Lithuanian Diplomatic Playbook
8 – 14 February 2016

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

NATO summit in Warsaw must make concrete decisions that will help not only to respond to, but also to deter threats
Lithuania strongly supports the aspiration of the EaP countries to build a European future and is ready to help them by sharing its euro-integration experience
Lithuania thanks Iceland for standing firm for Lithuania's Freedom 25 years ago

Top lines, statements

Security and Defence:

President Dalia Grybauskaitė: ‘The aggressor must not be appeased‘ (13 February, 2016) Read full news release
NATO Defence Ministers agreed on enhancing NATO presence in the eastern part of the Alliance (10 February, 2016)
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Minister J. Olekas met with foreign defence attachés based in Lithuania (9 February, 2016) Read full news release

Bilateral relations, Regional cooperation:

Bilateral meetings with heads of Ukraine and Georgia in Munich (13 February, 2016) Read full news release
FM Linkevičius attends informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers, discusses future EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, relations with Iran, migration issues (8 February, 2016) Read full news release
FM Linkevičius and EU Ambassadors discuss topical items on EU agenda (10 February, 2016)
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Consultations of Lithuanian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministries focus on enhancing cooperation within international organizations
(12 February, 2016) Read full news release
Lithuanian Embassy in Kyiv hosts a meeting of EU diplomats responsible for implementation of Eastern Partnership policy
(10 February, 2016) Read full news release

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