Palestine

  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė says her visit to Israel to give new momentum to relations

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is making an official visit to Israel on 19-21 October. She will be accompanied by the ministers…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president says her Israeli visit will have ‘international significance’

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is planning a visit to Israel this week, says that the Lithuanian-Israeli relations have never…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian PM pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust in the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania to set up economic cooperation committee with Palestine

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah have decided to set up an intergovernmental committee on…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania abstains in Palestine’s statehood vote at UN Security Council

The United Nations Security Council, in a 8-2 vote with five abstentions, rejected a resolution on Palestinian statehood which sets…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania prepares for UN debate on Palestine’s statehood

As a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Lithuania intends to get constructively involved in discussions on Palestine's…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister objects to “unilateral” recognition of Palestine

Lithuania does not agree with unilateral recognition of Palestine, saying a decision needs to be reached by way of negotiations,…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania calls on Israel to stop settlement building in East Jerusalem

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday called on the Government of Israel to stop the expansion of Jewish settlements…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Putin forces West to choose between Ukraine and Middle East (II)

After the civil war in Syria began, in 2012, Hamas headquarters moved out of Damascus. Political leaders of Hamas are…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania would support UN Security Council mechanism on Gaza

Lithuania, which is working in the United Nations Security Council, would support the institution's international mechanism on long-term ceasefire in…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania contributes EUR 30,000 to humanitarian aid in Gaza

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it had allocated EUR 30,000 (103,000 litas) in humanitarian aid to Palestinians…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian company refuses services to Israeli citizens due to Gaza events

The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania forwarded a claim received from a foreign national to the Lithuanian Office…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian Jewish Community rallies in support for Israel’s military

A special event was hosted by the Lithuanian Jewish Community Wednesday night in support of the Israeli army which has…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Dread, confusion and loathing in Palestine

For a past week, to talk about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian relations objectively became quite a self-indulging activity. The debate itself…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Foreign Ministry advises Lithuanians against traveling to Israel and Palestine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Lithuanian citizens who are now in Israel and Palestine to remain extremely vigilant and…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania will not join efforts against doing business with Israeli settlements

Lithuanian does not plan to join the initiative of 17 EU member states to warn their citizens against doing business…

10 years ago