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RSS Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas stressed the need to counter disinformation and propaganda during the pandemic
Added2021.02.25
Foreign policy and diplomacy »
On 24 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism, which for the second time convened in the margins of the High Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The meeting looked into new challenges for human rights and preparedness and response to health crisis.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Russia must be held accountable for the systemic human rights violations in Crimea Added2021.02.23
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On February 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in the high level virtual side-event of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council on human rights situation in Crimea and Sevastopol, illegally annexed by the Russian Federation.
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Address by the President at the High-Level Segment of the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Added2021.02.22
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On 22 February, the President of Lithuania H.E. Mr. Gitanas Nausėda addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council at the High-Level Segment of the Council's 46th Session. The President presented Lithuania's priorities for the membership of the Human Rights Council in 2022-2024.
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Human rights situation in Belarus discussed at virtual event in Geneva Added2021.02.18
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On 18 February, a virtual side-event on the human rights violations in Belarus took place in the run-up to the 46th session of the Human Rights Council.
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Lithuania Speaks at HRC Special Session on Myanmar Added2021.02.12
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On 12 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor at the 29th Special Session of the Human Rights Council, initiated by the United Kingdom and the European Union, on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar.
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Lithuania has deposited its instruments of accession to the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol Added2021.02.09
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On 9 February, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas on behalf of the President of the Republic of Lithuania deposited the instrument of accession by the Republic of Lithuania to the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Mr. Daren Tang.
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Lithuania offers human rights recommendations to Myanmar, Rwanda and Georgia Added2021.01.26
Foreign policy and diplomacy »On 25 and 26 January, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor at the 37th session of the Working Group of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the human rights situation in Myanmar, Rwanda and in Georgia.
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RSS The Foreign Ministry's statement on the 7th anniversary of the occupation of Crimea
Added2021.02.26
Speeches, Statements »
On 26 February, marking the Day of Resistance to Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. We strongly condemn the Russian military aggression against Ukraine that started seven years ago and still continues, and the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in gross violation of international law.
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Lithuania supports the Moldovan President’s ambitious reform programme Added2021.02.25
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 25 February in Chişinău, during the first visit to Moldova, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the President of Moldova Maia Sandu and other high-ranking government officials. The meeting with the President of Moldova focused on bilateral relations, the political situation in the country, the agenda of European integration, the reform process in Moldova, the pandemic and vaccination, and other international policy issues.
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Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States concerning political situation in Georgia
Added2021.02.25
Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry » Speeches, Statements »
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania express serious concerns over the political situation developing in Georgia and urge all political forces to act with restraint, de-escalate the situation and seek constructive solution in the interest of Georgia and all its citizens. We stress the critical importance of the rule of law and political dialogue in order to resolve the current crisis.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania will continue its consistent support to Ukraine Added2021.02.24
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis continued his visit to Ukraine and met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other high-ranking officials.
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On the first day of the visit to Kyiv, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis met with his Ukrainian counterpart, drew attention to Crimea Added2021.02.24
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 23 February in Kyiv, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphanius I, and relatives of Ukrainian citizens unlawfully imprisoned in Russia.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Pranckevičius: Smooth vaccine supplies and full information on vaccines are today’s European Union priorities Added2021.02.23
Multilateral Relations » European Union »On 23 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius took part in an informal video conference of European affairs ministers, who prepared the informal video conference of Members of the European Council on 25-26 February. Ministers discussed the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, security and defence, and issues of the European Union's neighbourhood. They also exchanged views on the European democracy action plan and took stock of the interinstitutional discussions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, as well as assessed the state of play of EU-UK relations.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU sanctions work and provide real help to civil society in Russia Added2021.02.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » European Union »On 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs made a political decision to impose targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment and the crackdown on peaceful protesters under the EU global human rights sanctions regime, or the so-called European Magnitsky Act.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Let us stop the Nord Stream 2 until a free election to the State Duma is held
Added2021.02.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » European Union »
On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated in the Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on the EU-Russia relations, the human rights and democracy situation in Belarus, Myanmar, Hong Kong, and the EU initiative to strengthen a common European security and defence culture.
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Lithuania initiated a meeting with Russian opposition representatives in Brussels Added2021.02.21
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry » European Union »On the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council to be held on 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs, ambassadors, and representatives of the EU institutions met with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, and Ivan Zhdanov, Director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania sees the U.S. as a strategic partner in developing trade and economic relations Added2021.02.19
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Economic Relations »On 18 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated in a virtual roundtable, which was hosted by the American-Lithuanian Business Council (ALBC), discussed possibilities for expanding cooperation, and got acquainted with the association’s operational plans. The meeting focused on the situation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lithuania’s foreign policy priorities, Belarus, as well as other issues of international importance.