![]() WorldMinister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius met with Marcos Bonturi, the OECD Director for Global Relations, and Nicola Bonucci, the OECD Director for Legal Affairs on 31 October in Vilnius. They discussed the next steps towards a smooth implementation of the OECD's legally binding instruments by Lithuania, and the steps that would lead to a more rapid Lithuania's membership in the organisation. Michael Gahler (EPP, DE), head of the European Parliament delegation observing the parliamentary elections in Tunisia, on Tuesday welcomed the "remarkable success of the Independent High Authority for the Elections, which organised a transparent, professional poll in a very short space of time." Last week the Statue of John Paul II was unveiled near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, the Archbishop of Paris, and Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, the metropolitan from Łódź, were among the guests who attended the unveiling ceremony. After several hours of discussions, the European Union (EU) leaders finally reached agreement on the climate and energy policy framework for 2030. Parliament passed three resolutions on Thursday, calling on the Russian authorities not to close down the Memorial civil rights NGO; urging the Uzbek authorities to take immediate action to protect human rights; and calling for the immediate arrest of all those responsible for the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico. Lithuania: cooperation with Germany in security, economy and culture extremely important2014-10-20, 14:39Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius met with the Ambassador of Germany to Lithuania Jutta Schmitz on 17 October and discussed prospects for deepening bilateral cooperation. During his visit to Milan for the participation in European-Asian Summit (ASEM), the Prime Minister met with Malaysian Prime Minister, Razak Najib, to discuss the need for closer bilateral political and economic relations, as well as promotion of exchanges in the fields of education and culture. 9 Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius joined CNN's Richard Quest to discuss the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The minister said that sanctions to Russia must be maintained and, if necessary, increased. During his visit to Milan for European-Asian Summit (ASEM), Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius met with New Zealand's Special Envoy, James Bolger, to discuss bilateral co-operation, as well as Lithuania's candidacy for the OECD membership. Parliament Speaker Loreta Grauziniene who is paying an official visit to South Korea has asked to support Lithuania's accession to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). |
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