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RSS Ambassador of Lithuania took part at Holocaust Remembrance Day events to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust
Added2018.04.13
Foreign Policy and diplomacy » Cultural diplomacy »On April 11 ambassador Edminas Bagdonas participated at the official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Vashem. President of State of Israel H.E. Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister H.E. Benyamin Netanyahu delivered speeches at that event.
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Embassy of Lithuania together with State of Israel paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust
Added2018.04.12
Foreign Policy and diplomacy » Cultural diplomacy »Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a siren was heard for two minutes throughout Israel to honor the memories of 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. The Embassy of Lithuania stood in Ramat Gan street as all traffic came to a stop and people stood in silence. More than 200 thousands of Lithuanian Jews were killed the Holocaust in Lithuania.
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Local EU Statement on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day
Added2018.04.11
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Monthly Policy Talk „The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO): A Lasting Legacy of the Peace Process‘?“
Added2018.04.11
Foreign Policy and diplomacy » NATO and international Security »Lithuanian Embassy in Israel and Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) have organized a Monthly Policy Talk „The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO): A Lasting Legacy of the Peace Process‘?“
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Ambassador of Lithuania talked about diplomats who saved Jews from Holocaust
Added2018.04.10
Cultural diplomacy »O the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day, ambassador of Lithuania Edminas Bagdonas together with ambassadors of Sweden and Belgium took part at the event organized by American Jewish committee. The event was moderated by The Jerusalem Post representative Steve Linde. Lithuanian ambassador during his speech focused on the diplomatic efforts in Lithuania to save Jews from Holocaust, stressing the role played by Japanese and The Dutch diplomats Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk.
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Prof. Renaldas Jurkevičius the Director General of The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Kauno Klinikos visit to Israel
Added2018.04.03
Economics and business »Good meeting with Prof. Josef Press the Director of Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Lina Basel-Solomon the Head of Institute of Genetics at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel and Prof. Arnon Afek the Acting Director General at Hospital Sheba Medical Center during the Prof. Renaldas Jurkevičius the Director General of The Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Kauno Klinikos visit to Israel on 26 March.
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Representatives of Lithuanian Jewish community, Association of Lithuanian Jews in Israel and Association of Jews from Vilnius and vicinity “Beit Vilna” met at the Embassy of Lithuania
Added2018.03.20
Lithuanians in Israel » Cultural diplomacy »During the meeting the attendees were introduced to the latest activity of the Lithuanian Jewish community and avenues for the Israeli associations to be more involved in the processes and projects in Lithuania.
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RSS Linkevičius highlights the importance of a political decision and responsibility for crimes in Syria
Added2018.04.25
Multilateral Relations » UN Security Council »On 25 April in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Conference “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”. The conference, which is hosted by the EU and co-chaired with the United Nations, aims at keeping the international community’s attention and response to the Syrian crisis on top of the international agenda, and at encouraging the full implementation of the existing commitments.
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Linkevičius: Ensuring social rights to Lithuanian and Ukrainian citizens is an important issue of our bilateral agenda
Added2018.04.23
Bilateral Relations »At the meeting with the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andriy Reva on 23 April in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius noted that Lithuania spared no effort to create a legal framework to ensure social guarantees and equal rights to the citizens of Ukraine working in Lithuania. It is equally important to ensure the provision of social guarantees to the citizens of Lithuania working in Ukraine.
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Minister Linkevičius: Georgians and Lithuanians appreciate benefits of visa-free travel
Added2018.04.23
Bilateral Relations »On 23 April in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia. The two Ministers discussed the results of the EU visa waiver programme over the past year and Georgia’s further commitment to ensuring the implementation of a safe migration and mobility policy.
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At Lithuania’s initiative, the OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists established in Vienna
Added2018.04.23
Multilateral Relations »At the initiative of the French, Lithuanian and Swedish Delegations to the OSCE, Ambassadors and Delegates from 15 participating states met today in Vienna to launch an informal OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists.
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Lithuania promotes intensified cooperation between NATO and Ukraine in combating hybrid threats
Added2018.04.20
Bilateral Relations » Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius together with the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Tacan Ildem and the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze welcomed the participants of the seminar “Strategic Communications cooperation in response to hybrid threats” in Vilnius.
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Lithuania to further actively support Ukraine’s reforms of European integration
Added2018.04.20
Bilateral Relations »On 20 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze co-chaired the 13th meeting of the Lithuania-Ukraine Commission for European Integration in Vilnius.
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Linkevičius meets with the new EHU Rector
Added2018.04.19
Bilateral Relations » Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion »On 19 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius received the new Rector of the European Humanities University (EHU), Prof. Sergei Ignatov. The meeting focused on the EHU’s further work.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister receives the new Ambassador of Afghanistan
Added2018.04.19
Bilateral Relations »On 19 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the new Ambassador of Afghanistan to Lithuania Gul Hussain Ahmadi.
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Linkevičius: EU enlargement is a strategic choice of countries seeking EU membership
Added2018.04.18
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On 17 April, the European Commission published the annual Enlargement package, as well as assessed progress on reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius highlighted the importance of the EU open door policy and welcomed progress made by South-eastern European countries.
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Lithuania is elected as member of the UNICEF Executive Board
Added2018.04.17
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Lithuania, along with Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Djibouti, Cameroon, Canada, Luxembourg, Morocco, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan and France, has been elected as member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for the 2019-2021 term.
