On 27 January, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to adjudication by a panel over China’s illegal economic restrictions on trade with Lithuania and the European Union at the request of the EU. Establishing a panel is the second step in the WTO’s dispute settlement process, which includes an assessment by three independent experts in trade law to determine whether the measures taken by a WTO member conform with the WTO law.
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RSS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis welcomes the WTO’s decision to establish a panel over China’s illegal economic restrictions on trade with Lithuania Added2023.01.27
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “The fight against racism and fascism continues daily. Let’s not be afraid to fight” Added2023.01.27
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 27 January, together with the whole world, we commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD) and pay our sincere respects to the millions of Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust during World War II, including two hundred thousand Lithuanian citizens.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis Minister bids farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Türkiye Gökhan Turan Added2023.01.25
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 25 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Türkiye to Lithuania Gökhan Turan.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis at the remote G7+ meeting: “Russia’s barbaric attempts to repeat the Holodomor and freeze the Ukrainians to death will also fail because of the joint effort of Lithuanians”
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On 24 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis participated remotely in the G7+ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Ukraine Energy Sector Support at the invitation of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Landsbergis discussed the need to deliver equipment to restore and strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector due to the Russian attacks with representatives from the world’s largest economies.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis to discuss the NATO summit in Vilnius with the NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg Added2023.01.24
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 24 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis will meet with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters and discuss NATO’s summit to be held in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “Sanctions imposed by the EU are working, but many companies and sectors still can and must complement the sanctions list. Rosatom is one of them” Added2023.01.24
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 23 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis to attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council Added2023.01.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » European Union »On 23 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
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RSS Belize receives Lithuania’s contribution to the Hurricane Lisa Relief Fund Added2023.01.20
Bilateral Relations » Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »On 19 January, Belize’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration held a solemn ceremony during which Belize received a contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania to the Hurricane Lisa Relief Fund. The fund was established to help the people of Belize recover from the natural disaster - Hurricane Lisa.
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Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas visited the Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle Added2023.01.18
Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 18 January, the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom (UK), Eitvydas Bajarūnas, was received by the Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
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Ambassador Davidonis presented credentials to the Crown Prince of Bahrain Added2023.01.11
Bilateral Relations »On 10 January, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania Ramūnas Davidonis presented credentials to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, on behalf of the King of Bahrain, His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The Ceremony was held at the Al Sakhir Palace.
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A mural depicting Ales Bialiatski unveiled in front of the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius Added2022.12.21
Cultural events » Bilateral Relations »Today, on 21 December, a mural depicting Ales Bialiatski on Vilnius Simonas Daukantas Progymnasium's wall was opened in front of the Embassy of Belarus. The mural is dedicated to Belarus's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners held by the Lukashenka regime.
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy is visiting Lithuania Added2022.12.16
Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 16 December, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Dr. Mantas Adomėnas met with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Dr. Ana Brian Nougrères. During the meeting, the Special Rapporteur presented the objectives of her visit, informed which institutions and non-governmental organizations she met with, and expressed her initial observations about Lithuania’s personal data protection system.
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Ambassador Davidonis presents copies of his letters of credence to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Added2022.12.14
Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 14 December, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania Ramūnas Davidonis remotely presented copies of his letters of credence to Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain.
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Fifteen Lithuanian companies presented for the first time at the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition Added2022.12.10
News of Representations » Economic Relations »Fifteen representatives of the Lithuania's food and beverage industry were presented at the national stand during the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition (ADIFE) in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is taking place for the first time on 6-8 December at the initiative of the Embassy of Lithuania.
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Lithuania announced its pledge to UNHCR‘s 2023 Budget Added2022.12.06
News of Representations »On 6 December, the annual Pledging Conference of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where countries announced their financial commitments to UNHCR activities in 2023, took place.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Survila meets with the U.S. Department of State Special Envoy Added2022.12.06
Bilateral Relations » Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 5 December, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Survila met with the U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain. The meeting focused on Holocaust education, the fight against anti-Semitism, and the perpetuation of the memory of the Holocaust.
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Geneva hosts a discussion to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Added2022.11.29
News of Representations »On 29 November, the Permanent Missions of Lithuania and Israel, together with the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UN Women, and the World Health Organization, held a discussion in Geneva on health implications of sexual and gender-based violence on survivors.
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