Minister 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.

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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).

Last week, after a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, German Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized that the Polish-German relations are in very good condition and the two states are cooperating closely regarding the European issues and NATO involvement in the Ukraine affairs.

On 11 October, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius met with Vice President of the United States Joe Biden in Washington and discussed the current issues of bilateral cooperation, promotion of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, security in Eastern Europe and energy security.

The European Commission is giving € 3.9 million in humanitarian funding to help meet the urgent needs of the thousands of people who have fled to Turkey in recent weeks to escape the fighting in the Syrian town of Kobane.

The European Commission announced this Friday new development funding of €1.4 billion to Afghanistan for the period 2014-2020. The funds will focus on vital sectors for growth and social stability, such as rural development and agriculture, health, and strengthening democracy in the country.

India Kailash Satyarthi, an activist of the children rights in Pakistan and Malala Yousafzai, a teenager who survived the Taliban attack, became the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize - the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today. M. Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in the history.