LITHUANIA’S INCOMING EU PRESIDENCY PRESENTED AT THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE HERZLIYA AND KNESSET IN ISRAEL
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On 20 May, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting Israel, delivered a lecture “Lithuania’s Incoming Presidency: for creating a credible, growing and open Europe” at the Interdisciplinary...
CONSULTATIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY FOCUS ON CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
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On 20 May, consultations on key issues of bilateral cooperation of representatives from the Lithuanian and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs were held in Vilnius.
The consultations focused on the cross border cooperation of the two countries,...
IN ISRAEL, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER OPENS A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OF WOODEN SYNAGOGUES OF LITHUANIA
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On 19 May in Tel Aviv, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius opened a photography exhibition “A Kaddish for Wooden Synagogues of Lithuania” at Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People.
“Lithuania...
LINKEVIČIUS MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL AUTHORITY, STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RENEWAL OF PEACE TALKS
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On 19 May, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius visited the Palestinian National Authority. At the meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Riyad Al-Maliki, he stressed the importance of the...
IN JERUSALEM, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HONOURS HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
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On 19 May in Jerusalem, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited the World Centre for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem – where he laid a wreath and paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
Linkevičius...
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONDEMNS THE ANTI-SEMITIC ACT IN PANEVĖŽYS
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On 18 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius condemned the anti-Semitic act carried out in Panevėžys during which a swastika was painted on the doors of Panevėžys Youth school and the building of Jewish community of Panevėžys.
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP HIGH ON THE AGENDA OF THE HIGH-LEVEL EU OFFICIALS MEETING IN VILNIUS
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An informal meeting of EU state and general secretaries was held in Vilnius; on this occasion, the Lithuanian delegates invited the European Union (EU) Member States to join efforts for the purposes of the Eastern partnership.
EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE WELCOMES LITHUANIA’S PREPARATION FOR THE EU PRESIDENCY
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On 16 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Pierre Vimont, Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, to discuss Lithuania’s preparation for the Presidency of the EU...
LITHUANIA TO HOST A MEETING OF EU STATE SECRETARIES AND SECRETARIES GENERAL
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On 17 May in Vilnius, the Chancellor of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jūratė Raguckienė will chair a meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General. This meeting is the first international event of Lithuania’s incoming...
LINKEVIČIUS MEETS WITH DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENLARGEMENT AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, STRESSES LITHUANIA’S RESOLVE TO IMPLEMENT EU’S VIABLE ENLARGEMENT POLICY
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As Lithuania’s Presidency of the EU Council staring in July is nearing, high-ranking EU officials are visiting the country almost every day. On 15 May, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Stefano Sannino, Director General for...