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RSS Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius discussed the situation in Venezuela Added2020.10.20
On 20 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Presidential Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Julio Borges discussed the political situation in Venezuela in the run-up to the National Assembly election.

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Minister Foreign Linas Linkevičius received the President of the Swiss National Council Added2020.10.19
On 19 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius received Isabelle Moret, President of the Swiss National Council, and a delegation of Swiss Parliamentarians. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, the situation in Belarus, and the European Union’s relationship with Switzerland.

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Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Canada met in Vilnius Added2020.10.16
On 16 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne in Vilnius. The Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, and security policy, the state of play in transatlantic relations, as well as the situation in Belarus and Ukraine.

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Baltic States - Canada joint statement Added2020.10.16
October 16, 2020 - Vilnius, Lithuania

Foreign ministers Linas Linkevičius of Lithuania, Edgars Rinkēvičs of Latvia, Urmas Reinsalu of Estonia and François-Philippe Champagne of Canada met jointly today in Vilnius for the first time.

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Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius to meet with Canada’s Foreign Minister Added2020.10.15
On 16 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will meet with his Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne in Vilnius. The Foreign Ministers will discuss bilateral relations, the situation in Belarus and Ukraine, the relationship with Russia, and the current security environment in the region.

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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met with the new Swedish Ambassador Added2020.10.13
On 13 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador Designate of Sweden Inger Buxton, who presented her letters of credence to the President Gitanas Nausėda yesterday.

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Foreign Affairs Council discussed sanctions against Belarus Added2020.10.12
On 12 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, which focused on the situation in Russia and Belarus, issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Ministers also discussed the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024.

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RSS Lithuania's Ambassador Laimonas Talat-Kelpša presented his letters of credence to the Czech President Added2020.10.21
On 21 October, the Ambassador of Lithuania Laimonas Talat-Kelpša presented his letters of credence to the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Dalius Čekuolis attended the European Humanities University’s opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2020-2021 Added2020.10.15
On 14 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis participated in the European Humanities University’s (EHU) opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2020-2021. The Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya also attended the event.

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In Luxembourg, EU Ministers discussed action to combat climate change and COVID-19 coordination Added2020.10.14
On 13 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius attended the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Albinas Zananavičius: Belarusian nuclear power plant poses a security threat and hybrid challenge for the region Added2020.10.07
On 6 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius took part in a virtual discussion on hybrid threats and challenges that was organised by Germany’s Hanns Seidel Foundation.

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Foreign Vice-Minister Neris Germanas took part in the Baltic-German consultations Added2020.10.06
On 6 October, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas attended a meeting with the State Secretaries of the Latvian, Estonian, and German Foreign Ministries in Riga. The meeting focused on the most important items on the European Union’s agenda, the eastern dimension of the European Neighborhood policy, the security situation in the region and in the South Caucasus, transatlantic ties, the EU-China cooperation, the fight against disinformation, and cyber security.

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Lithuania condemns human rights violations in Russia-occupied parts of Georgia Added2020.10.05
On 5 October 2020, Lithuania took the floor at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council in the general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. The Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas expressed Lithuania’s support for the work of OHCHR in providing technical assistance to Georgia and commended Georgia’s close cooperation with the Office.

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EU Development Ministers discussed ways to help Belarus Added2020.09.30
On 29 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis participated in an informal videoconfrence of EU Development Ministers.

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Lithuania and France's positions to items on the EU agenda discussed in Vilnius Added2020.09.29
On 29 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius met with Clément Beaune, French State Secretary for European Affairs, who arrived in Lithuania as part of the delegation led by the President of France Emmanuel Macron.

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Joint Statement on the situation of journalists in Belarus released by the UN Group of Friends co-chairs Added2020.09.28
On September 28, Lithuania, together with the co-chairs of the United Nations Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists, France and Greece, released the Joint Statement on the situation of journalists in Belarus. The Joint Statement was supported by more than fifty United Nations Member States, and the European Union.

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Lithuanian representatives and the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State discussed possibilities for providing support to Belarus Added2020.09.25
On 25 September, Lithuania's representatives and the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State Georg P. Kent discussed the situation in Belarus and the region, possibilities for providing support to the Belarusian civil society, other relevant issues of the Lithuanian-US relationship, and international security policy.

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