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RSS Linkevičius at the UN Human Rights Council: Serious human rights violations continue in Belarus Added2020.09.18
On 18 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated remotely at the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council and spoke in an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus.

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The U.S. thanked Lithuania for its consistent adherence to values based positions in the international arena Added2020.09.18
On 17 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius continued his visit to Washington D.C., where he met with the United States National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.

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Linas Linkevičius: The United States Department of Energy is well-informed about the situation in Ostrovets Added2020.09.18
On 17 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, continued his visit to Washington D.C., where held a meeting with Mark W. Menezes, Deputy Secretary of Energy.

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The OSCE Permanent Council invoked the Moscow Mechanism in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus Added2020.09.17
On 17 September, Lithuania, together with 16 other participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the Moscow Mechanism in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus.

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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linkevičius met with the U.S. Secretary of State in Washington, D.C. Added2020.09.17
On 16 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the United States Secretary of State Mike R. Pompeo. The meeting focused on the situation in Belarus and in the region, relevant bilateral and multilateral issues related to the relationship between Lithuania and the U.S., and international security policy.

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Joint Statement by Foreign Ministers of Lithuania and Turkey Added2020.09.17
Joint Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Mr. Linas Linkevičius on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Turkey and Lithuania:

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RSS Videoconference of the “Lublin Triangle” coordinators held at Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry Added2020.09.17
On 17 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis took part in a videoconference of the “Lublin Triangle” coordinators. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Marcin Przydacz also attended the meeting.
Changes to travel advice Added2020.09.04
Taking into account the countries and regions of importance for Lithuania’s tourism business, the travel advice has been updated for those planning group travel on direct charter flights to Tunisia, the Portuguese regions of Madeira and the Azores.

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Politico: Lukashenko is no longer president of Belarus, September 4, 2020 Added2020.09.04
Europe must send a clear signal to the Kremlin that interference in Belarus will have consequences.

By Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian minister of foreign affairs.

The crisis in Belarus goes far beyond the violent aftermath of its presidential election in August.

For decades, under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship, the country has witnessed successive waves of repression. With an opposition too weak and divided to overcome to the regime, Lukashenko has had free reign to exert massive control on Belarusian society, while flirting with both Russia and the West.

And for decades, the European Union has been extremely patient, taking the smallest change in Belarus for a sign of progress.

It’s clear now, however, that we’ve reached a tipping point. If the EU wants to be a powerful player on the world stage and in its immediate Eastern neighborhood, it urgently needs a new approach to the region, and to Belarus in particular. Words of condemnation and regret, and the other usual buzzwords, are no longer enough.

In recent years, we saw some positive shifts in Belarus’ foreign policy. Dialogue with the EU became more constructive and relations with the U.S. have been restored. On my last visit to Belarus, Vladimir Makei, the country’s foreign minister, made a speech in Belarusian at a public event — something that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago.

Belarus’ ossified power structure, however, failed to recognize these important signs of liberalization and reawakening. The Belarusian people’s reaction to the August election showed their patience has come to an end.

It has also become clear that Lukashenko has never been interested in modernizing the country, or in real independence for Belarus: All he wants is to stay in power.

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Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister meets with the new Ambassador of Estonia Added2020.09.04
On 4 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis met with the new Ambassador of Estonia to Lithuania Kai Kaarelson. The Ambassador presented her letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda on the same day.

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Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister receives the new Ambassador of Norway Added2020.09.04
On 4 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis met with the new Ambassador of Norway Ole Terje Horpestad, who presented his letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda on the same day.

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Dalius Čekuolis meets with the new Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania Added2020.09.04
On 4 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Dalius Čekuolis met with the new Ambassador of Finland Arja Inkeri Makkonen, who presented her letters of credence to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda on the same day.

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Lithuanian and Estonian experts discuss diaspora policy strategy Added2020.09.03
On 2 September, consultations took place between the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas and Raivo Küüt, Undersecretary of the Estonian Ministry of the Interior, as well as diaspora policy planners from both countries.

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Lithuanian Embassy provided support for recycling initiative in Armavir schools Added2020.08.26
On August 24, Evaldas Galvanauskas, representative of Lithuanian Embassy in Armenia, participated at the ceremony of installation of plastic and paper recycling bins in Armavir schools.

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Black Ribbon Day and anniversary of Baltic Way commemorated in Canada Added2020.08.24
On the 20^th-23^rd of August events to commemorate Black Ribbon Day and the 31^st anniversary of the Baltic Way were organized in different cities of Canada.

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Former Irish Ambassador D. Denham receives Lithuania's Diplomacy Star Added2020.08.21
On 18 August at the Lithuanian Embassy in Dublin, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Ireland Egidijus Meilūnas conferred the Foreign Ministry’s award of honor – Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star – on the former Irish Ambassador Donal Denham for his outstanding contribution to the effective development of bilateral relations.

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