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RSS Joint statement on so-called “presidential elections” in Abkhazia Added2020.03.23
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States of America do not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called “presidential elections” held in Georgia’s Abkhazia region on March 22, 2020.
Joint Statement of Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers meeting on 16 March 2020 Added2020.03.17
The Foreign Ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the State Secretary of Norway discussed over the video conference today the response to the situation caused by the spread of COVID-19 corona virus.

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Minister Linkevičius and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discussed bilateral cooperation Added2020.03.12
On 11 March Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with Philip Thomas Reeker, the United States of America Assistant Secretary of State, where they discussed relevant issues of transatlantic cooperation and regional security including partner efforts in countering disinformation and attempts to rewrite history.

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Vilnius hosted the Bucharest Nine meeting of ministers of foreign affairs Added2020.03.12
On 10 March, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania, Vilnius held the Bucharest Nine (B9) meeting of the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. Delegates from the United States of America and NATO attended the meeting as guests. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, greeted the participants in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.

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Lithuania officially opens its Embassy in United Arab Emirates Added2020.03.08
On 8 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, met with Ministers and officially opened the Lithuanian Embassy in the UAE.

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Societies, having not overcome their traumas, pass them on to future generations: policy, history, arts and medical experts say Added2020.03.07
Having gathered in Vilnius on 5–6 March, experts in various fields appealed to the international community and urged it to provide traumatised societies with means to heal their wounds.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Regarding the Criminal Trial on the Case of Downing of Flight MH17 Added2020.03.07
Lithuania welcomes the start of the criminal trial on the 9th of March against the four suspects, who are facing criminal charges in the downing of Flight MH17 over the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.

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RSS Foreign Vice-Minister A. Zananavičius: We support European Commission’s decision to focus on ecological and digital transitions Added2020.02.25
On 25 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council in Brussels, which discussed legislative work in 2020 and multiannual programming.

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Lithuania delivers statement on behalf of Nordic and Baltic countries on rights of child Added2020.02.25
On 24 February, during the High level mainstreaming panel, dedicated to discuss possibilities and challenges to the Convention of on the Rights of the Child on the occasion of its 30^th anniversary, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries.

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Foreign Vice-Minister A. Zananavičius: Much hard work lies ahead on road to agreeing on EU's long-term budget Added2020.02.17
On 17 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council, which prepared the special meeting of the European Council on 20 February and discussed the EU's multiannual financial framework for the 2021‑2027 period.

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Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Dalius Čekuolis attends inaugural meeting of International Religious Freedom Alliance in Washington, D.C. Added2020.02.07
On 5 February in Washington, D.C., the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis attended the inaugural meeting of the new International Religious Freedom Alliance that was launched by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The meeting was attended by representatives from 27 countries.

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Foreign Vice-Minister N. Germanas receives new U.S. Ambassador Added2020.02.05
On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas received the new Ambassador of the United States of America to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist.

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Foreign Vice-Minister N. Germanas meets with new Ambassador of Greece Added2020.02.04
On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas meets with the new Ambassador of Greece Dimitrios Xenitellis.

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EU public sector experience for better Development Cooperation discussed in Vilnius Added2020.02.04
On 4 February, the international conference “Mobilizing Public Sector Expertise for EU Development Cooperation” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants discussed the importance of public sector experience in implementing the EU development cooperation projects.

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Vice-Minister Neris Germanas meets with new Ambassador of San Marino Added2020.02.04
On 4 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of San Marino to Lithuania Silvia Berti.

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Organization of proposed Conference on Future of Europe discussed in Brussels Added2020.01.28
On 28 January, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zanavičius attended the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, which discussed the proposed Conference on the Future of Europe.

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Lithuania ratifies Convention 108+ Added2020.01.24
On 23 January, Lithuania ratified the Protocol amending the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108), which provides the modernised Convention 108+ and was adopted in Strasbourg on 10 October 2018.

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