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Lithuanian government gives funding for resettling ethnic Lithuanians from eastern Ukraine

October 26, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Government of Lithuania has allocated EUR 77,823 from its reserve for the resettlement of Lithuanian citizens and ethnic Lithuanians from conflict-ridden regions in eastern Ukraine. […]

Gediminas Tower lit in blue on UN anniversary

October 26, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

To mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Gediminas Tower, one of the best-known icons of the capital city of Lithuania, was lit up blue, the official colour of the United Nations, on the UN Day, 24 October, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Russian band glorifying Crimean annexation plans tour in Lithuania

October 22, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis says Lithuania must follow the law and not emotions when considering whether to allow entry for the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the Russian Army named after Alexander Alexandrov. […]

Influential US think tank looks into ways of improving security measures in Baltics

October 22, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 20 October in Vilnius, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defence met with a group of experts from the Influential US think tank Atlantic Council, led by Magnus Nordenman, to discuss current challenges to Lithuania’s security, measures to ensure security and potential support from allies in this field. […]

Two Lithuanian sailors abducted in Nigeria

October 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A Bahamas-registered ship flying the flag of the Comoro Islands was attacked in Port Harcourt’s port in Nigeria on Monday, at 8:30 PM local time. Four members of the crew, two Lithuanian and two Ukrainian nationals, were abducted. […]

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Jancsi. Photo R.Dačkus

Hungarian ambassador presents letters of credence to Lithuanian president

October 14, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has accepted letters of credence from Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Jancsi. […]

Lithuanian leaders condemn terrorist attacks in Ankara

October 12, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out against peaceful protesters in Ankara on Saturday. […]

Lithuanian deputy foreign minister attends events for Chiune Sugihara

October 9, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 7 October, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius attended events marking the 75th anniversary of Visas for Life, which were organised by the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Lithuanian and Swedish foreign ministers discuss economic partnership and joint initiatives

October 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallstrom to discuss bilateral partnership, the situation in Ukraine, relations with Russia, regional security, cooperation in the region, as well as in the fields of strategic communication, energy and transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister meets with Jewish organisations in New York

October 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

During the session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 2 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with heads and representatives of major world and American Jewish organisations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Veto right is responsibility, not privilege

October 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event, which was co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the Security Council in situations of mass atrocity, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lithuania actively supports the initiative that was proposed by France and Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]

Croatia to open embassy in Lithuania

October 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Croatia is to open an embassy in Vilnius by the end of this year, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. […]

Lithuanian diplomat awarded prestigious Palmer Prize in New York

September 30, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Petras Vaitiekūnas, has received the Community of Democracies’ Mark Palmer Prize, which is awarded to diplomats for their merits in advancing democracy and peace in the world, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Construction site for Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant

Lithuania concerned about safety of Belarus nuclear plant

September 29, 2015 BNS 0

With a Russian-made reactor to be delivered to the site of Belarus‘ Astravyets nuclear power plant at the end of this month as part of plans to launch the first unit in 2018, Lithuanian experts are concerned about the safety of the world’s “cheapest” nuclear facility, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reports. […]

Lithuania’s representative to observe Savchenko trial in Russia

September 29, 2015 BNS 0

A Lithuanian diplomat will be sent to observe the trial of Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot and member of the country’s Verkhovna Rada, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. […]

Lithuania must strengthen cooperation with Finland, foreign minister says

September 28, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 24 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini, who was visiting Lithuania, to discuss bilateral political and economic relations, regional cooperation and key issues on European agenda, including migration, the security situation in the region, relationship with Russia, the situation in Ukraine, cooperation in the fields of energy and transport, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]