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Lithuanian candidate to CEDAW prof. Dalia Leinartė

Lithuanian candidate to CEDAW prof. Dalia Leinartė

How the Gulag broke down: Kengir uprising of 1954

How the Gulag broke down: Kengir uprising of 1954

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RSS L. Linkevičius and Azerbaijan's Economy Minister discuss bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Azerbaijan Added2020.07.10
On 10 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov chaired the sixth remote meeting of the Lithuania-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation.

Bilateral Relations »
Lithuania condemns any use of chemical weapons Added2020.07.08
On 7-10 July, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Vidmantas Purlys attends the 94th session of the Executive Council of the OPCW in The Hague. The most important item on the Council’s agenda – the first report of 8 April by the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (IIT), which concluded that units of the Syrian Arab Air Force had used chemical weapons in Syria in March 2017.

Multilateral Relations » News of Representations »
L. Linkevičius attends virtual roundtable on Ukraine Reforms Added2020.07.07
On 7 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a virtual roundtable “Ukraine Reforms: What Next?” that was organized by Chatham House. The event took stock of what had been achieved over the recent years and analyzed the upcoming reform agenda.

Multilateral Relations » Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister bids farewell to outgoing Ambassador of Finland Added2020.07.07
On 7 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania Christer Gustaf Michelsson.

Bilateral Relations »
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister congratulates United States on Independence Day Added2020.07.04
On 4 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the country‘s Independence Day.

Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »
L. Linkevičius and India’s External Affairs Minister discuss challenges posed by pandemic, topical global policy issues Added2020.07.03
On 3 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius had a telephone conversation with India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and discussed challenges posed by the global pandemic, as well as other relevant issues of global policy and regional security.

Bilateral Relations » UN Security Council »
Lithuania hands over verbal note to Russia concerning environmental violations Added2020.07.03
On 3 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania handed over a verbal note to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vilnius in response to information that had appeared in the public domain regarding serious environmental violations on the D-6 offshore platform on the continental shelf of the Baltic Sea.

News of the Ministry »

RSS At the Human Rights Council, Lithuania condemns Russia's actions against Lithuanian justice officials in January 13 case Added2020.07.14
On 13 July, at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor in the interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego García-Sayán and condemned Russia's actions against Lithuanian justice officials who had investigated the tragic and complex January 13 case.

Multilateral Relations » UN Security Council »
EU cooperation with Turkey and Russia, relations between EU and Latin America and Caribbean discussed in Brussels Added2020.07.13
On 13 July in Brussels, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular how the EU could support the region, the EU-Turkey relations and current affairs, including situations in Libya, Hong Kong, Venezuela, and the Middle East peace process.

European Union »
Ambassador J. Raguckienė presents her letters of credence to President of North Macedonia Added2020.07.13
On 13 July, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Croatia Jūratė Raguckienė presented her letters of credence to the President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski.

Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »
Lithuania contributes to U.S. effort to counter COVID-19 Added2020.07.13
On 15 July, Lithuania will send essential medical supplies for combating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the United States of America. The medical devices were manufactured in Lithuania.

Bilateral Relations »
At UN Human Rights Council, Lithuania expresses concerns about human rights situation in Belarus Added2020.07.10
On 10 July, at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor in the interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin.

Multilateral Relations » UN Security Council »
Ambassador J. Raguckienė presents her letters of credence to President of Montenegro Added2020.07.10
On 10 July, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Croatia Jūratė Raguckienė presented her letters of credence to the President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović in Podgorica.

News of Representations »
Lithuania delivered a statement on behalf of Nordic and Baltic countries on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Added2020.07.09
On July 9, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries during the Human Rights Council‘s Interactive dalogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Mr Clément Nyaletsossi Voule.

Multilateral Relations »
Lithuania’s Ambassador J. Raguckienė presents her letters of credence to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Added2020.07.07
On 6 July, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Croatia Jūratė Raguckienė presented copies of her letters of credence to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Andrej Zernovski.

Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »
UN Human Rights Council discusses report by outgoing Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Prof. Dainius Pūras Added2020.07.06
On 3 July, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Professor Dainius Pūras presented his last annual report to the UN Human Rights Council.

News of Representations »
Lithuania’s Embassy in Japan organizes working lunch with NB8 Ambassadors, Governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation Added2020.06.26
The Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis hosted a working lunch with the Ambassadors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) and the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tadashi Maeda.

Multilateral Relations » Economic Relations »

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