Section: Latvia
Lithuanian MFA presented key activities in 2014
In an annual press conference held on 18 December, Linas Linkevicius, Lithuanian minister of foreign affairs, identified deepening of relations with EU Eastern partners, consistent support to Ukraine, active membership of the UN Security Council and economic diplomacy efforts as priority activities in 2014, reported BC the MFA. …read more...
War in Ukraine: Belarus pledges to renew peace talks
Belarus has said it would help Kyiv restore the Minsk peace process on ending warfare in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Europe officially publishes list of sanctions introduced against Crimea
This Friday, December 19th, the European Union officially published the list of new sanctions against Russia. These sanctions apply to Moscow’s annexed Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Baltic News...
EU supports reforms in Ukraine
At the European Council meeting in Brussels, President Dalia Grybauskaite together with other EU leaders discussed topical external policy issues and the situation in Ukraine, reported BC presidential press service. …read more Source: The Baltic...
EU prohibits any kind of economic cooperation with Crimea
This Thursday, December 18th, leaders of the European Union agreed to prohibit any kind of economic cooperation with the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Poroshenko: Ukraine seeks applying for EU membership in next five years
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine sated in Warsaw on Wednesday, December 17, that Ukraine should seek applying for membership in the European Union until 2020. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvian and Russian MFA discussed developments in Ukraine
On 14 and 15 December, political consultations between Latvia and Russia took place in Moscow. Andrejs Pildegovics, the State Secretary of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, met with the First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Titov, and representatives from the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the...
Lithuanian Cable Television Association signs agreement with Ukraine Today
In early December 2014, Lithuanian Cable Television Association (LKTA) signed an agreement with Ukrainian television channel Ukraine Today, informs LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Group of Friends of Ukraine in EP appoints Lithuanian MEP as chairman
Member of the European Parliament Petras Austrevicius has become Chairman of the Informal Group of Friends of European Ukraine which was founded in the European Parliament (EP), reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Poroshenko in Australia: Should Russia close its border, war would stop almost immediately
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is on a two-day visit to Australia, where he has called on Russia to close its border with Ukraine, which would result in the end of warfare in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: Baltic News...
