WorldThe High Representative and the European Commission set out an EU vision in further support of Myanmar’s transition process. Since taking over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria ISIS has carried out a campaign of violence and subjugation against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities. As mass killings and desperate attempts to flee put several of these groups at risk of extinction, the human rights subcommittee held a hearing on 30 May to shed light on the plight of those caught up in the unrest. Minority representatives from the region shared their first-hand observations with us. On 28 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting Iran, met with the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani. In the first meeting in history, the officials highlighted the interest of the two countries to exploit opportunities for bilateral economic cooperation after Iran and the international community had reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme the previous year. Statement by Federica Mogherini on the release of three journalists held by the ELN in Colombia2016-05-29, 14:36The news of the release of the journalists Salud Hernandez-Mora, Diego D'Pablos and Carlos Melo, that I discussed just a few days ago in Bogota, is a great relief. The EU Commission should go on negotiating with the USA to remedy “deficiencies” in proposed “Privacy Shield” protection for EU citizens’ data transferred to the US for commercial purposes, Parliament says in a non-legislative resolution passed on Thursday. Speaker of the Seimas: we hope that Georgians, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of independence, can soon travel to the EU visa-free2016-05-27, 16:51On her official visit to Tbilisi, Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, congratulated Georgia on its 25th anniversary of independence and stressed that Lithuania had always supported and would continue to support Georgia on its path of European integration. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss preparations for the NATO summit in Warsaw and the situation in Ukraine. Nadiya Savchenko is free and back in her country. The Ukrainian pilot was released today from a Russian prison - in exchange for the release of two Russian prisoners, in an overdue gesture of human compassion. Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister highlights importance of EU-NATO cooperation in Brussels2016-05-24, 18:48On 24 May in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis took part in the EU’s General Affairs Council meeting, which prepared the European Council of 28 and 29 June and focused on migrants’ integration. On 23-24 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is participating in the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, which is dedicated to humanitarian assistance. The purpose of the summit is to take concrete steps to improve the humanitarian system, so that it will be able to address the mounting humanitarian needs of the 21st century. |
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