Section: The Baltic Course (Latvia)
Lithuanian, Ukrainian industrialists set up Ukraine’s business representation in EU
On 20 February 2015, the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists (LPK) together with the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (USPP) signed an agreement, establishing a permanent representation of Ukrainian business in Brussels, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania at UN Council: Minsk accords must be respected by all parties, including Russia
The Package of measures for implementation of the Minsk accords, inter alia, provides for ceasefire and withdrawal of weapons from the eastern regions of Ukraine. The Security Council reaffirmed its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as called on all parties to fully implement the package...
Rinkevics and the OSCE Secretary General discuss the security situation in the eastern Ukraine
On 17 February, Edgars Rinkevics ,the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lamberto Zannier, discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine, and the developments in the town of Debaltseve in particular, informs LETA. …read...
EU expands sanctions on Russia
The European Union (EU) has expanded sanctions against Russia, adding 19 individuals and nine legal entities to its blacklist, according to the EU Official Journal published on Monday, cites LETA/TASS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuanian company got under fire in Artemivsk, Ukraine
Despite agreements reached in Minsk, on February 13th afternoon the city of Artemivsk in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine was fired by Russian-backed militants. The heating system of Artemivsk is served by the company Artemivsk Energy, part of the Lithuanian holding E Energija, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
EU Council: there are no changes regarding decisions on imposing the sanctions against Russia
At the European Council meeting held in Brussels, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union states mainly focused on the settlement of the military conflict in Ukraine and the results of the Minsk negotiations. Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine was also invited to the European Council meeting, and he informed the members of the...
Lithuanian president: long way to peace in Ukraine
After her arrival to Brussels to take part in an informal meeting of the European Council, Lithuania’s leader Dalia Grybauskaite says that the latest agreement reached in Minsk on early Thursday is only partial and it is not clear yet if it is going to be implemented, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Straujuma and Tusk: peace should finally be restored in Ukraine
Today in Brussels, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, during the meeting with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, expressed hope that the Minsk negotiations on the solution to the military conflict in Ukraine will end with the result that will allow for termination of the armed conflict and further negotiations by diplomatic means with...
Latvian MFA: close EU-Canadian cooperation is needed to stabilize political and economic situation in Ukraine
On February 11th, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics met with the new Canadian Ambassador to Latvia Alain Hausser, who arrived on an introductory meeting, reports LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ambassador Veshnyakov: bridges have not yet been burnt between EU, U.S. and Russia
In a special press conference yesterday, Russian Ambassador to Latvia Alexander Veshnyakov said that even though the military conflict in Ukraine and other unsolved matters have influenced international relations, bridges have not yet been burnt between the European Union, United States and Russia, reports LETA. …read more Source: The...
