WorldUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has revealed that during one of his recent conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader had threatened to him that ''I could capture Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest within two days if I wanted to''. Embassy of Lithuania in Pretoria - capital of the Republic of South Africa - could begin operations in November this year. The matter on the opening of new diplomatic post in Africa was considered by the Lithuanian Cabinet of Ministers at the meeting on 17th September. The government approved a draft resolution on the matter prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MEPs will debate the latest developments in Ukraine and EU-Russia relations on Tuesday morning, before Parliament is set to debate and vote the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, including its free trade component, into law, at noon. The vote in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada), is scheduled at the same time in Kiev. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to discuss bilateral relations and the Middle East peace process. Ryanair, the world's biggest international scheduled airline, on September 8th signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase up to 200 new Boeing 737 MAX 200 "gamechanger" aircraft (100 firm & 100 options). Ukraine remains at the top of the EP's agenda this week after the foreign affairs committee voted on Monday in favour of fast-tracking the ratification of the association agreement with the country. In addition members of the security and defence subcommittees meet with representatives from Nato and the EU's foreign service and on Thursday EP president Martin Schulz meets Ukrainian authorities in Kiev. The political groups will also prepare for next week's plenary sitting in Strasbourg. In Wales, President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with other NATO leaders have agreed on new concrete measures to duly respond to new challenges and threats posed to the Alliance member states. The President underlined that these decisions ensured greater security for Lithuania. The Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior in Lithuania is preparing one more shipment of humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine as instructed by the Government. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the summit meeting of EU leaders in Brussels and expressed Lithuania's support for the European reforms implemented in Ukraine, to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Special meeting of the European Council. New President and High Representative elected2014-08-31, 13:32The European Council elected yesterday its new President, Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, and appointed Federica Mogherini, the Italian foreign minister, as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. |
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