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Petras Vaitiekūnas awarded prestigious Palmer Prize in New York Added 2015-10-01 On 29 September in New York, Lithuania’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Petras Vaitiekūnas was awarded the Community of Democracies’ Mark Palmer Prize, which is granted to diplomats for their merits of advancing democracy and peace...
Savchenko’s letter read on Lithuania’s initiative at a high-level discussion in New York Added 2015-10-01 “Today, the Government of Russia is the predator that loots its ancestral burial grounds. Russia uses its ‘inherited’ rights to block an investigation of its own crimes that are no better than the ones for which Nazi leaders were convicted,” reads...
Minister Linkevičius: Those who vetoed UN Security Council's decisions, share responsibility for deaths in Syria Added 2015-10-01 On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius continued his visit to New York and took part in the United Nations Security Council’s debate on the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and countering terrorist...
Minister Linkevičius: veto right is a responsibility, not a privilege Added 2015-10-01 On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the United Nations Security Council in situations of mass atrocity,...
Linkevičius attends a meeting of representatives of Middle East Quartet in New York Added 2015-10-01 On 30 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended a meeting of the representatives of Middle East Quartet, which was held in New York on the margins of the General Assembly’s session.
Minister Linkevičius continues his meetings in New York Added 2015-10-01 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius continued his work in the UN General Assembly’s general debate, met with Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Mongolia and Norway.
Lithuania and New Zealand sign a working holiday scheme agreement Added 2015-10-01 On 1 October in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully signed a bilateral working holiday scheme agreement, which will allow young people of both countries to...
Minister Linkevičius: protection of children in armed conflict needs special attention of international community Added 2015-09-30 On 28 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting New York, met with Leila Zerrougui, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. The conversation focused on ways to...
Lithuania establishes diplomatic relations with Vanuatu Added 2015-09-30 On 28 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Foreign Minister of Vanuatu Serge Vohor signed a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Lithuania...
Linkevičius attends Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping, holds bilateral meetings Added 2015-09-30 On 28 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping at the United Nations, which was convened on the initiative of the U.S. President Barack Obama. During the event, more than 50...