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RSS Lithuania and India are willing to expand bilateral cultural ties Added2023.08.23
Foreign policy and diplomacy » Cultural diplomacy »On 16 August, 2023, H. E. Ms. Diana Mickevičienė, Ambassador of Lithuania to India paid a courtesy call on Srimati Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture.
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Award „For the Merit to the Friendship between Lithuania and India“ presented to Lithuanian Sanskrit scholar Vytis Vidūnas Added2023.07.24
Lithuanians in India » Cultural diplomacy »On July 22 in Rusnė (Lithuania), with participation of H.E. Ms. Diana Mickevičienė, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to India, an annual award „ For the Merit to the Friendship between Lithuania and India“ was presented to Lithuanian Sanskrit Scholar and lecturer at the Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies, prof. Vytis Vidūnas.
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Regarding national visa applications Added2023.05.26
Consular news »From 2023 July 1 applications for national visas will be submitted only through an external service provider selected by the Department of Migration under the Ministry of the Interior.
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Lithuanian Ambassador Diana Mickevičienė visits Bhutan as part of EU Ambassadors‘ delegation Added2023.05.15
Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »On April 25-27 Ambassador Diana Mickevičienė visited Bhutan as part of EU Ambassadors‘ delegation.
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Sanskrit-Lithuanian Street Art in Delhi Added2023.03.28
Lithuanians in India » Cultural diplomacy » Lithuania in the Indian media »Lithuanian and Sanskrit Languages are some of the oldest in the world and share great similarities. Lithuanian Embassy in association with Vilnius University and Lithuanian language Institute has published a dictionary of auspicious 108 words in Lithuanian and Sanskrit which sound and mean the same.
To further showcase this linguistic similarity Lithuanian Embassy in New Delhi has initiated street art project in collaboration with the Delhi Street Art, the Harcourt Butler school in Delhi and the winner of the „Young Painter Prize Baltics“ and „Best Street Artist in Europe 2022“, Linas Kaziulionis. -
Vice Minister of Economy and Innovation K. Žemaitis has finished a 5-day visit to India Added2023.03.06
Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »On February 24–28, the Vice Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania Karolis Žemaitis visited Hyderabad and New Delhi, where he met with local pharmaceutical and engineering companies, and government representatives, and participated in high-level economic forums. The delegation was accompanied by Elijus Čivilis, General Manager of "Invest Lithuania", Sigita Šležienė, Head of the International Affairs and Protocol Division, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania, Diana Mickevičienė, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to India, Žymantas Mozūraitis, Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to India.
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Lithuanian and Indian Ministers discussed Bilateral Science and Technology Relations. Added2023.03.06
Foreign policy and diplomacy » Economics and business »On 27 February, Mr. Karolis Žemaitis, Vice-minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania called on Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology of India to discuss bilateral cooperation in the promotion of science, technology, and innovation.
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RSS At the UN Human Rights Council, Nordic-Baltic countries condemn Russia’s continued human rights violations in Ukraine Added2023.09.25
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »On 25 September, at the UN Human Rights Council, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented information about the numerous human rights violations caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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In New York, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis meets with his Bhutanese counterpart Added2023.09.22
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »In New York, the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan Tandi Dorji.
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Foreign Minister Landsbergis met with the representative of Myanmar in New York: “History constantly reminds us that the voice of small countries can also be heard” Added2023.09.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »In New York, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Zin Mar Aung, the Foreign Minister of Myanmar’s ousted opposition National Unity Government.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “International organisations have a unique mission to end to the ever-increasing impunity of authoritarian regimes” Added2023.09.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » European Union »In New York, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis in New York urged the international community to help Belarus’ democratic forces more actively Added2023.09.22
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »On 21 September in New York, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis spoke at the side event in the margins of the UN General Assembly high-level week: “The Threat to Belarus’ Independence and the International Response”.
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Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania at the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Summit of the Future on 21 September 2023 in New York Added2023.09.21
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » Speeches, Statements »[Mr Secretary-General,
Mr President of the General Assembly,]
Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to start by thanking Secretary-General Guterres, for laying out his vision for the future of global cooperation in Our Common Agenda, calling for inclusive, networked, and effective multilateralism.
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In New York, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis signs the UN agreement on the conservation of marine biodiversity Added2023.09.20
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »Today, at the signing ceremony of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, on behalf of Lithuania, signed the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Lithuania is among the 52 countries that have joined the High Ambition Coalition on BBNJ. The signing of the agreement, together with other member states of the European Union, will allow the ratification process to begin.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “Proposals for softening hard-achieved sanctions against Russia raise concerns” Added2023.09.20
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations Rosemary A. DiCarlo discussed the role of the UN in pursuing Russia’s accountability for aggression against Ukraine.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “Even countries geographically distant from Europe need to understand that economic development and a shared sense of security depend on Ukraine’s victory in the war” Added2023.09.20
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations »On 19 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir on behalf of the EU High Representative.
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In New York, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis urges his EU counterparts to maintain momentum in providing assistance to Ukraine and mobilising global support for its victory
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Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Multilateral Relations » European Union »
On 18 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended an informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers, which took place in the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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