Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
On 17 May, at the invitation of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Upholding International Law within the Context of the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.
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RSS Minister Linkevičius retorts to Russia's representative, who lectures about the importance of respecting the norms of international law
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with the U.S. President's National Security Advisor
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Bilateral Relations » NATO and International Security »On 16 May in Washington,D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, together with the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser, met with the U.S. President's National Security Adviser John Bolton.
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Linkevičius: Lithuania consistently supports Montenegro's EU membership aspirations
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Bilateral Relations »On 15 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro Srđan Darmanović, who is visiting Lithuania. The Foreign Ministers discussed possibilities for strengthening bilateral cooperation, aspirations of Montenegro's EU membership, the situation in the Western Balkans, important issues of regional security and cooperation.
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Linkevičius discusses bilateral cooperation with the new Moldovan Ambassador
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Bilateral Relations »On 14 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Moldova Serghei Mihov and discussed the bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Moldova, as well as Moldova's domestic affairs.
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Linkevičius congratulates the new Armenian Foreign Minister
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.
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Meeting of Baltic and German Foreign Ministers takes place in Palanga
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Multilateral Relations »On 11 May, the annual 3+1 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Germany was held in Palanga.
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Linkevičius and Turkish Foreign Minister discuss preparations for NATO summit, important foreign and security policy issues
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Bilateral Relations »On 9 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius paid a working visit to Turkey and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
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RSS EU General Affairs Council discusses the European Commission's proposals for the new multiannual financial framework
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Multilateral Relations »On 14 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius participated in the EU General Affairs Council in Brussels, which discussed the Commission‘s proposals for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) post 2020, and ministers had a round of discussions. On 2 May, the Commission proposed a long-term budget of €1,135 billion in commitments over the period from 2021 to 2027. The modern EU budget is 3% higher than the current MFF. The Commission ambitiously aims to have an agreement before the European Parliament elections in May 2019.
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Lithuania opens its 4th Honorary Consulate in Japan
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Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 14 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius officially opened Lithuania‘s Honorary Consulate in Gifu, Japan.
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Lithuania’s representative to head WTO’s Committee on Trade Facilitation
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Economic Relations »The Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dalia Kadišienė has been appointed to head the Committee on Trade Facilitation of the WTO for the coming years.
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Close bilateral relations discussed at the meeting between Lithuanian Ambassador and President of the Storting
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Bilateral Relations »On 2 May, Lithuania's Ambassador to Norway Jonas Paslauskas was received by President of the Storting Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen.
- Arrival and doorstep by Linas Antanas LINKEVIČIUS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, at the Foreign Affairs Council, taking place on 16 April 2018, in Luxembourg. Added2018.04.16 Media Monitor on Lithuania and its Foreign Policy »
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Ambassador Varvuolis presents his letters of credence to the Governor-General of New Zealand
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Bilateral Relations »On 11 April, the Ambassador of Lithuania Gediminas Varvuolis presented his credentials to the Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy.
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Ambassador Varvuolis presents his letters of credence to the Emperor of Japan
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Bilateral Relations »The Ambassador of Lithuania Gediminas Varvuolis presented his letters of credence to the Emperor of Japan Akihito on 5 April.
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Lithuania Foreign Minister Weighs In On Security Of Baltic States, npr.org, April 3, 2018
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Media Monitor on Lithuania and its Foreign Policy »President Trump met with leaders of the Baltic states in a summit focused on security and trade partnerships. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius.
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An interview with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, newsy.com, March 27, 2018
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EU Confidential Episode 39: Lithuania’s Linas Linkevičius — Artificial Intelligence — Naughty MEPs, politico.eu, March 26, 2018
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Media Monitor on Lithuania and its Foreign Policy »Russia, artificial intelligence and MEPs who are famous for the wrong reasons all feature in this week’s episode.
Host Ryan Heath talks to the foreign minister of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, about how the EU should handle Moscow, following Vladimir Putin’s re-election and the Salisbury nerve agent attack (from 8:50 to 17:30).
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