Palestine

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė does not see Lithuania as following the lead of Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognise a Palestinian state.

В среду, по случаю Международного дня солидарности с палестинским народом, по проспекту Гедиминаса прошло шествие, организованное представителями "Palestina.lt". Протестующие прошли от Кафедры до площади им. Винцаса Кудирки, где почтили память погибших в Палестине.

President Gitanas Nausėda supports the idea that the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine should end with a two-state solution, says his chief foreign policy adviser.

The Parliament on Thursday voted to support a recommendation for impeachment of MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis accused of antisemitism.

The international situation is growing complicated more than three weeks after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, says President Gitanas Nausėda, commenting on divergent views at the United Nations.

On Thursday evening, 19 October, a pro-Palestine rally was held in Vilnius Cathedral Square. Its participants then marched in a silent procession through Gediminas Avenue to commemorate Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip killed in Israeli airstrikes.

The issue of Palestine's representation in the Baltic states was first raised more than three years ago, and those criticizing the proposal are carrying out a separate foreign policy, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis says.

Lithuania wants closer ties with Israel but also calls on Israel to stop the expansion of Jewish settlements and disproportionate use of force in the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says.

Lithuania is initiating a meeting of EU and Israeli ministers to discuss terrorism threats and reduce tension between the European Union and the Jewish state, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said in an interview with BNS Lithuania on Friday.

Several dozen supporters of Palestine staged a demonstration outside the Lithuanian government's building in central Vilnius on Thursday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit.

With Palestinian officials speaking about their intentions to open a representative office in Vilnius, Lithuania says it will consider accepting it.

The Palestinians are considering opening their embassy in Vilnius later this year, making it a bridge for Arab countries to the Baltic states, Foreign Minister Riad al Malki says.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday said there should be no unilateral sudden actions in the solution of the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

„Google“ kompanija kaltinama ištrynusi Palestinos pavadinimą iš „Google Maps“ (liet. „Google“ žemėlapių). Tačiau paaiškėjo, kad Palestina niekada nebuvo pažymėta kompanijos žemėlapiuose.

Twelve Syrian refugees and a stateless person from Palestine came to Lithuania from Greece late on Wednesday under the European Union's resettlement program, Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas has confirmed. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Lithuania's Embassy to Israel on Tuesday handed a note to the Israeli Foreign Ministry with a request to specify the reasons behind the denial of entry to Lithuanian citizen Gabrielė Tervidytė who was working on humanitarian projects in Palestine.

Lithuania cannot stay silent about the situation in Palestine, said a Lithuanian social worker who was recently denied entry to Israel.

Lithuania will not compromise the interests of its citizens for the sake of better relations with Israel, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said after a Lithuanian national was detained in a Tel Aviv airport.

Gabrielė Tervidytė, a Lithuanian national who was detained in an Israeli airport last week, returned to Vilnius on Monday morning.