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Three Lithuanian women were hiking in the Tatras and reportedly got lost on the night from Friday to Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-tourist-dies-after-getting-lost-in-tatras-media-120053664</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-tourist-dies-after-getting-lost-in-tatras-media-120053664</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:44:13 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d149e2dd-b60f-42b5-9fb4-e56350c40ce0.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d149e2dd-b60f-42b5-9fb4-e56350c40ce0.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian tourist dies in Madeira after being hit by wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lithuanian tourist has died in Madeira, after being swept into the sea by a wave from a pontoon in Ponta Delgada on Sunday, the Portugal Resident reports.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-tourist-dies-in-madeira-after-being-hit-by-wave-94938569</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-tourist-dies-in-madeira-after-being-hit-by-wave-94938569</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:19:21 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/68768a10-ffa1-11ed-9b21-23d8aedc3abf.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/68768a10-ffa1-11ed-9b21-23d8aedc3abf.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New commercial attachés in Sweden and Denmark appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, two new commercial attachés of Lithuania assumed duties in Nordic countries. Darius Budrys started work in Sweden and Audrius Masiulionis in Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/new-commercial-attaches-in-sweden-and-denmark-appointed-93026667</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/new-commercial-attaches-in-sweden-and-denmark-appointed-93026667</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:51:27 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3fbf1fd0-7471-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3fbf1fd0-7471-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nausėda thanked Lithuanians in Norway for fostering Lithuanian identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda arrived in Norway for an official visit. Later in the day, he met with the Norwegian Lithuanian community, the presidency reports.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-thanked-lithuanians-in-norway-for-fostering-lithuanian-identity-92544689</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-thanked-lithuanians-in-norway-for-fostering-lithuanian-identity-92544689</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:17:33 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6f8df190-a2e4-11ed-a482-3b93ee695220.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6f8df190-a2e4-11ed-a482-3b93ee695220.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expatriates transferred more than EUR 1bn to Lithuania in 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuanian expatriates transferred more than EUR 1 billion to Lithuania in 2022, an increase of 52% compared with 2021, when EUR 691 million was transferred, show data published by Revolut bank.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/business/expatriates-transferred-more-than-eur-1bn-to-lithuania-in-2022-92377525</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/business/expatriates-transferred-more-than-eur-1bn-to-lithuania-in-2022-92377525</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 09:55:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/812d7740-86b0-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/812d7740-86b0-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seimas to host discussion on efforts to bring back Lithuanian expatriates]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the Seimas will host a discussion among MPs, representatives of ministries and the Lithuanian World Community on possible measures to attract more Lithuanians living abroad to the labour market of their native country.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/seimas-to-host-discussion-on-efforts-to-bring-back-lithuanian-expatriates-92369975</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/seimas-to-host-discussion-on-efforts-to-bring-back-lithuanian-expatriates-92369975</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:27:31 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/20368ba0-9d55-11ed-852d-95798624abf6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/20368ba0-9d55-11ed-852d-95798624abf6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt decides on ambassadors to Indonesia and Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, the Government decided to nominate Eitvydas Bajarūnas as Lithuania’s ambassador to Portugal and Darius Gaidys as Lithuania’s ambassador to Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/govt-decides-on-ambassadors-to-indonesia-and-portugal-92098637</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/govt-decides-on-ambassadors-to-indonesia-and-portugal-92098637</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:59:30 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/92d0fbc0-7418-11ed-b29f-3da05397cd7c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/92d0fbc0-7418-11ed-b29f-3da05397cd7c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian-German poet and artist Gustas dies in Berlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aldona Gustas, a Lithuanian-German poet and artist, passed away in Berlin on Thursday at the age of 90, Rasa Balcikonyte, Lithuania's cultural attaché to Germany, has told BNS.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-german-poet-and-artist-gustas-dies-in-berlin-91994613</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-german-poet-and-artist-gustas-dies-in-berlin-91994613</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:07:38 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/af64e630-7bf6-11ed-ba88-072f73055135.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/af64e630-7bf6-11ed-ba88-072f73055135.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abukevicius leaves Defence Ministry to work for Embassy in Tokyo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Margiris Abukevicius announced on Friday he had left his position as a vice minister of national defense and is going to work as a defense adviser at the Lithuanian Embassy in Japan.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/abukevicius-leaves-defence-ministry-to-work-for-embassy-in-tokyo-91924089</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/abukevicius-leaves-defence-ministry-to-work-for-embassy-in-tokyo-91924089</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 05:45:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/04862e10-7df7-11ed-ab81-a71b60a80a19.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/04862e10-7df7-11ed-ab81-a71b60a80a19.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government nominates ambassador to Oman]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, the Government nominated Eitvydas Bajarūnas as Lithuania’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Sultanate of Oman.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-nominates-ambassador-to-oman-91743185</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-nominates-ambassador-to-oman-91743185</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:49:16 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2cc715d0-5f5f-11ed-834c-5bdb82a02f4b.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/2cc715d0-5f5f-11ed-834c-5bdb82a02f4b.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign minister calls on diplomats and diaspora leaders to strengthen ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis called for strengthening "the bonds of identity" that bind together Lithuanians around the world as he welcomed participants of last weekend's meeting of Lithuanian diplomats and diaspora leaders in Germany.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/foreign-minister-calls-on-diplomats-and-diaspora-leaders-to-strengthen-ties-91573767</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/foreign-minister-calls-on-diplomats-and-diaspora-leaders-to-strengthen-ties-91573767</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:04:57 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/67033ce0-7429-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/67033ce0-7429-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania is looking for commercial attaché in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Economy and Innovation has announced a vacancy for a Lithuanian commercial attaché in Singapore. The new commercial attaché is expected to strengthen bilateral foreign direct investment, export and cooperation opportunities between Lithuania and Singapore, said the Ministry of Economy and Innovation.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-is-looking-for-commercial-attache-in-singapore-91518185</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-is-looking-for-commercial-attache-in-singapore-91518185</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 04:25:01 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b50b7e40-4aec-11ed-8d27-935ad7a8815f.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b50b7e40-4aec-11ed-8d27-935ad7a8815f.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania opens its Honorary Consulate in Romania]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-opens-its-honorary-consulate-in-romania-91541923</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-opens-its-honorary-consulate-in-romania-91541923</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:53:38 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/28987bb0-7b08-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/28987bb0-7b08-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickeviciene proposed for ambassador to India]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian government proposes to appoint Diana Mickeviciene, whose term as ambassador to China is about to expire, as ambassador to India.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/mickeviciene-proposed-for-ambassador-to-india-91472623</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/mickeviciene-proposed-for-ambassador-to-india-91472623</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 05:15:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/93d6b0c0-7d80-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/93d6b0c0-7d80-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 more Lithuanians and relatives move to Lithuania from Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another 13 people of Lithuanian descent and their family members have moved to Lithuania from Venezuela. They arrived in Vilnius on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/13-more-lithuanians-and-relatives-move-to-lithuania-from-venezuela-91496627</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/13-more-lithuanians-and-relatives-move-to-lithuania-from-venezuela-91496627</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:37:42 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/db1f3470-7da3-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/db1f3470-7da3-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks will have to accumulate additional capital buffer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks operating in Lithuania and central credit union groups will have to strengthen their financial resilience and accumulate additional capital buffer, i.e. counter-cyclical capital buffer (CCyB). Such a decision was made by the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, which set the CCyB rate of 1%, bringing it back to pre-pandemic levels, the Bank of Lithuania has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/banks-will-have-to-accumulate-additional-capital-buffer-91423773</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/banks-will-have-to-accumulate-additional-capital-buffer-91423773</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:41:28 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/26d52450-79a9-11ed-adc0-d5457e5bcee5.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/26d52450-79a9-11ed-adc0-d5457e5bcee5.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nausėda: Lithuanian diaspora artists are a strong cultural force]]></title><description><![CDATA[During his visit to New York, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Lithuanian artists living and working in the United States and visited the exhibition of their artworks at the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations, said the presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-lithuanian-diaspora-artists-are-a-strong-cultural-force-91303077</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-lithuanian-diaspora-artists-are-a-strong-cultural-force-91303077</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:55:01 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5d2e90e0-7e36-11ed-8212-bd59eb578ccb.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/5d2e90e0-7e36-11ed-8212-bd59eb578ccb.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government nominates ambassador to Italy, Malta and San Marino]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government on Wednesday nominated diplomat Dalia Kreivienė for the position of Lithuania’s ambassador to Italy, Malta and San Marino.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-nominates-ambassador-to-italy-malta-and-san-marino-91294733</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-nominates-ambassador-to-italy-malta-and-san-marino-91294733</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:50:41 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b27b2a80-7df1-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b27b2a80-7df1-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government approves candidatures of two ambassadors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has approved the candidatures of Eitvydas Bajarūnas as Lithuania’s ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Sigita Maslauskaitė-Mažylienė as the ambassador to the Holy See.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-approves-candidatures-of-two-ambassadors-91002603</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-approves-candidatures-of-two-ambassadors-91002603</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:45:43 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6b10c6c0-7da9-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6b10c6c0-7da9-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bajarunas proposed for ambassador to United Kingdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eitvydas Bajarunas has been proposed for Lithuanian ambassador to the United Kingdom, under a draft resolution to be submitted to the government.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/bajarunas-proposed-for-ambassador-to-united-kingdom-90949649</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/bajarunas-proposed-for-ambassador-to-united-kingdom-90949649</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2022 04:25:01 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8de22a80-7418-11ed-b29f-3da05397cd7c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8de22a80-7418-11ed-b29f-3da05397cd7c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nausėda presented letters of credence to ambassadors to Moldova and Estonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda presented credentials to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Estonia, Raimonda Murmokaitė, and to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Moldova, Tadas Valionis, said the Office of the President.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-presented-letters-of-credence-to-ambassadors-to-moldova-and-estonia-90954413</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/nauseda-presented-letters-of-credence-to-ambassadors-to-moldova-and-estonia-90954413</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:00:52 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/aa405a50-7042-11ed-ace8-19687c5ab9be.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/aa405a50-7042-11ed-ace8-19687c5ab9be.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM met with Lithuanian World Community Board members]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 2 August, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė received members of the newly elected Board of the Lithuanian World Community (LWC) at the Government office, with whom she discussed issues of importance to the Lithuanian diaspora abroad, said the prime minister’s press service.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/pm-met-with-lithuanian-world-community-board-members-90885249</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/pm-met-with-lithuanian-world-community-board-members-90885249</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:10:44 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bfd87020-7428-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/bfd87020-7428-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM: strong tries with diaspora is one of government's key priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte on Monday welcomed the Seimas of the Lithuanian World Community (LWC), the highest governing body of the Lithuanian expatriate community, as it began its a session in Vilnius, stating that strong ties with the diaspora is one of the main priorities of the Lithuanian government.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/pm-strong-tries-with-diaspora-is-one-of-government-s-key-priorities-90757173</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/pm-strong-tries-with-diaspora-is-one-of-government-s-key-priorities-90757173</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:46:51 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/340fadb0-7428-11ed-a414-71a9be2e1577.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/340fadb0-7428-11ed-a414-71a9be2e1577.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania urges Belarus to ensure ethnic Lithuanians teaching in their language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania has urged Belarus to ensure its Lithuanian ethnic minority access to education in their native language, as the neighboring country plans to stop doing so in schools in two settlements as of September 1, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-urges-belarus-to-ensure-ethnic-lithuanians-teaching-in-their-language-90683045</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-urges-belarus-to-ensure-ethnic-lithuanians-teaching-in-their-language-90683045</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2022 07:00:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3e8b9190-7e24-11ed-b4ea-4d2d5735f88a.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/3e8b9190-7e24-11ed-b4ea-4d2d5735f88a.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[President: Canada to open its embassy in Vilnius shortly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada is set to open its embassy in Vilnius, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/president-canada-to-open-its-embassy-in-vilnius-shortly-90622757</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/president-canada-to-open-its-embassy-in-vilnius-shortly-90622757</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:55:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6e311c80-796a-11ed-b4d8-7dabbe40e407.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6e311c80-796a-11ed-b4d8-7dabbe40e407.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania on lookout for trade representative in Taiwan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania's Ministry of the Economy and Innovation has launched a competition for the country's trade representative in Taiwan to further develop Lithuania's economic representation in the Southeast Asian region, the ministry said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-on-lookout-for-trade-representative-in-taiwan-90494487</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-on-lookout-for-trade-representative-in-taiwan-90494487</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 05:45:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/f8d20df0-7de2-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/f8d20df0-7de2-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slepavicius assumes position of ambassador to South Korea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ricardas Slepavicius on Thursday assumed the position of Lithuania's ambassador to the Republic of Korea after he received credentials from President Gitanas Nauseda.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/slepavicius-assumes-position-of-ambassador-to-south-korea-90328951</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/slepavicius-assumes-position-of-ambassador-to-south-korea-90328951</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 09:55:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b3f03920-7e03-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/b3f03920-7e03-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skerstonaite nominated for ambassador to Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lina Skerstonaite, a diplomat, is likely to be appointed Lithuania's ambassador to Greece.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/skerstonaite-nominated-for-ambassador-to-greece-90254479</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/skerstonaite-nominated-for-ambassador-to-greece-90254479</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 05:15:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/c1abd000-73b9-11ed-ac44-3b19498dcf8a.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/c1abd000-73b9-11ed-ac44-3b19498dcf8a.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanologist Zykas proposed as ambassador to Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aurelijus Zykas, a Japanologist, is proposed for the position of Lithuania's ambassador to Japan.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/japanologist-zykas-proposed-as-ambassador-to-japan-90111297</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/japanologist-zykas-proposed-as-ambassador-to-japan-90111297</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 06:55:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/037a1570-7e1c-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/037a1570-7e1c-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minsk orders Lithuanian schools to teach only in Russian and Belarusian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children attending Lithuanian schools in Belarus will no longer be taught in Lithuanian from next September and will only be taught in the Russian or Belarusian language.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/minsk-orders-lithuanian-schools-to-teach-only-in-russian-and-belarusian-90051241</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/minsk-orders-lithuanian-schools-to-teach-only-in-russian-and-belarusian-90051241</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:57:10 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/60670f50-7e25-11ed-ab81-a71b60a80a19.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/60670f50-7e25-11ed-ab81-a71b60a80a19.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania to appoint 12 new ambassadors this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania plans to appoint 12 new ambassadors this year. The candidates have already been selected and presented to President Gitanas Nauseda, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-to-appoint-12-new-ambassadors-this-year-89485741</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-to-appoint-12-new-ambassadors-this-year-89485741</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2022 04:25:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d9c6fda0-7d86-11ed-bf2e-07693578e20d.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d9c6fda0-7d86-11ed-bf2e-07693578e20d.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staniulis proposed for ambassador to UN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darius Staniulis, director of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry's UN, International Organizations and Human Rights Department, is likely to be appointed the country's ambassador to the United Nations.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/staniulis-proposed-for-ambassador-to-un-89028185</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/staniulis-proposed-for-ambassador-to-un-89028185</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/db8466a0-7dea-11ed-8b0d-4d83c6e50ac8.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/db8466a0-7dea-11ed-8b0d-4d83c6e50ac8.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 more Lithuanians and relatives relocated from Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another 17 Lithuanian citizens, people of Lithuanian descent and their family members have been to Lithuania from Venezuela in December, the Foreign Ministry said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/17-more-lithuanians-and-relatives-relocated-from-venezuela-88872835</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/17-more-lithuanians-and-relatives-relocated-from-venezuela-88872835</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:25:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1c6e3c00-7d77-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1c6e3c00-7d77-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian citizenship restored for world-renowned architect Fuksas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massimiliano Fuksas, a world-renowned architect of Lithuanian descent, has had his Lithuanian citizenship restored, the public broadcaster LRT has reported.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-citizenship-restored-for-world-renowned-architect-fuksas-88880875</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-citizenship-restored-for-world-renowned-architect-fuksas-88880875</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:49:44 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1d512a80-7159-11ed-a360-4b2b1941ee45.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/1d512a80-7159-11ed-a360-4b2b1941ee45.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania set to open embassy in Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania will open its embassy in Singapore, the government decided on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-set-to-open-embassy-in-singapore-88538107</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-set-to-open-embassy-in-singapore-88538107</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:00:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/7e1d8c30-73f9-11ed-ba86-dbedd85c58c5.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/7e1d8c30-73f9-11ed-ba86-dbedd85c58c5.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Lithuanians, relatives relocated from Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another 10 Lithuanian citizens, people of Lithuanian descent and their family members arrived on Thursday relocated to Lithuania, relocated from Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/10-lithuanians-relatives-relocated-from-venezuela-88552447</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/10-lithuanians-relatives-relocated-from-venezuela-88552447</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:15:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/39d10240-7dcd-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/39d10240-7dcd-11ed-a027-29ed55e34c8c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latakas proposed as ambassador to Latvia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valdas Latakas has been proposed as Lithuania's ambassador to Latvia.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/latakas-proposed-as-ambassador-to-latvia-88532723</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/latakas-proposed-as-ambassador-to-latvia-88532723</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 07:00:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ff20ca0-73f5-11ed-8128-5fb8b97235d0.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ff20ca0-73f5-11ed-8128-5fb8b97235d0.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Ministry: Lithuania seeks to strengthen connection, dialogue, partnership with diaspora]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania is seeking a more active, deeper and result-oriented dialogue between the state and diaspora, the Foreign Ministry says.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/foreign-ministry-lithuania-seeks-to-strengthen-connection-dialogue-partnership-with-diaspora-88552343</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/foreign-ministry-lithuania-seeks-to-strengthen-connection-dialogue-partnership-with-diaspora-88552343</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 05:45:01 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/11962ff0-7da3-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/11962ff0-7da3-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historian and former diplomat Misiunas passes away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romuald J. Misiunas, a historian and active member of the Lithuanian diaspora and Vilnius' first ambassador to Israel, has passed away, the Foreign Ministry said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/historian-and-former-diplomat-misiunas-passes-away-88484897</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/historian-and-former-diplomat-misiunas-passes-away-88484897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:23:41 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/f02d7ac0-7dad-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/f02d7ac0-7dad-11ed-93db-c1fc3aed5aa7.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government proposes Degutis for Lithuania’s ambassador to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian government this week approved the candidacy of diplomat Ricardas Degutis for the post of Lithuania’s ambassador to Turkey.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-proposes-degutis-for-lithuania-s-ambassador-to-turkey-87611687</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/government-proposes-degutis-for-lithuania-s-ambassador-to-turkey-87611687</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2021 07:00:03 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/64c18480-73cc-11ed-ba86-dbedd85c58c5.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/64c18480-73cc-11ed-ba86-dbedd85c58c5.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some 250,000 Lithuanians register to stay in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 250,000 Lithuanians have applied to stay in the UK after the July 1 deadline set in the Brexit agreement, Lithuania's national television LRT reports.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/some-250-000-lithuanians-register-to-stay-in-uk-87567537</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/some-250-000-lithuanians-register-to-stay-in-uk-87567537</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:19:40 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/7b03f880-7daf-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/7b03f880-7daf-11ed-b50f-6fa38dc383a6.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania mulls offering coronavirus vaccine to expats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Ministry is considering opening vaccination slots to all Lithuanian citizens regardless of their place of residence.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-mulls-offering-coronavirus-vaccine-to-expats-87533825</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-mulls-offering-coronavirus-vaccine-to-expats-87533825</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:21:57 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/9eacfac0-7de6-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/9eacfac0-7de6-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian-born singer from France GiedRé: at some point, you have to come back to granny's piano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giedrė Barauskaitė, known by the stage name GiedRé, describes herself as "writing funny songs about not-so-funny things".]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-born-singer-from-france-giedre-at-some-point-you-have-to-come-back-to-granny-s-piano-87158119</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-born-singer-from-france-giedre-at-some-point-you-have-to-come-back-to-granny-s-piano-87158119</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 10:33:00 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ad80580-7de1-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/8ad80580-7de1-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambassadors to US and Germany appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has appointed career diplomat Audra Plepyte as the country's ambassador to the United States and also appointed Ramunas Misiulis as ambassador to Germany.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/ambassadors-to-us-and-germany-appointed-87081467</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/ambassadors-to-us-and-germany-appointed-87081467</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:31:53 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/28a9aff0-6f66-11ed-ba31-11f10281721c.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/28a9aff0-6f66-11ed-ba31-11f10281721c.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuania plans to open embassy in Singapore next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lithuania plans to open its embassy in Singapore next year after the country's parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs gave its blessing.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-plans-to-open-embassy-in-singapore-next-year-86877237</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuania-plans-to-open-embassy-in-singapore-next-year-86877237</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:15:02 +0300</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6cec1c70-73a3-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6cec1c70-73a3-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mere 5-7 pct of Lithuanian kids abroad learning Lithuanian language systemically]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mere 5 to 7 percent of the Lithuanian children abroad are learning the Lithuanian language systemically, Dalia Asanaviciute, chair of the Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, has said.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/mere-5-7-pct-of-lithuanian-kids-abroad-learning-lithuanian-language-systemically-86746369</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/mere-5-7-pct-of-lithuanian-kids-abroad-learning-lithuanian-language-systemically-86746369</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:55:01 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/ff6b92d0-727a-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/ff6b92d0-727a-11ed-a55d-d7593469e146.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithuanian flags ripple around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the Restoration of Lithuania’s Statehood Day, the World Lithuanian Community, along with the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Los Angeles and the Italian Lithuanian community in Sardinia, invited Lithuanians from around the world to celebrate this special day by creating a memorable sea of tri-colored Lithuanian flags flowing around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-flags-ripple-around-the-world-86490205</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/lithuanian-flags-ripple-around-the-world-86490205</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:15:03 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e20a6c90-73cc-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/e20a6c90-73cc-11ed-9712-6f8d8cd01e16.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People willing to restore citizenship won’t need to come to Lithuania]]></title><description><![CDATA[People willing to restore their Lithuanian citizenship won’t be required to come to Lithuania, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/people-willing-to-restore-citizenship-won-t-need-to-come-to-lithuania-86333869</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/people-willing-to-restore-citizenship-won-t-need-to-come-to-lithuania-86333869</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:05:47 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d77e48f0-7acf-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/d77e48f0-7acf-11ed-a628-f15cb6709fa2.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltic countries to charter a flight to fly back citizens from UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Baltic countries are planning to charter a flight from London to repatriate a limited number of Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian citizens left stranded in the United Kingdom after Europe closed its borders with Britain over fears of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus, Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said on Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/baltic-countries-to-charter-a-flight-to-fly-back-citizens-from-uk-86074781</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/baltic-countries-to-charter-a-flight-to-fly-back-citizens-from-uk-86074781</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:10:02 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/0c065c00-7398-11ed-ac44-3b19498dcf8a.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/0c065c00-7398-11ed-ac44-3b19498dcf8a.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embassy in London starts registration of people who must return to Lithuania]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian embassy to the United Kingdom has started the registration of people who need help to return to Lithuania, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Tuesday, adding that their transportation is being organized together with Latvia and Estonia.]]></description><link>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/embassy-in-london-starts-registration-of-people-who-must-return-to-lithuania-86065461</link><guid>https://www.delfi.lt/en/world-lithuanians/embassy-in-london-starts-registration-of-people-who-must-return-to-lithuania-86065461</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:31:47 +0200</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6a1aab50-7dc7-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=120&amp;h=120&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/><media:content url="https://images.delfi.lt/media-api-image-cropper/v1/6a1aab50-7dc7-11ed-b757-7dece7cc14cd.jpg?noup&amp;w=880&amp;h=550&amp;fx=0.5&amp;fy=0.5"/></item></channel></rss>
