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LITHUANIA WILL CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT COOPERATION BETWEEN EU AND ITS SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS Added 2013-10-03 On 3 October in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas met with Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean who is paying a visit to Vilnius, and affirmed Lithuania’s commitment to...
MEETING OF SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN IS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LITHUANIA Added 2013-10-03 For the first time in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Lithuania’s Presidency of the EU Council holds a Meeting of the Senior Officers of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on 3-4 October. The meeting will discuss issues important for the...
LINAS LINKEVIČIUS: HAVING ‘MORE EUROPE’ INVOLVES LOOKING FOR JOINT DECISIONS Added 2013-10-02 Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, opening the annual conference State of Europe on 2 October in Brussels, stressed that in order to stay relevant in the global scene, the European Union had to remain reliable, responsible,...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER CALLS ON EU CIVILIAN OPERATIONS COMMANDER TO TIGHTEN SECURITY FOR EULEX KOSOVO Added 2013-10-02 On 1 October, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas sent a letter to Hansjörg Haber, EU Civilian Operations Commander, emphasizing the need to tighten security measures for staff of the European Union Rule of Law...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH TAJIKISTAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER, STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL COOPERATION IN CENTRAL ASIA Added 2013-10-01 Chairing the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council on 1 October in Brussels, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said that peace and sustainable development in Central Asia in Afghanistan remained linked to successful regional...
MFA’S STATEMENT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S RESOLUTION THAT DEMANDS ELIMINATION OF SYRIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPONS Added 2013-10-01 Lithuania welcomes a unanimous adoption on 27 September of the U.N. Security Council’s Resolution 2118 that demands the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons and determines that the use of chemical weapons constitutes a threat to...
LITHUANIAN PRESIDENCY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF AGREEMENT ON COHESION POLICY FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMY Added 2013-09-30 Chairman of the General Affairs Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, has underlined at the Council meeting in Brussels on September 30 the importance for the European economy that implementation of national...
IN NEW YORK, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON BEHALF OF EU CALLS FOR SIGNING COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY Added 2013-09-28 On 27 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Article XIV session of the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on the sidelines of...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER MEETS WITH GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL’S WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES Added 2013-09-27 On 27 September, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius met with members of the General Affairs Council’s Working Group, who are taking part in the informal meeting of the Working Group in Vilnius, and...
EU GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL TO DISCUSS COHESION POLICY, PREPARATION FOR THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL Added 2013-09-27 European Union ministers of European affairs will discuss Cohesion legislation and preparations for the October European Council at a meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels on September 30 chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the...