Today, on August 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned Qu Baihua, Chargé d'Affaires of China, to protest against the decision of China to impose sanctions on Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania, and to suspend cooperation with Lithuania in the field of transport.
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RSS Lithuania's Foreign Ministry summons the Chargé d'Affaires of China
Added2022.08.18
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis met with the Ambassador of Ireland to Lithuania Added2022.08.18
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 18 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis received the outgoing Ambassador of Ireland to Lithuania Peter McIvor.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Lithuania and Japan seek a strategic partnership agreement Added2022.08.17
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 17 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a telephone conversation with the Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. The Foreign Ministers discussed the aim of developing a strategic dialogue and partnership between Lithuania and Japan in view of the difficult security situation in Europe and Asia, and emerging new geopolitical challenges for the East Asian region.
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The expansion of export markets increases Lithuania’s resilience to geopolitical challenges Added2022.08.10
News of the Ministry » Economic Relations »There are reasons to be optimistic about Lithuania’s trade data for the first half of 2022. The Government’s goal of diversifying export markets has not only proved successful but is also gaining momentum.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis met with Ambassador of Canada to the Baltic states Added2022.08.09
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 9 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis bade farewell to Canada’s outgoing Ambassador to the Baltic states Kevin Rex.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Support for democratic forces of Belarus will remain on Lithuania’s agenda Added2022.08.08
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 8 August, two years since the beginning of mass protests over an allegedly rigged presidential election in Belarus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Belarusian leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other representatives of the civil society and opposition of Belarus.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis received the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Lithuania Added2022.08.04
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 4 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis bade farewell to the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Lithuania Yossef Levy.
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RSS Lithuania allocates funds for ICRC’s humanitarian assistance activities in Ukraine
Added2022.07.29
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In order to support the efforts of the international community to mitigate the negative effects of the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine and help victims, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has allocated EUR 200 000 for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian assistance activities in Ukraine.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Karoblis meets with a representative of the German Bundestag Added2022.07.27
Bilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 26 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis met with a Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesman for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag Roderich Kiesewetter.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Karoblis met with the outgoing Dutch Ambassador to Lithuania Added2022.07.26
Bilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 26 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis met with the outgoing Dutch Ambassador to Lithuania Bonnie Horbach.
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Remarkable decisions and support for Ukraine at the 63rd General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization Added2022.07.25
News of Representations »The 63rd General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ended on 22 July 2022. The event, which attracted more than 900 participants, took place on 14-22 July 2022 in Geneva.
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The EU's new package of sanctions against Russia enters into force Added2022.07.22
News of the Ministry » European Union »On 21 July, the European Union officially adopted its new 'maintenance and alignment' package of sanctions, which introduces a new prohibition to import gold, also includes one of Russia's largest banks - Sberbank - and extends for six more months all the already existing restrictive measures.
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The Coordination Commission on International Sanctions discusses the EC's guidance with respect to the transit of goods via Lithuania Added2022.07.20
News of the Ministry »On 19 July, the Coordination Commission on International Sanctions (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission') held a meeting to discuss the European Commission's updated guidance of 13 July 2022 with respect to the unanimous application of restrictive measures.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Adomėnas: Lithuania allocates EUR 500,000 in humanitarian aid to help Ukrainian refugees in Moldova Added2022.07.15
Bilateral Relations » News of the Ministry » Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »On 15 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas participated remotely in the high-level international donor conference “Moldova Support Platform”, which was held in Bucharest, Romania. The conference aimed at strengthening the international community’s cooperation with Moldova and mobilizing strong political, financial and technical assistance to help the country overcome the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Lithuania voiced support for Ukraine at the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization Added2022.07.15
News of Representations »On 15 July, the Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania in Geneva Mr. Arūnas Jievaltas made a statement on behalf of the Lithuanian delegation at the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter - WIPO).
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis meets with the U.S. delegation in The Hague Added2022.07.13
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the United States Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya discussed humanitarian challenges facing a war-torn Ukraine and preparations for the Summit for Democracy in 2023.
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A High-Level Panel of Frontline Democracies held in Vilnius Added2022.07.08
Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 7-8 July 2022, a Lithuania-initiated high-level Frontline Democracies meeting was held in Vilnius. During the event, participants discussed the challenges facing democracy around the world, possible ways to solve them and further cooperation. Most of the participants came from traditionally more distant, small and medium-sized democratic communities, which a) have recently undergone a democratic transition, b) are democratic success stories in the context of their regions, or c) have taken leadership in the fight against crimes perpetrated by authoritarian regimes. All participants of the event were united by the fact that in one form or another they represent democratic communities at the frontline of a fight against authoritarianism.
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