Lithuanian Diplomatic Playbook
14 – 21 February 2016

Key Lithuanian Foreign Policy messages of the week. All materials included are public.
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Key messages:

European Union must protect its external borders, instead of raising internal walls
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine & repressions against Crimean Tatars must stop. Minsk Agreements must be implemented
Lithuania stands in solidarity with Turkey and reaffirms its commitment to fight terrorism

Top lines, statements

Security and Defence:

Lithuanian MFA strongly condemns a terror attack on 17 February in Ankara (17 February, 2016) Read full news release
New shift of U.S. troops with artillery weaponry arrived for joint raining with Lithuanian soldiers in Rukla (17 February, 2016)
Read full news release
Lithuania and Poland to strengthen partnership in the field of security policy (19 February, 2016) Read full news release
Lithuanian and Swedish Ministers of Defence back Ukraine’s defence reform (17 February, 2016) Read full news release

Bilateral relations, Regional cooperation:

President Grybauskaitė: The EU must implement its decisions (17 February, 2016) Read full news release
President Grybauskaitė: EU citizens will not be discriminated against (17 February, 2016) Read full news release
Linkevičius and Timmermans meet to discuss topical issues related to energy, relations with Russia (15 February, 2016)
Read full news release
Belarus is invited to cooperate in field of nuclear safety, Linkevičius calls on EU to more actively help Moldova implement reforms
(15 February, 2016) Read full news release
Lithuanian MFA’s statement (18 February, 2016) Read full news release
Lithuania opens its Honorary Consulates in India and Finland (17 February, 2016) Read full news release
Lithuania-Palestine political consultations held in Vilnius (20 February, 2016) Read full news release

Science & Economy:

Lithuania and Indonesian city of Cirebon to share experience of Smart City development and use of high technology
(18 February, 2016) Read full news release
Vilnius leading Europe for quality of life says European Commission survey (15 February, 2016)Read full news release