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RSS Lithuania Announced a Voluntary Contribution to the UNHCR Budget Added2018.12.13
On 12 December the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Andrius Krivas made a statement at the annual UNHCR Pledge Conference.

Foreign policy and diplomacy »
Lithuanian diplomat elected as a vice-chair of the OECD working party Added2018.12.10
On 6 December 2018 in Paris, Ms. Ieva Baršauskaitė, a diplomat of the Lithuanian Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, was elected as a vice-chair of the OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment.

Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »
Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Attends International Conference on Afghanistan in Geneva Added2018.11.28
On 27-28 November 2018, Lithuanian vice-minister of foreign affairs Darius Skusevičius led the Lithuanian delegation at the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan.

Foreign policy and diplomacy »
Director-General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevêdo visited Lithuania Added2018.11.23
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo visited Lithuania on November 20, 2018. It was the first time the head of the WTO visited Lithuania since country’s accession to this international organization in 2001.

Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »
Lithuania Takes Part in UN Women's Guild Bazaar 2018 Added2018.11.22
On 20 November, the Lithuanian Permanent Mission ran a stand at the annual charity Bazaar organized by the UN Women’s Guild at the Palais des Nations. As in previous years, the event was a great success.

Lithuanians in Switzerland »
Permanent Representative of Lithuania to WTO Dalia Kadišienė participated in the 10th session of Trade and Development Commission of UNCTAD Added2018.11.19
The Chair of the WTO Trade Facilitation Committee, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to WTO Dalia Kadišienė participated in the 10th session of Trade and Development Commission of UNCTAD (UN Conference on trade and development).

Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »
Lithuania hosts reception in Geneva in honor of the UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women Added2018.11.09
On 8 November 2018, the Lithuanian Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva organized a reception on the occasion of the 71st session of the UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which is the last session chaired by Prof. Dalia Leinartė of Lithuania who has been leading the Committee for two years.

Foreign policy and diplomacy »

RSS The 27th anniversary of the establishment of Lithuanian-Ukrainian diplomatic relations marked in the Ministry Added2018.12.12
On 12 December, marking the 27th anniversary of the establishment of Lithuanian-Ukrainian diplomatic relations Minister Linas Linkevičius opened in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the exhibition of paintings and posters by Ukrainian children dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Lithuania. Two new publications featuring the history of Lithuania and Ukraine were presented during the opening of the exhibition.

Bilateral Relations »
L. Linkevičius: "Only a strong EU response can de-escalate the situation in Ukraine" Added2018.12.10
On 10 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, which mostly focused on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Multilateral Relations »
Lithuania opens its Honorary Consulate in Alanya Added2018.12.10
On 8 December, the sixth Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Lithuania in Turkey was officially opened in Alanya.

Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »
L. Linkevičius meets with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media H. Désir, discusses safety of journalists Added2018.12.06
On 6 December, on the margins of the 25th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir.

Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »
At OSCE Ministerial Council, L.Linkevičius calls on Russia to end aggression against Ukraine Added2018.12.06
On 6 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the annual Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council in Milan, Italy.

Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »
Lithuania is ready to support Macedonia's accession to the EU and NATO Added2018.12.05
On 5 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov in Brussels. Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister confirmed Lithuania's readiness to provide political and practical support for Macedonia's accession to the EU and NATO.

Multilateral Relations »
L. Linkevičius highlights Russia's responsibility for the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Added2018.12.05
On 4-5 December in Brussels, NATO Foreign Ministers stressed that the Euro-Atlantic area had been facing the most serious challenges to security and stability since the end of the Cold War.

Multilateral Relations »
L. Linkevičius: NATO has to increase its support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's new aggressive actions Added2018.12.04
On 4 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels. The Foreign Ministers raised the issue of Russia's aggressive actions against Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait.

Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » NATO and International Security »
L. Linkevičius proposes to increase readiness of NATO forces Added2018.12.04
Prior to the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Curtis M. Scaparrotti in Brussels. They discussed issues of strengthening security and defense in Lithuania and other Baltic states.

Multilateral Relations »
Lithuania's Foreign Minister extends condolences over loss of former US President George Bush Sr Added2018.12.01
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, expressing his condolences over the loss of the former President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush.

Bilateral Relations »

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