WorldPalestine refugees: "Another generation is facing the trauma of lost homes and family members"2016-06-17, 16:12The situation continues to be dire for Palestinians: 95% of Palestine refugees in Syria are dependent on humanitarian aid and 65% of young Gazans are unemployed. Pierre Krähenbühl, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), discussed their plight with Parliament's foreign affairs and development committees on 13 June, calling on the international community to work towards a credible political solution for the problems of the Middle East. New EU Support for Somalia, Kenya and Mauritius announced during top development event2016-06-16, 14:16Support for resilience and to promote state and peace building in Somalia expected to be one of the key announcements during the European Development Days today NATO Defence Ministers agreed to deploy battalion-sized units in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland2016-06-15, 12:12On June 14 NATO Defence Ministers agreed in Brussels on the implementation of enhanced forward presence through deployment of battalion-sized multinationally-manned combat units in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The decision is to be approved at the NATO Summit in Warsaw on July 8-9. Vice-Minister Karoblis: TTIP will give Lithuanian products much better access to the US agricultural and food market2016-06-14, 16:44Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis and United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse, on 10 June 2016, discussed with Lithuanian agricultural and food product exporters the on-going negotiations between the European Union and the USA on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and new opportunities to open up for Lithuanian exporters of agricultural and food products. On 13 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius sent a letter to John Kerry, the State Secretary of the United States, and expressed his deepest condolences over the terrorist attack in Orlando, which demanded 50 lives. Peru held the second round of a competitive and well organised Presidential election on Sunday 5thJune and the European Union looks forward to working with the elected President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II on Her Majesty’s Official Birthday. On 6 June, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas received Bolivia’s new Ambassador to Lithuania Juan Pablo Chain Baldiviezo. The meeting discussed opportunities for the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in multilateral forums. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the terror attack of 8 June in Tel Aviv’s popular area, which killed 4 Israeli citizens. Some people were injured and are treated in hospital. A plan to lend Tunisia €500 million on favourable terms to help it reduce its external debt and consolidate its democratic mechanisms was backed by MEPs on Wednesday. |
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