Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens Honorary Consulate in Richmond, Virginia
On 17 April, Lithuanian Ambassador to the USA Žygimantas Pavilionis opened a new Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Richmond, Virginia, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]
United States of America
European Union
Lithuania hopes for speedier TTIP negotiations
In the meeting with UK’s Director for International Trade & Export Control of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Chris Barton, the Lithuanian Government’s Chancellor Alminas Mačiulis brought up the subject of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its current relevance, the press service of the Government said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian political analyst compares Russia-West relations to two Ferraris in chicken game
International relations expert Raimundas Lopata says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently engaging in the classic chicken game with the West. […]
Global LT
Ambassador Pavilionis’ first visit to Portland, OR
Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis starts the New Year with his first ever visit to Portland, Oregon. Just about a year ago, His Excellency’s plans to explore this town were hampered by a snow and ice storm that unexpectedly hit the Rose city just two days prior to the scheduled trip. However, this time around the nature was gracious enough to greet the honorable guest with mild temperature and a ray of sunshine. […]
Global LT
Concert commemorates Freedom Defenders’ Day in Washington
On 15 January, the duo of Dalia Dedinskaitė and Gleb Pyšniak played a recital in remembrance of Lithuania’s Freedom Defenders’ Day at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. The duo performed works by Zoltán Kodály, Vytautas Barkauskas, and Maurice Ravel. […]
Defence
Global LT
US Lithuanians organize 13 January run in Portland
When an e-mail from Vilnius came with an invitation to join the traditional annual run “On the Road of Life and Death”, we were listening to Brahms’ piano concerto in Portland performed by a student of the prestigious Rice University in Houston (Texas), Lithuanian pianist Rūta Kuzmickaitė who was born five years after the historic events of 13 January 1991. She had returned for holidays to her family in Oregon. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s consulate general in LA to open in mid-January
Lithuania’s consulate general in Los Angeles, United States, will open on January 15, the government decided at its meeting on 23 December. Selection of the consul is yet to be completed. […]
Economy
American-Lithuanian Business Council president: Geopolitical tensions has made Lithuania more attractive to investors
The American-Lithuanian Business Council, which was set up last year, works to promote investment between the two countries – sometimes by pointing out investment opportunities in, say, Lithuania’s striving for energy independence and sometimes by playing up the Lithuanian ancestry of many a successful US entrepreneur. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania will have to accept responsibility, if CIA prison allegations prove correct
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said on Wednesday that the reports on alleged CIA-operated prison in Lithuania will have to be investigated by the Prosecutor General‘s Office, and if the information proves correct, Lithuania will have to take responsibility. […]
Foreign affairs
US notified Lithuania in advance of CIA prison report, foreign minister says
The United States had notified Lithuania in advance of the publication of the Senate report about prisoner torturing performed by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in secret detention centres, including one possibly in Lithuania. […]
Defence
US pledges USD 13m for infrastructure at Šiauliai Aviation Base next year
The United States of America intend to earmark 13 million US dollars (EUR 10.6m) to infrastructure development of the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis: We do not invest in our relations with the United States
Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America Žygimantas Pavilionis thinks that the US administration under President Barack Obama has been naive in wishing to “reset” relations with Russia, but this is the trap that every new president falls into. He hopes, however, that Obama’s successor – be it Hillary Clinton or someone else – will have a better grasp on geopolitical realities of Eastern Europe. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why Russia’s threat to Baltic states is so real
Professor Kęstutis Girnius has once again decided on DELFI to calm everyone down by saying there is no real danger of Russian aggression against Lithuania. I once again risk becoming what Mr. Girnius calls a “professional Cassandra” by constantly scaring people with the Russian threat. […]
European Union
Lithuania wants faster completion of TTIP negotiations between EU and US
On Tuesday, 25 November, at a conference The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: a Strategic Opportunity, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Chancellor of the Government Alminas Mačiulis stressed that it was very important to speed up implementation of decisions to conclude negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) as soon as possible, the prime minister’s press service informs. […]
Defence
US General: US forces will stay in Baltic states to deter Russia
Troops of the United States will remain in the Baltic states and Poland for at least another year to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated in Vilnius on Sunday. […]
Defence
US general: US troops will stay as long as Lithuania wants them
United States troops will stay in Lithuania as long as it takes to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated on 23 November. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Russian propaganda lands on America’s shores
For almost a year now Russian propaganda in the US was lingering in the fringes of society. Now the Kremlin’s RT hits the main streets of Washington, DC, and New York City with an ad campaign of a different kind. It seems that Russian propaganda, the often-ignored part of the war conflict, has hit right in the political heart of the US. […]
Foreign affairs
Strengthening US-Lithuania cooperation is crucial in face of Russia’s aggression, says MFA’s political director
Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas called on the United States of America and Nordic countries to contribute to the implementation of decisions taken at the NATO Wales Summit on measures to strengthen collective defence, as well as to remain active allies of Lithuania and the other Baltic states in dealing with energy, cybersecurity, information and economic security. […]
Economy
Iclelandic airline to offer budget flights from Vilnius to USA
Vilnius will connect to USA through Reykjavik for the first time in June when Wow Air launches its new Vilnius route on 13 June 2015. […]