Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is held in prison in Russia, has urged the international community to "strip" Russia of its veto right at the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the United Nations (UN) is "neo-Stalinist" and characteristic of celebration of last century's dictatorships, says Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė.
Vladimir Putin is back in the international arena. That is the significance of the Russian president's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, says Lithuanian political scientist Gražvydas Jasutis.
The West will not renounce its commitments to Ukraine in exchange for Russia's help in fighting the Islamic State, an adviser to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who's attending UN events in New York, said on Tuesday.
Russia should respect those principles the country's President Vladimir Putin mentioned in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says.
In light of the situation in Ukraine, it is "very hard" the believe the sincerity of Russia's statements about peace initiatives in the Middle East, says Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending events of the United Nations (UN) in New York.
Karolina Lindholm Billing, deputy regional representative at the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe, has called on Lithuania to set up special meeting points for refugees and members of the public to promote a positive attitude to refugees in Lithuania.
Lithuania's government has earmarked 50,000 euros from its reserve fund for food for Syrian refugees coming to Europe.
During the 59th meeting of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Europe, held last Sunday in Medellin, Colombia, Lithuania along with Switzerland and Montenegro were elected to chair the regional commission.
Incoming refugees will undergo checks in Lithuania, the country's Interior Ministry says.
Most of the time history can’t be put to bed even though agreements to end wars have been concluded, victors have drawn new boundary lines, promises made, but they soon get either forgotten or swept under the rug, as if they weren’t there. The story of the northern part of former East Prussia (now k...
The defence ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint brigade in Lvov on Friday.
Lithuania's port city of Klaipėda is hosting on Monday a farewell ceremony for the Lithuanian troops leaving for the European Union's (EU) anti-piracy operation Atalanta off the coasts of the Eastern African country of Somalia.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday welcomed the recently-reached deal on Iran's nuclear program, saying that it was a long-awaited and welcome step.
Not long ago, on 2 April 2015 an agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, that was referred to as “historic”. The agreement was concluded between The Six (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council + Germany) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran takes the responsibility t...
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA...
A formal deployment ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Vilnius on Friday for yet another shift of Lithuanian soldiers joining the NATO mission in Afghanistan.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council is Friday holding an extraordinary meeting initiated by Lithuania to discuss the clashes in Ukraine that jeopardize the ceasefire mediated by Europe.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia's aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age...
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius informed Irina Bokova, director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in Paris on Wednesday of Lithuania's wish to join the UNESCO Executive Board in 2015-2019.
