The move comes in response to the opening of a Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius last week and means that Chinese and Lithuanian ambassadors would not work in Vilnius and Beijing and diplomatic representations would be led by lower-level diplomats, chargé d’affaires. “The Chinese government, out of the need toContinue Reading
The Cabinet gave the green light for sending 50,310 doses of the Comirnaty vaccine to Georgia as humanitarian aid by the end of November. Lithuania has already donated a total of around 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Taiwan, Latvia, Tajikistan, Armenia and Vietnam. There couldContinue Reading
The prime minister was commenting on President Gitanas Nauseda’s statement that speaking with the authoritarian leader could be a way of solving the illegal migration crisis on Belarus’ borders with Poland and Lithuania. “I don’t think Lithuania’s foreign policy is changing, but it’s important not to give additional trump cardsContinue Reading
Baltian maat ehdottavat, että Ukrainaa avustettaisiin EU:n johtamalla sotilaskoulutusohjelmalla. Ruotsi voisi tarvittaessa lähettää puolustusvoimien upseereita kouluttajiksi. Hultqvist antaa tuen Baltian ehdotukselle. – Tämä olisi erittäin tärkeä keino korostaa EU:n pyrkimyksiä Ukrainan turvallisuuden ja suvereniteetin takaamiseen, totesi puolustusministeri SR:lle. Huoli Ukrainan tilanteesta on kasvanut kun Venäjän väitetään lisänneen joukkojaan Ukraina itärajallaContinue Reading
Nauseda said after the meeting he received the American president’s assurance over Lithuania’s diplomatic conflict with China. “Today, we really need moral and other type support from like-minded countries. So, the American president confirmed that he’s following this topic and the United States of America’s readiness to help us byContinue Reading
Lithuania has decided to urgently organize the distribution of humanitarian assistance packages for illegal migrants pushed-back on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The decision was made during Thursday’s meeting attended by Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite, Social Security and Labor Minister Monika Navickiene as well as representatives of state institutions and NGOs, theContinue Reading
Foreign investors in Lithuanian would like to have the possibility to employ workers from other countries more easily, representatives of the Investors’ Forum say after meeting with Lithuanian ministers on Tuesday. Businessmen would also want funds from the European recovery fund to be allocated not only to small businesses butContinue Reading
Lithuanian Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite expects that the country will not have to impose a new lockdown, but says restrictions may be tightened further to stem the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Commenting on a recent outcry about the COVID-19 immunity passport, the minister said on Thursday thatContinue Reading
Raimundas Karoblis, a diplomat and former defense minister, would agree to be nominated as a candidate for the post of Lithuania’s ambassador to the European Union, an advisor to President Gitanas Nauseda said on Thursday. “Yes, I have spoken [with Karoblis], and the candidate would certainly be willing to takeContinue Reading
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is on Thursday leaving for Brussels to take part in an EU summit and propose a review of the bloc’s migration policy. “At this week’s European Council meeting in Brussels, the president will present Lithuania’s proposals for changes to the EU’s legislation on migration, asylum andContinue Reading