The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informs that two Lithuanian citizens have left Afghanistan and have reached safe countries after the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis approved two new members of the Board of SE Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA): Saulius Barauskas and Rūta Butautaitė Pivoriūnienė. Upon the approval, the LRA Board now consists of five members, four independent and one delegated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

On August 17 the first Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) procured by the Lithuanian Armed Forces from the United States of America were unveiled publicly in Rukla. At the ceremony held at the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf Vice Minster of National Defence Margiris Abukevičius said that the acquisition was a particularly important step in the modernization of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

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Starting August, Kaunas city public transport will be welcoming passengers renewed: the improved ticket system will start working and interactive composers will be inseparable from it. It will operate on a similar principle to the smart app ‘Žiogas’, which has won many sympathies. Thanks to the improvements, from now on, no matter how much you travel by public transport, you will not spend more than a monthly ticket price per calendar month.

On Wednesday, Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis met the International Civil Aviation Organization Fact-Finding Investigation Team (ICAO FFIT), who have come to Lithuania to investigate the forced landing of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk at the end of May, and reiterated his support for the international effort to carry out a comprehensive investigation of this incident and offered full national support and cooperation.

On August 10 change of command ceremony will take place at the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Rukla. The duties will be handed over to Bundeswehr officer Lt Col Hagen Ruppelt.

The 3rd Vilnius Light Festival will take place in the capital of Lithuania one week from now, on the evening of Friday, 13 August – it will invite you to take a walk along a new route set admirably with beautiful coloured lights, where two dozen installations will be presented.

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Vilnius has offered yet another convenient way to get a COVID-19 vaccine: starting this Saturday, getting a vaccine without getting out of a car will be possible at V. Gerulaičio g. 1 – the place where people have been tested for more than a year now. Everyone willing to get a vaccine is welcome on weekdays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.