Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador presents credentials to president of France
Lithuanian Ambassador to France Dalius Čekuolis presented letters of credence to President François Hollande. […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns illegitimate elections in Donbass
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuanian strongly condemns illegitimate “elections” in some parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions organized by illegal armed groups on 2 November. […]
Lithuania regrets Russia‘s support for illegal elections in east Ukraine
The Lithuanian government has issued a statement saying it regrets Russia’s decision to block the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a press statement on the illegal “elections” in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine to be held by armed separatists on 2 November. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian representatives discuss steps towards OECD membership
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Marcos Bonturi, the OECD Director for Global Relations, and Nicola Bonucci, the OECD Director for Legal Affairs on 31 October in Vilnius. […]
Foreign affairs
Parliament wants more security for Lithuanian embassies and consulates
The Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs has considered the 2015 draft budget and found that it is necessary to enhance the security of Lithuanian diplomatic representations, in the view of the geopolitical situation. […]
Society
Fifteen school students from eastern Ukraine come to study in Lithuania
Fifteen teenagers and their two teachers affected by unrest in Ukraine‘s Donetsk and Luhansk regions will live and study in Lithuania for one year. The first group of seven 14-year-olds arrived in Lithuania on 29 October. They will live and study at Vilnius Lithuanians’ House until 1 September, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Global LT
“Global Lithuanian Awards 2014” invites to nominate outstanding people linked to Lithuania
Third year in a row, Global Lithuanian Leaders | GLL organizes Global Lithuanian Awards for the outstanding personalities and their achievements to be noticed, promoted and celebrated. […]
Global LT
Members of Lithuanian Lawyers’ Association met with MEP Antanas Guoga in Brussels
Members of the Lithuanian Lawyers’ Association’s Brussels branch together with LT Big Brother Benelux fellows enjoyed an outstanding discussion – networking dinner in Brussels on “Top tactics worth sharing in Politics and Business” with a guest speaker MEP Antanas Guoga (ALDE, Lithuania). […]
Foreign affairs
Group of Ukrainian kids to spend autumn break in Lithuania
A group of Ukrainian school students will spend the upcoming autumn holidays in Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
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Lithuania’s UN ambassador calls for international condemnation of “illegal” elections in occupied Donbass
Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Raimonda Murmokaitė on Friday called on the international community to condemn the elections being organized by pro-Russian separatists in Donbass, Ukraine, on 2 November. […]
Foreign affairs
Armenia’s Eurasian Union membership should not block EU ties, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Armenia‘s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union, which is being established by Russia, should not become an obstacle for Armenia to continue constructive cooperation with the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said during his visit to the Caucasian country on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to open honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia
Lithuania will open an honorary consulate in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
European Union
EU leaders honour Lithuanian customs officer killed in Kosovo
Leaders of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday paid tribute to those killed in EU civilian missions, including Lithuanian customs officer Audrius Šenavičius. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign minister hopes to see Lithuanian meat on Azeri market
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday met with Azerbaijan‘s President Ilham Aliyev and his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov and expressed hope that Lithuanian meat products would soon be sold in Azeri supermarkets. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government’s efforts to mitigate impact of Russian trade sanctions
The Ministry of Economy has summarised the accomplishments of Lithuanian institutions in September in an attempt to mitigate the impact of Russia‘s sanctions on businesses. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to establish consulate in Los Angeles
Lithuania will establish a consulate in Los Angeles. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian parliament gave its go-ahead on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Remigijus Motuzas proposed as Lithuania’s ambassador to Russia
First deputy of Lithuania’s government chancellor, Remigijus Motuzas, has been proposed as ambassador to Russia. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Western moral laxity and Lithuanian integrity?
DELFI has recently published op-ed pieces by Laurynas Kasčiūnas and Vladimiras Laučius where they scold at the alleged laxity of the West and its relativism in politics. The accusations are rather grave and worth in-depth discussion.
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Society