WorldThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has allocated EUR 20, 000 for humanitarian aid in Yemen. The funds will be transferred to the United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Fund. President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is continuing her two-day state visit to Poland, took part in a trilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently on a two-day visit in Poland, met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether the British Capacity Market scheme to safeguard security of electricity supply is in line with EU State aid rules. This follows the EU General Court's annulment of a previous Commission decision approving the scheme. On 18 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, which mainly focused on Ukraine. Lithuanian and Japanese Foreign Ministers discuss bilateral cooperation plans in Munich2019-02-19, 13:45On 15 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who was attending the Munich Security Conference, met with the Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno. President Dalia Grybauskaitė spoke by phone with British Prime Minister Theresa May. The call took place at the U.K Prime Minister’s initiative and focused on the current Brexit situation. On 13 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius presented steps taken by the Lithuanian diplomatic service to prepare for the United Kingdom’s forthcoming withdrawal from the EU without a withdrawal agreement on 29 March 2019. In the lead-up to BREXIT: Government pays special attention to the rights and business interests of Lithuanian citizens2019-02-16, 10:24The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a compendium of legislative measures needed to prepare for the possible no-deal withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. L. Linkevičius attends the Warsaw Ministerial on Peace and Security in the Middle East2019-02-15, 16:43On 13-14 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw. The event was held jointly by the United States and Poland. |
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