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Budrys: Lithuania strongly supports Moldova's EU membership Added 2026-09-04 On 4 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Mihai Popșoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova. The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Moldova, Moldova’s progress toward EU integration, support for Ukraine, the regional security situation, and joint efforts to strengthen resilience against threats posed by Russia.
Budrys at Gymnich: Russia's attacks against us are no longer hybrid, they are highly kinetic Added 2026-09-02 On 2 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is attending an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich) in Ireland. Speaking to journalists ahead of the meeting, the Minister said that worrying developments have already shaped the agenda for the new political season.
Budrys to attend informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Ireland Added 2026-09-01 On 1-2 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will participate in an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich).
Budrys signed the book of condolences in memory of King Harald V of Norway Added 2026-09-01 On 1 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, paid tribute to the memory of King Harald V at the Norwegian Embassy by signing the book of condolences.
Protest lodged with Russia over continued massive shelling of Ukraine Added 2026-08-27 On 27 August, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of strong protest over the Russian armed forces’ ongoing massive shelling of Ukrainian territory, which is killing and injuring civilians and destroying residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania regarding Belarus' decision to classify information resources of EU-Funded programmes as extremist materials Added 2026-08-25 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania strongly condemns the decision of the Belarusian regime to designate the websites and related social media accounts of the Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), as well as the EU-supported programmes EU4Belarus-SALT, EU4Belarus-SALT II, EU4Belarus-SALT III, and Education for Belarusians, as so-called “extremist information resources”.
Foreign Ministry's new Political Director – Skusevičius Added 2026-08-12 Darius Skusevičius, the new Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took office this week. He succeeded Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, who was appointed Ambassador to the Netherlands in April.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on the 6th anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus Added 2026-08-09 Six years after the rigged presidential election held in Belarus on 9 August 2020, Lithuania, alongside the international community, continues to refuse to recognize the outcome of the election and stands in solidarity with the people of Belarus, who, even today, despite repression, are defending the principles of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The regime has responded to the Belarusian people’s...
Ambassador Ernestas Mickus presents his letters of credence to the President of the United Arab Emirates Added 2026-09-04 On 3 September, Ernestas Mickus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania, presented his letters of credence to the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The ceremony formally marked the beginning of Ambassador Mickus’s diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates.
Added 2026-09-04 On 3 September, on the sidelines of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC), Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
Added 2026-09-03 Ambassador of Lithuania to Japan Aurelijus Zykas, who is accredited to the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, participated in the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, held in Palau from 30 August to 4 September. This marks the first time Lithuania has been represented at the Forum.
Added 2026-08-27 On 27 August Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with the designated Peruvian Ambassador Jorge Renato Reyes Tagle to the Republic of Lithuania, resident in Helsinki, and the designated Salvadoran Ambassador Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez to the Republic of Lithuania, resident in Stockholm.
Added 2026-08-20 On 19 August, Darius Skusevičius, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Caecilia Theodora Maria Wijgers.
Added 2026-08-19 On 19 August, Political Director Darius Skusevičius received Chea Chanboribo, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Lithuania.
Added 2026-08-19 On 19 August, Darius Skusevičius, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Urban Andersson, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Lithuania.
Added 2026-07-29 On 28–29 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigitas Mitkus, met with Romanian politicians and diplomats in Bucharest to discuss Lithuania’s preparations for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2027, strengthening European security, support for Ukraine, EU enlargement, development cooperation issues, and the prospects for bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and...
Added 2026-07-29 On 29 July, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas met with the newly appointed Ambassadors of Namibia, Ecuador, and Guatemala to Lithuania.
Added 2026-07-27 On 27 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus spoke by phone with Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and discussed the progress of Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union and the reform process.
Added 2026-07-23 On 23 July in Vilnius, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigitas Mitkus, met with his Greek counterpart, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anastasios Chatzivasileiou. During the meeting, they discussed preparations for Lithuania’s and Greece’s Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU) in 2027, the main priorities of the EU agenda, and close cooperation between the two countries to ensure the...
Added 2026-07-21 On 20–21 July, continuing his visits to the capitals of European Union (EU) member states, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus visited Lisbon, where he met with Portuguese politicians, diplomats, and business representatives to discuss preparations for Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2027, strengthening European security, EU enlargement, support for Ukraine, and...
Added 2026-07-20 The annual India–Lithuania Friendship Award was presented in Rusnė on Saturday for the eighth time, honouring Goa’s Christian community for its role in preserving the memory of Lithuanian pilgrim and missionary Andrius Rudamina.