is attending a meeting of foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) in Tallinn. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister: Prosecution of Soviet army deserters is absurd as Russia has denied continuity with USSR
Russia‘s attempts to prosecute persons who refused to serve in the Soviet army is absurd, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister hopes EU’s new Russia sanctions to take effect soon
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the new sanctions against Russia announced by the European Union (EU) on Monday should take effect in the nearest future. […]
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Ukraine wants to draw closer to NATO
Ukraine has once again indicated it wants to become closer to NATO, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius after attending a meeting of the Alliance’s member-states with Ukraine’s leaders. […]
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Minister Linkevičius indicates NATO allies to station more capacities in Lithuania
NATO allies will have more capacities in Lithuania, in the air, in the sea and on land, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after the first day of the NATO summit in Wales. […]
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Little chance of success for Putin’s peace plan, says Lithuanian foreign minister
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says it is difficult to expect that the peace plan proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin will be successful, because it refuses to admit the realities in eastern Ukraine. […]
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Minister Linkevičius: France’s decision on Mistral is step in right direction
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has commended the decision made by the French government to suspend the handover of Mistral naval ship to Russia. […]
Sports
Lithuania protests FIBA decision to shorten national anthem
Lithuania has turned to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), protesting the move to play an incomplete version of the country’s national anthem before basketball matches during the 2014 World Cup. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister says Tusk’s and Mogherini’s appointments to top EU jobs are “compromise”
The appointment of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the new President of the European Council and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was a compromise solution, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Lithuania could open embassy in South Africa in November
Lithuanian embassy in Pretoria, the South African Republic, could be opened in November. The related draft decree was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister says West should give military assistance to Ukraine
The West should consider rendering military assistance to Ukraine in the wake of the military aggression launched by Russia, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania’s Linkevičius tight-lipped on candidates for EU foreign policy chief
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius refuses to comment on his Italian counterpart Federica Mogherini‘s chances of being appointment the new EU foreign policy chief. Lithuania’s leaders have expressed reservations about the candidacy due to what they say are Mongerini’s Russian sympathies. […]
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Hungary’s Orban: Baltic States set bad example
The Hungarian prime minister, who is notorious for his contradictory statements, said that he was against the Baltic States‘ attitude towards Russia and highlighted that he was to seek for the European Union (EU) to improve its relations with Moscow. Viktor Orban also said that the values were important, yet that Hungary saw Russia as a business partner first. […]
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Lithuanian specialist will help Ukraine implement reforms, foreign minister says
Ukraine will receive a Lithuanian specialist who will help the country implement economic and integration reforms. The specialist who will provide assistance to the reform group established within the Ukrainian president’s administration will be chosen and dispatched as soon as in September, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, who visited Kyiv last week and met with President Petro Poroshenko, told the radio Žinių Radijas. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Germany’s wish not to harm Russia is understandable
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he understands why German Chancellor Angela Merkel wishes to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis that would not harm Russia. He adds, however, that it is just as important not to harm Ukraine either. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister discussed support to Ukraine during visit in Kiev
Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Kiev last Friday, discussed support to Ukraine and coordination of diplomatic efforts in the run-up to the summit meetings of the European Union, NATO and the United Nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister in Ukraine: Russian convoy is “a provocation”
The entry of a Russian convoy into the territory of Ukraine is a provocation and a gross violation of international law, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian leaders call on US politicians to endorse Eastern Europe defence plan
Lithuania backs the US initiative to strengthen NATO capabilities in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after a meeting with US congressmen on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister says Ukraine could use international support better
Ukraine could use international leverage and provided support better, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said ahead of his visit to Kiev on Friday. […]