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Linkevičius meets with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization Added 2017-03-01 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is  visiting Geneva on 28 February, held a meeting with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister congratulated...
Linkevičius and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights discuss deteriorating situation of human rights in eastern Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea Added 2017-03-01 During the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and expressed Lithuania’s...
Linkevičius: The Espoo Convention helped reveal problems related to the Astravets NPP to the international community Added 2017-02-28 In a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Christian Friis Bach on 27 February in Geneva, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius raised issues related to the...
Linkevičius at the Human Rights Council: Let’s focus on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the safety of journalists in armed conflict Added 2017-02-28 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 27-28 February and spoke in the high-level segment. In his address to the Human Rights Council, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister...
Linkevičius urges continued pressure against Russia over human rights violations in Crimea Added 2017-02-28 During the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius together with the Ukrainian and Latvian Foreign Ministers Pavlo Klimkin and Edgars Rinkēvičs, and the Chairman of...
Lithuania pledges to support activities of the Red Cross in Ukraine and Syria Added 2017-02-27 During the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 27 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer. In the meeting,...
Linkevičius meets with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Added 2017-02-22 On 21 February in New York City, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, discussed the key items on the international agenda and voiced his support for...
At the UN Security Council debate, Linkevičius underlines risks of conflicts caused by Russia in Europe Added 2017-02-22 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting New York, attended the UN Security Council open debate on conflicts in Europe on 21 February.
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister attends international conference on mediation Added 2017-02-15 On 14 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius participated in the international conference ‘Mediation: Possibilities and Limits – Recent Experiences in the Pursuit of Peace’ at the invitation of the Belgian...
Linkevičius: “Our goal of joining the OECD is not just another piece of paper” Added 2017-02-14 Lithuania is a leader among countries seeking to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Douglas Frantz, who is visiting Vilnius on 13 February. Lithuania’s progress and...