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Foreign affairs

Lithuania earmarks EUR 18,000 for quake-struck Nepal

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry is giving EUR 18,000 to Nepal that was recently struck by a powerful earthquake. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania to focus on protection of civilians during its May presidency in UN Security Council

On 1 May, Lithuania takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of Presidency Lithuania intends to focus on protection of civilians – safety of journalists in conflict situations, threat posed by small arms and light weapons to the civilian population; as well as ways to combat the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, possible links between organised crime and human trafficking in the Mediterranean, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. Photo Ludo Segers
Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s MFA among best connected foreign ministries on Twitter

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s (MFA) Twitter account is among the top five most mutually connected accounts of world leaders on Twitter. […]

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European Union

Lithuania to help look for refugee problem solution, foreign minister says

Lithuania will look for ways to contribute to the EU and the international community’s efforts to resolve the refugee problem, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Monday in Luxembourg during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. […]

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Foreign affairs

Minister Linkevičius thanks Japan for lending support to Lithuania’s OECD membership

On 15 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a meeting with Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura expressed his gratitude to Japan for supporting Lithuania’s ambition to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and noted that Lithuania was looking forward to mutually beneficial cooperation within the OECD. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania to appoint new ambassador to Georgia

Diplomat Giedrius Puodžiūnas should be appointed as Lithuania’s ambassador to Georgia. […]