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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has expressed hope that Turkey's society would manage to remain unified after the referendum that granted broader powers to the president.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis have condemned the terror attack that claimed a multitude of lives in Istanbul in early hours of 2017.
The European Union has to seek, through its actions, a better dialogue with Turkey, rather than increasing tension, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Friday following a fresh exchange of strong statements by the bloc and Ankara.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius was the first government official from an EU and NATO country to visit Turkey after a failed coup in July. Many Western countries have criticized the Turkish government for measures it took against alleged supporters of the coup, but Linkevičius says one...
Monday's visit to Turkey made Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius the first foreign minister of a European Union (EU) and NATO country to come to the country after a failed coup in mid-July.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has expressed firm support to Turkey's government which has come under severe criticism from European Union (EU) officials for purges of suspected participants and supporters of the recent coup. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by ...
Redwan Eid, is a Syrian journalist and refugee who had to flee his war-torn homeland and is now one of the first refugees Lithuania has accepted into the country. Here is his story.
The idea of engaging in more dialogue with Russia is eagerly accepted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is being pursued by the United States, is cultivated by the Chinese leadership, and has again become embraced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. To read this article, try a...
Despite criticism from the president, Lithuanian diplomats in Turkey must be commended for their work and dedication during the attempted coup in the country, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
A failed military coup in Turkey has ushered a massive purging campaign in the country. Lithuanian Ambassador in Ankara Audrius Bruzga says it is yet too early to tell what effects it will have in Turkey. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The European Union once had great ambitions to spread democracy in its immediate neighbourhood, but now it has to make do with more pragmatic goals, says political scientist Ramūnas Vilpišauskas.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has criticized the performance of the country's consular offices during last week's coup attempt in Turkey. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
В Анкаре взорвался автомобиль, из-за взрыва загорелся близлежащий жилой дом, пишет во вторник, 19 июля, Hurriyet.
The failed coup in Turkey will deliver a strong shock to democracy and its support inside the country, while the Western world will actively observe the compliance to the principle of the rule of law in the country, says Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. To read this article, try a €5....
Over 300 tourists from Lithuania left for Turkey on Saturday despite reports of a coup attempt in the country. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
В городе Оваджик на востоке Турции в понедельник, 13 июня, прогремел взрыв, сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на источники. По данным агентства, ранения получили 9 человек, трое из них находятся в критическом состоянии. Сообщается, что недалеко от здания суда была взорвана машина.
В результате взрыва, прогремевшего у автобусной остановки в центре Стамбула, в популярном у туристов квартале Баязыт, погибли по меньшей мере два человека, сообщают турецкие СМИ. Еще восемь человек получили ранения.
