WorldOn 4 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius spoke over the phone with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. The head of Lithuania’s diplomatic service conveyed his condolences over this morning’s terrorist attack in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, which killed 8 and injured over 100 people. “We strongly condemn this terrorist attack – terrorism in Turkey must be stopped,” stressed Linkevičius. Çavuşoğlu thanked Lithuania for the sympathy. On 2 November, a networking event for companies participating in the trade mission in South Africa was organized at the Embassy of Lithuania. The event was attended by representatives of South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the Agricultural Business Chamber, the Southern Africa Shippers Transport and Logistics Council, companies such as Fort Engineering, Kuehne + Nagel, Iced Technologies, and others. On 4 November 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee endorsed, on behalf of the Council, a decision to provide €200 million in macro-financial assistance to Jordan. Foreign Ministry’s Political Director holds a meeting in Jerusalem, agrees to deepen relations with Israel2016-11-04, 16:00On 2 November in Jerusalem, the Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas took part in the Baltic-Israeli Political Directors’ consultation on the occasion of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. During the meeting, the Political Directors adopted a joint declaration, in which the parties expressed their aim to further strengthen their mutual ties based on shared values and interests. Commission invests over €220 million in green and low-carbon projects in Member States2016-11-03, 14:20A LIFE-line for 144 innovative projects investing for a better environment and climate action. Prime Minister and U.S. Ambassador: relations are strong, productive and mutually beneficial2016-11-02, 12:15While receiving on Monday the new U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius noted the excellent bilateral relations between the two states and emphasized the importance of the transatlantic relationship and the need to continue to strengthen the US leadership in Europe. The European Commission welcomes progress made this week within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to address greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector. IMO notably adopted a global and mandatory system to collect fuel consumption data from ships. The signature of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) between the European Union and Canada at the 16th EU-Canada Summit on 30 October 2016, together with the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, will mark the beginning of a new, dynamic chapter in the European Union's long-standing partnership with Canada. Federica Mogherini to visit Tehran and Riyadh as part of the outreach on Syrian crisis2016-10-30, 14:24Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, will - in the framework of decisions taken by the Foreign Affairs Council and the European Council last week to undertake outreach to key actors in the region on the Syrian crisis - travel to Tehran on 29 October and Riyadh on 31 October for senior level talks on these issues. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and the Turkish people on national day – Republic Day. |
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