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Turkey to translate Koran into Lithuanian
Turkey‘s Directorate of Religious Affairs is to translate the Koran into the Lithuanian language. The Muslim Holy book was first translated to Lithuanian language in 2008 by poet Sigitas Geda. […]
Foreign affairs
Refugees being used as a weapon of war by Russia, says Minister Linkevičius
Refugees are being cynically used as a leverage by Russia-backed Syrian regime in peace negotiations, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. A terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday will only make the situation in the Middle East more tense, he added. […]
Foreign affairs
Ankara bombing condemned as terror attack by Lithuanian Foreign Minister
The explosion in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday was undoubtedly a terror attack that will further increase tension in the region, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
European Union
EU’s refugee relocation from Greece ‘disappointing’, says ambassador
The European Union‘s response to Greece‘s requests for refugee relocation has been disappointing so far, Greek Ambassador to Lithuania Iraklis Asteriadis says. […]
European Union
Germany’s change of heart on refugees will affect all Europe, Lithuanian analyst says
Germany is having second thoughts about welcoming refugees and this will have effects throughout Europe, says Lithuanian political scientist Kęstutis Girnius. […]
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Refugees yet to discover route into EU via Lithuania, says border guard service
Lithuanian border guards have already detained a range of illegal immigrants from Syria and Lebanon but the path into the EU through Lithuania is still relatively undiscovered according to Dainius Dautartas, a Major in the State Border Guard Service Major. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania allocates €20k to refugees in Turkey
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it had allocated EUR 20,000 in humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president on refugees: no documents, no asylum
The European Union must prioritize the security of European citizens over that of refugees, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė believes. If that requires reintroducing border controls, so be it, she said in an interview with LRT radio. […]
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Opinion
Russia wouldn’t open ‘third front’ in Baltics, says Russian journalist
Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of Echo Moskvy, spoke to Delfi about the threat of escalation in the tensions between Russia and the Baltics. His radio station is considered by many to be the last major independent media outlet in Russia, and has run into trouble with Russian government media regulators in the past. […]
Foreign affairs
European Union
Lithuania will not accept additional refugee quotas, president says
Attending the European Council on Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that Lithuania would not participate in the newly suggested refugee resettlement from Turkey scheme until the earlier quota of 1,105 asylum seekers for Lithuania is completed. […]
Foreign affairs
Putin admits to deploying Russian military specialists in Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, but that changed today at a nationally televised press conference in Moscow where Putin confirmed that Russian military specialists had been sent to support Crimean separatists. […]
European Union
Why Europe won’t protect its borders
The refugee crisis has uncovered a major flaw in the European Union‘s (EU) policy of free movement of people: porous external borders. Lithuanian commentators say some countries are just not interested in solving the problem. […]
Opinion
European Union
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European Union
Turkey’s contribution is essential to overcome migration crisis, Lithuanian president says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels where Turkey was represented by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The summit was held to discuss the flow of Syrian refugees crossing Turkey, the press service of the president said. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: NATO showed it will not tolerate airspace violations
NATO has shown that its members will not tolerate violations of their airspace territorial integrity, Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said to the Žinių Radijas radio. […]