Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday signed the Book of Condolences opened at the United States Embassy for honoring the memory of US Senator John McCain.
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Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis admits that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is unlikely to change its ruling on the imprisonment of terror suspects at a secret CIA detention site in Lithuania more than a decade ago.
Lithuania's judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Wednesday that the Strasbourg-based court's facts on a secret CIA detention site near Vilnius are quite convincing and cannot be contested.
The Lithuanian government has changed its position and decided to appeal against the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that the country hosted a secret CIA detention site.
Europe cannot turn its back on financially-troubled Turkey in the face of geopolitical security and economic challenges, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday as she met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Vilnius.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he respects Russian President Vladimir Putin and will not interfere with the war in Ukraine as Israel has plenty of its own problems.
Lithuanian politicians have expressed their respect and condolences over the passing of US Senator John McCain, calling him a "true friend of Lithuania" and a "fighter for truth and democracy".
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is to arrive in Lithuania on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday asked for the Baltic countries' support in increasing EU pressure on Iran.
Lithuanian leaders have pledged continuous supports to Ukraine which marks its Independence Day on Friday.
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will seek to strengthen bilateral ties with Lithuania to counterbalance, in his opinion, the European Union's unfounded criticism over Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
Several dozen supporters of Palestine staged a demonstration outside the Lithuanian government's building in central Vilnius on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes that meetings with the Baltic states' leaders will help to change the European Union's attitudes towards Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is arriving in Lithuania for a historic visit on Thursday.
The Lithuanian government has decided not to appeal against the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that Lithuania hosted a secret CIA detention facility.
European and US politicians and diplomats, in Vilnius for an international conference, on Wednesday underlined the need for strengthening transatlantic ties in the face of security and economic challenges from Russia and China.
The vision of a whole Europe is only possible with the involvement of the Ukrainian and Russian people, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt D. Volker told an international conference in Vilnius on Wednesday.