South Ossetia

  • Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuanian formin calls for remembering lessons of Russian-Georgian war

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday called for remembering the lessons of Moscow's aggression as Georgia marks…

6 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves for sanctions for human rights violations in Georgia

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Thursday called on the Migration Department to apply sanctions on people complicit in human rights…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Seimas adopts resolution on Abkhazia, South Ossetia’s occupation

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution, reminding of the occupation of Georgia's regions Abkhazia and South…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania condemns Syria’s decision to recognize independence of Georgia’s regions

Lithuania has condemned Syria's decision to recognize independence of Georgia's regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, occupied by Russia. [...]

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president calls Georgia ‘Eastern Partnership leader’

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday called Georgia the leader of the EU's Eastern Partnership program, urging the country to…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania won’t recognize annexation of Abkhazia, South Ossetia – PM in Georgia

Vilnius will never recognize the annexation of the Georgian territories by Russia, Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said during a…

7 years ago
  • Politics

PM to visit Georgia-South Ossetia boundary line

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday is to travel to the administrative boundary line between Georgia and South Ossetia.…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaite discusses Zapad drills with UN chief

President Dalia Grybauskaite met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres as part of her visit in New York…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Saakashvili in Vilnius: Russia readying to take over Belarus

On the 9-year anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, Georgia's then leader Mikheil Saakashvili said in Vilnius that Belarus would be…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili attends Vilnius protest of Georgia occupation

A protest action against occupation of Georgia's territories was held in a square in front of the Russian Embassy in…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Georgian president asks for Lithuanian president’s support ahead of NATO summit

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has asked for Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's support in raising issues of importance to Tbilisi at…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuania censures elections in South Ossetia

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry on Monday said it did not recognize the elections held in the South Ossetia region, censuring the…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Lithuania warns – Belarus is on the brink, time is ticking

During a Delfi TV conference Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius also mentioned the recently worsened relations between Minsk…

8 years ago
  • Defence

US general says NATO must take initiative in Baltic

During a press conference in Vilnius, Ben Hodges, the commanding general of the US Army in Europe, said that the…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Europe’s last dictator comes in from the cold

Lukashenko’s fortunes have changed. Once known as “Europe’s last dictator,” he has won friends in Europe, while antagonizing his traditional…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Georgia deserves to join NATO, says defence minister in Vilnius

Georgia deserves NATO membership because of its reforms and participation in the Alliance's operations, Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli said in…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Spark of hope that Russia’s aggression will not pass this time

The German daily Berliner Zeitung was the first one to report about the resignation of Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini as OSCE…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanians organize protest outside Russian Embassy over actions in Georgia

Around 50 people attended a rally organized by the opposition party Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats near the Russian…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: A new test from Russia

A couple of days ago, on 10 July, news came that two new border signs sprang up in Georgia, declaring…

9 years ago

Lithuania issues statement on violation of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed grave concern over the ongoing 'borderization' process along the administrative boundary line between…

9 years ago