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Lithuanian govt endorses next year's budget bill

2019-10-16
BNS/TBT Staff

VILNIUS – Lithuania's government on Wednesday endorsed the 2020 state budget bill, and the general government surplus is estimated at 0.2 percent GDP. "The next year's budget is really realistic, and balance and promoting effective use of ...

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Lithuanian president's aide: arms ban should be on all Syria conflict parties to work

VILNIUS - An arms embargo in the Syrian conflict would not be effective unless applied to all involved parties, the Lithuanian president's foreign policy advisor said on Tuesday. "We should talk about an arms embargo not only on Turkey, but also on all the warrin...

Turkey's actions could undermine fight against IS, Lithuanian formin says

VILNIUS – Turkey's ongoing military operation against Kurds in northern Syria could spark a humanitarian catastrophe and undermine the fight against the Islamic State group, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius has warned. Upon arrival to a meeting...