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Lithuanian representatives joined the delegation of OSCE military experts on their visit to Crimea Added 2014-03-05 VIENNA, 5 March 2014 –  Eighteen OSCE participating States decided to send 35 unarmed military personnel to Ukraine in response to its request. The matter was discussed at a joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the Forum for...
Lithuania calls on the UN Security Council to support democratic change in Ukraine Added 2014-02-26 Political power that disregards the will and expectations of the vast majority of its citizens and is concerned only with its own egoistic interest loses democratic legitimacy and trust of its people and is not sustainable, Lithuania’s...
MINISTER LINKEVIČIUS: FOCUS ON RULE OF LAW CRITICAL TO CONFLICT PREVENTION AND BREAKING THE CONFLICT CYCLE Added 2014-02-19 On 19 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired United Nations (UN) Security Council open debate “Promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of the international peace...
IN BRUSSELS, L.LINKEVIČIUS AND EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS RESPONSE ON EVENTS IN UKRAINE Added 2014-02-19 On 20 February in Brussels the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council on Ukraine.
MFA STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN UKRAINE Added 2014-02-18 We condemn the outbreak of violence and the use of force in Kyiv today, on 18 February. We express our sincerest condolences to all of those who have suffered and to relatives of the victims. We demand to halt violence immediately and thoroughly...
MAJORITY OF LITHUANIANS ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT UKRAINE, L.LINKEVIČIUS TELLS HUNDREDS OF HIGH-RANKING U.S. OFFICIALS AT THE FEBRUARY 16TH CELEBRATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Added 2014-02-18 Over 400 participants began the celebration of the Day of the Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania on 18 February with a minute of silence to honour the Ukrainians who were killed in Kyiv on the eve of this event.
EU ADDRESSES THE ISSUE WITH REGARD TO PIG IMPORT BAN AT WTO Added 2014-02-18 At the presentation of the World Trade Organization’s annual report on developments in the international trading environment on 17 February in Geneva, the European Union described the ban of imports of live pigs and pork as an “illegal...
MINISTER LINKEVIČIUS: WHILE WORKING TOGETHER LET’S MAKE USE OF OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED STATES Added 2014-02-18 On 17 February in Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland. The conversation focused on bilateral relations...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL VISIT WASHINGTON, D.C. Added 2014-02-15 From 15 to 18 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is visiting Washington, D.C., where he will be holding meetings with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland,...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES STRATEGIC UN-EU COOPERATION Added 2014-02-14 On 14 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired discussions on the strengthening of the United Nations-European Union cooperation and interaction. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the EU’s High...