Section: The Baltic Course (Latvia)
Lithuania supports Ukraine by all possible means
Lithuania has been rendering all types of military assistance possible, including assistance to the country’s armed forces and humanitarian aid, since the beginning of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, reports the Ministry of National Defence. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania’s ambassador to Ukraine becomes national radio’s Person of the Year 2014
Lithuania’s national radio LRT gave the Person of the Year 2014 title to Lithuania’s ambassador to Ukraine, signatory of the Independence Act Petras Vaitiekunas. He was awarded for his diplomatic courage, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Riga Mayor: EU sanctions against Russia not working
The European Union’s sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the annexation of Crimea and aggression in Eastern Ukraine are not working, Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs (Harmony) said in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS, cites LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
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...
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...
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...
Ukraine International Airlines to launch Kiev-Riga-Kiev flights
Starting summer season 2015, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will launch direct flights between Kiev and Riga, the airline informed LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuanian industrialists mediate Ukrainian businesses in cooperation with EU
More than 20 businessmen and representatives of business organisations are taking part in the high level Ukraine-Lithuania business mission to Brussels on 9-11 December, organised by the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), the confederation said in a report, cites LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
