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RSS Foreign Minister discusses bilateral relations with his Georgian and North Macedonian counterparts Added2019.12.06
On 5 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov, and discussed the recent escalation of the situation along the occupation line of South Ossetia.

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L. Linkevičius: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine remains major security challenge in OSCE region Added2019.12.05
On 5 December at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava, Slovakia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius highlighted that Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine and other neighboring countries remained a major security challenge within the OSCE region.

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Joint statement of the Group of Friends of Georgia on Russia-Georgia Conflict Added2019.12.05
This statement is delivered on behalf of Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

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Lithuanian-Slovak consultations focus on key European issues Added2019.12.02
On 2 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the delegation led by the State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs František Ružička. The meeting discussed the Slovak Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and preparations for the OSCE Ministerial Council on 5 and 6 December in Bratislava.

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Foreign Minister expresses his condolences on passing of former Prime Minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone Added2019.11.29
On 29 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his condolences to a close friend of Lithuania, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Diet Members' League Hirofumi Nakasone on the passing of his father, former Prime Minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone. In these moments of loss, the Foreign Minister wished the family and relatives the strength to bear the great pain.

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In Rīga, Minister L. Linkevičius raises issue of nuclear safety Added2019.11.29
On 29 November in Rīga, Latvia, at a joint meeting of the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Foreign Ministers’, the Minister L. Linkevičius emphasized the need for Baltic solidarity in relation to unsafe Belarusian nuclear energy.

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Lithuanian, Estonian, Ukrainian, and Swedish Foreign Ministers released a joint statement in Tallinn Added2019.11.27
At their meeting in Tallinn (Estonia) on 26 November, the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, and Ukraine released a joint statement on Ukraine.

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RSS Croatia’s upcoming EU Presidency discussed in Zagreb Added2019.12.06
On 5 December, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius met with the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Andreja Metelko-Zgombić.

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VFS Visa Application Centers for Lithuania launched in U.S. Added2019.12.06
In cooperation with the outsourcing service provider VFS Global, the Visa Application Centres for Lithuania were opened in the United States of America.

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First time ever Lithuania got elected to Executive Council of Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Added2019.11.29
On 27 November, Lithuania's candidacy for the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the 2020-2022 period was unanimously approved at the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Vice-Minister N. Germanas receives new Ambassador of Australia to Lithuania Added2019.11.28
On 28 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of Australia to Lithuania Lloyd Brodrick, who resides in Warsaw. On the same day, the Ambassador presented his letters of credence to the President Gitanas Nausėda.

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Foreign Vice-Minister meets with new Ambassador of Philippines Added2019.11.28
On 28 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of the Philippines to Lithuania Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz.

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Vice-Minister N. Germanas receives new Ambassador of Jordan to Lithuania Added2019.11.28
On 28 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas met with the new Ambassador of Jordan to Lithuania, Dr. Nawaf Wasfi Tell. The meeting focused on opportunities to expand bilateral relations and possible intensified cooperation in the areas of high technology, food industry, and education.

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Ambassador Violeta Motulaitė presents her letters of credence to President of Romania Added2019.11.26
On 26 November, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Romania Violeta Motulaitė presented her letters of credence to the President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis.

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A. Zananavičius: Solution to global trade tensions is inconceivable without transatlantic leadership Added2019.11.21
On 21 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius participated in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade).

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European Union protects and strengthens rule of law Added2019.11.19
On 19 November in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius attended the General Affairs Council, which discussed strengthening the rule of law in the EU. Ministers also held an exchange of views with the Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Michael O'Flaherty.

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france24.com: Lithuanian FM: 'Rumours about the death of NATO are strongly exaggerated', November 18, 2019 Added2019.11.18
"A problematic period": that's how Lithuania's foreign minister L. Linkevicius has described the lack of co-ordination within NATO that recently led French President Emmanuel Macron to decry the transatlantic military alliance as suffering from "brain death".

Linas Linkevicius has told FRANCE 24 that "rumours about the death of NATO are strongly exaggerated", insisting - like Angela Merkel - that problems can be "overcome".

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