Lithuania heads call on EU to help eastern neighbours get vaccine
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The European Commission, Brussels / Shutterstock
Lithuania and 12 other EU member states have called on Brussels to help the six Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, and Armenia – secure access to Covid-19 vaccines.
Lithuania s Foreign Ministry said it initiated the letter to the European Commission which was also signed by the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden.
“We believe that our borders will not be safe if we do not extend our support to our immediate neighbours. Our Eastern Partners have on numerous occasions expressed their appreciation for the EU’s Covid-related assistance and pleaded for facilitated access to the vaccine,” reads the letter.
Baltic states to fly back citizens from London, options for residents being considered
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Vilnius Airport / J. Stacevičius/LRT
The Baltic countries will charter a flight on December 28 to bring back a limited number of citizens from the United Kingdom, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday. The list of returnees is being drawn up based primarily on the health circumstances and the special situation these individuals are in, he said, adding that every person s circumstances will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will each have 48 seats on the plane. If one of the coutnries does not fill its quota, the seats will be redistributed to others. Passengers will have to pay a fee set by the carrier.
Russians see Lithuania as small, Russophobic country – interview with ambassador Bajarūnas
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Lithuanian Ambassador to Russia Eitvydas Bajarūnas. / BNS
In May this year, Eitvydas Bajarūnas assumed his position as the new Lithuanian ambassador to Russia. In an interview with LRT Novosti, he talked about goals to strengthen economic, political, and cultural ties between the two countries.
In 2005–2008, you worked as the Consul General of Lithuania in St Petersburg. You are returning to Russia after 12 years – what has changed since that time?
Return sounds symbolic. In 2005, I was offered the position of Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania in St Petersburg. Frankly, the situation back then was different and our political relations with Russia were more balanced.
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