Foreign affairs
Lithuania condemns attack in Somalia
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which claimed nearly 300 hundred lives. […]
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Society
Lithuania denies asylum to Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists
The Lithuanian Migration Department has decided to deny asylum to Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns and remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport’s border control area. […]
Defence
Minister of Interior to discuss event safety after terror in Europe
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas is Monday holding a meeting with top executives of private security companies to discuss threats of terrorism. […]
European Union
Lithuanian leaders convey condolences over London terror
Lithuanian leaders on Sunday expressed condolences over the terrorist attacks in London, which took innocent lives. […]
Defence
Lithuania pursues counter-terror cooperation, ForMin tells UK counterpart
Lithuania will continue to cooperate with the United Kingdom and international community in counter-terrorism efforts, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said as he offered his condolences to British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over Monday’s deadly explosion in Manchester. […]
European Union
Lithuanian leaders condemn Manchester terror attack
Lithuania’s leaders on Tuesday condemned a suspected terror attack at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester that killed at least 22 people. […]
Defence
Lithuania opening this year’s largest national exercise “Saber Strike”
Lithuania is opening this year’s largest national exercise Saber Strike 2017 on Friday to allow troops and officers of internal service coordinate their actions. […]
European Union
President: terror is a weapon of cowards
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attack in central London. […]
CORPORATE
How will the Lithuanian army be armed in 2017?
2016 was marked by numerous terrorist attacks and concerns over a worsening geopolitical atmosphere. Thus it is important to know, will the military be able to defend and defend itself? What weaponry will be used […]