Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and 22 embassies express support for Baltic Pride

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 16 embassies have made a joint statement, expressing support for Baltic Pride. [...]

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania presents diplomatic note to Belarus over suspected incident at nuclear plant

Lithuania on Wednesday handed a diplomatic note to Belarus over an alleged incident at the construction site of Astravyets nuclear…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania to appoint new ambassador to Belarus

Lithuania's government on Wednesday agreed to recall Ambassador Evaldas Ignatavičius from Belarus as of July 11. He should be replaced…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Twiplomacy: Lithuanian formin’s Twitter among best-connected in the world

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Twitter feed remains among the top six diplomatic accounts that have the most mutual…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hit by cyber attack

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website was inaccessible to visitors on Wednesday due to a cyber attack. [...]

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian embassy asks Israel to explain deportation of Lithuanian activist

Lithuania's Embassy to Israel on Tuesday handed a note to the Israeli Foreign Ministry with a request to specify the…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Will Lithuania’s emigrants ever return?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed a survey indicating that 40% of Lithuanian emigrants would like to return to…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Over half of Lithuanian expats don’t think about returning home – survey

The majority of Lithuanians living abroad are not thinking of returning to their homeland, a survey carried out for Lithuania’s…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

‘The Lithuanian experience is so important to Ukraine’ – Hon Consul

The Lithuania Tribune talks to Vitaliy B. Antonov, Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Lviv, Ukraine. [...]

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

‘Lithuania cannot remain silent’ about Palestine, says social worker

Lithuania cannot stay silent about the situation in Palestine, said a Lithuanian social worker who was recently denied entry to…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuania asks Belarus to set up expert panel for Astravyets nuclear plant

During diplomatic consultations on Tuesday, Lithuania suggested that Belarus should set up a joint special expert commission that would help…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania opens five new visa centres across China

Lithuania's embassy in Beijing has this month expanded the Schengen visa centre network into China's five major cities, the Ministry…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania ‘won’t compromise interests of its citizens for better relations with Israel’ – Minister Linkevičius

Lithuania will not compromise the interests of its citizens for the sake of better relations with Israel, Foreign Minister Linas…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

‘I am really sad that human rights activism caused so much fear ‘ – Lithuanian activist deported from Israel

Gabrielė Tervidytė, a Lithuanian national who was detained in an Israeli airport last week, returned to Vilnius on Monday morning.…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Lithuanian in Israel detained in relation to national security threat

Lithuanian citizen Gabrielė Tervidytė has been detained in Tel Aviv, Israel, as a threat to national security, the Ministry of…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Four Lithuanian state institutions under attack from hackers

Four Lithuanian state institutions have been subjected to cyber attacks over the past several days. [...]

9 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian Foreign Ministry website hit by cyber attack

Websites of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came under a cyber attack on Tuesday evening. It is the second…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian does not appeal against espionage conviction in Russia

Prison sentence passed by a Russian court for Lithuanian national Aristidas Tamošaitis came into effect after he did not appeal…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

US continues its support of radio broadcasts from Kaunas

The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has decided to continue financing radio broadcasts transmitted from Lithuania to Russia and…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania to become gateway to Europe for Southeast Asian countries

Lithuania ambassador to Japan Egidijus Meilūnas handed over credentials to South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Le Luong Minh on…

9 years ago