Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Economy

WTO members should not take organization for granted, says foreign affairs deputy

December 18, 2015 ELTA EN 0

At the Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference on 17 December in Nairobi, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Raimundas Karoblis urged WTO members not to take the smoothly functioning multilateral trade system for granted. Karoblis emphasized that all WTO members, the world’s largest economies in particular, must comply with the WTO’s rules and fulfil the obligations they have undertaken, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Tomas Venclova
Culture

Tomas Venclova presented with Jerzy Giedroyc award in Poland

December 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 1 December in Warsaw, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita presented the Jerzy Giedroyc award to Tomas Venclova, the Lithuanian poet, translator, publicist, and a well-known figure, for contributing to the current literary scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The award was also presented to the Institute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Foreign affairs

Lithuania may send more soldiers to Mali upon France’s request

December 3, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says Lithuania may send more than 20 soldiers to Mali next year, after receiving a request for assistance from France. […]

Foreign affairs

Most Lithuanians approve of taking part in anti-terrorist effort, poll shows

December 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed that Lithuanians are mostly interested in relations with neighbouring countries, Poland being among those with which they believe cooperation should be most intense. People in Lithuania are also interested in security and NATO, and favourably assess Lithuania’s position on Ukraine and the country’s contribution to fighting terrorism. […]

Darius Jauniškis
Defence

Lithuania’s VSD proposes to establish crisis management centre to coordinate terrorism response

November 16, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Head of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis says the Lithuanian Government should consider creating a crisis management centre which would adequately respond to terrorist attacks. […]

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European Union

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. […]

Foreign affairs

Flights cancelled after Lithuania’s MFA advises against air travel to Sinai Peninsula

November 6, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has issued a recommendation against travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh Airport in Egypt and other airports in the Sinai Peninsula. […]

Linas Linkevičius
European Union

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. […]