On 24-25 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited Minsk, where he met with Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei.
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President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Vytautas Leškevičius, Lithuanian ambassador to the Council of Europe.
Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius, who has just completed his term as Lithuania's chief of defence, will be appointed as ambassador to Romania, he told journalists after the change of command ceremony in Vilnius on Thursday.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has received letters of credence from Mexican Ambassador Agustin Gasca Pliego, the presidential press service informs.
The Government of Lithuania on Tuesday approved the appointment of former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius as ambassador to the Council of Europe.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has appointed Edminas Bagdonas as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Israel.
On Friday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Ambassador of the Czech Republic Radek Pech, who ends his term in Lithuania, the prime minister's office announces.
Lithuanian Ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekūnas was awarded by Lithuanian Business Confederation award The Business Ambassador for his contribution in representing Lithuania's business and political interests in Ukraine and for active efforts in developing democracy in the country.
Lithuanian embassies must concentrate on effective representation of the country's economic interests and membership in international organisations, noted Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius at the meeting with heads of Lithuania's diplomatic representations who gathered in Vilnius for the...
On 15 July, NATO member states decided that the Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine will carry out the role of a NATO Contact Point Embassy from 2015 to 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.
The Government is to propose to the president to appoint Edminas Bagdonas as Lithuania's ambassador to Israel.
On 16-18 July, Vilnius is hosting the annual meeting of the heads of Lithuania's diplomatic representations. Diplomats will meet with the heads of state, discuss the impact of international security situation on the diplomatic service, cooperation with business and the role of public diplomacy.
The ambassadors of the Czech Republic and Spain are ending their terms in Vilnius this July and will be replaced by new diplomats, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has said.
