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European Commission receives mandate to begin negotiations with the UK Added 2017-05-22 On 22 May in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius attended the EU’s General Affairs Council, which authorised the opening of the negotiations with the UK, nominated the Commission as Union negotiator,...
Linkevičius: Lithuania is interested in developing a dialogue with Russia’s civil society Added 2017-05-19 On 18 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with representatives of Russia’s civil society, who are attending the annual Vilnius Russia Forum that kicks off today. The participants of the meetings exchanged their...
Germanas attends Council of Europe’s meeting, stresses that non-compliance with international law leads to conflict Added 2017-05-19 On 18-19 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas participated in the Council of Europe’s foreign ministers’ meeting, which focused on addressing new threats, including the refugee crisis, conflicts, populism, and...
Linkevičius and the U.S. Ambassador discuss the upcoming NATO Summit Added 2017-05-18 On 17 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania Anne Hall. The meeting discussed important issues of bilateral Lithuania-U.S. relations, regional and international...
Linkevičius congratulates the newly-appointed French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Added 2017-05-18 On 17 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated Jean-Yves Le Drian on his new appointment as the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Lithuania continues to support Ukraine’s defence and security sector reform Added 2017-05-18 On 18 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak and noted that Lithuania supported Ukraine’s ongoing defence and security sector reform, as well as...
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry honours the memory of Leonidas Donskis Added 2017-05-18 On 17 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania held a solemn event in memory of Prof. Leonidas Donskis and celebrated his contribution to the spread of European values. One of the halls at the Foreign Ministry was named the ‘Europe Hall’...
Linkevičius and Speaker of Slovenia’s National Assembly discuss possibilities for strengthening cooperation, key foreign policy issues Added 2017-05-17 On 16 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Speaker of Slovenia’s National Assembly Milan Brglez, who was visiting Lithuania, and with members of his delegation. The possibility of strengthening bilateral...
Minister Linkevičius congratulates his Norwegian counterpart on Constitution Day Added 2017-05-17 On 17 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brenda and all the people of Norway on their national holiday – the Constitution Day.
Linkevičius expresses condolences over the death of former President of Finland Added 2017-05-17 On 17 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his condolences on the passing of the former President of Finland Mauno Koivisto. In this moment of loss, Linkevičius wished his family, relatives and the people...