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UN holds Lithuania-initiated discussion on cyber confidence
Lithuania’s permanent mission to the United Nations held an expert discussion on Wednesday about promoting mutual confidence in the cyber space. […]
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Ties with Brazil are gaining momentum, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is currently on an official visit to Brazil, met with Minister of External Relations Mauro Vieira and Deputy Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Ivan Ramalho on Yuesday, the MFA said. […]
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Lithuania’s MFA condemns terrorist attack in Kenya
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) strongly condemned the brutal terrorist attack of 2 April in the university town of Garissa (Kenya), when 147 people, mostly students, were killed. […]
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Lithuania appoints ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
Lithuanian Ambassador to Hungary, Rasa Kairienė, has been appointed as Ambassador to three Balkan countries: Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister expresses condolences over death of former British ambassador Michael Peart
“I am deeply saddened by the news of Michael Peart passing. He was a true friend of Lithuania and the first Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania. We shall always remember Michael with great respect, with gratitude. He will remain in our hearts forever as a true friend of Lithuania,” reads the letter of condolences sent by Linas Linkevičius to the wife and son of the deceased on 3 April, the MFA reports. […]
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Diplomats working to find out if Lithuanians were on sunken Russian ship
Lithuanian diplomats are working to establish whether Lithuanian citizens were aboard the Russian fishing vessel that sunk close to the coasts of Kamchatka on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania calls UN Security Council meeting on Crimea
The UN Security Council is holding a closed-door meeting on Crimea, initiated by Lithuania, later on Thursday. Russia, which annexed the Ukrainian region a year ago, is reportedly boycotting the meeting. […]
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Lithuania’s MFA says treaty between Russia and South Ossetia has no legal value
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania issued a statement regarding the “Treaty on Alliance and Integration” between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia region of Georgia, asserting that the agreement has no legal value. […]
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Vilnius train stations step up security due to Russian troops train
Security was stepped at Vilnius and Naujoji Vilnia Train Stations in Lithuania on Thursday in response to information that Russian army conscripts might be crossing to the Russian region of Kaliningrad via Lithuania, according to the lrytas.lt news website. […]
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Lithuania to set up defence adviser positions at embassies
The government on Wednesday okayed the amendments on the establishment of positions of defence adviser at Lithuanian embassies abroad. […]
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Lithuania and Israel further political dialogue
On Thursday, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz met with his counterpart, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas, in order to further strengthen the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to Ukraine and Czech Republic
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday backed the appointment of Marius Janukonis, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ Eastern Neighbourhood Policy Department, as the country’s ambassador to Ukraine. Diplomat Edvilas Raudonikis will be appointed as Lithuania’s ambassador to the Czech Republic. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister conveys condolences over deaths in Donetsk coal mine
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday conveyed condolences over deaths in the explosion in a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. […]
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Lithuania to attend crisis management exercise in NATO countries
Lithuania will participate in a regular NATO crisis management exercise CMX15 on Wednesday through March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]