Tag: Lithuania

‘India can be a natural ally’

Linas Linkevicius,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, has been honoured with a number of decorations including the Order of the Polar Star,Grand Cross (Sweden,2015), the Grand Cross of Commander of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2015),the Golden Sign of Honour (Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, 2014, Cross of Commander of the Order …

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October 9, 2017

Cabinet approves extradition treaty with Lithuania

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for an extradition treaty between India and Lithuania, said an official. The treaty will provide a legal framework for seeking extradition of terrorists, economic offenders and other criminals from and to Lithuania. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

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October 4, 2017

‘Sanskrit binds us together’

Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Laimonas TalatKelpša studied International Relations and Political Science at the University of Vilnius. Before being posted in India, he was Ambassador-at-large, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Pacific Department in his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held several other posts for eight years. In 2011- 2012, he worked …

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August 14, 2017