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Budrys in Washington, D.C.: peace in Ukraine is a common goal for Europe and the USA Added 2025-03-26 During the visit to Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys met with the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg.
Budrys in Washington, D.C.: it is clear that the only person who does not want peace is Putin Added 2025-03-26 Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys continues his working visit to Washington D.C. On Tuesday, he and his Estonian and Latvian counterparts met with the US Senators Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran and Jeanne Shaheen.
Minister Budrys: the world needs to recognize the crimes of communism Added 2025-03-26 In Washington, D.C., Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys along with the Foreign Ministers of Latvia and Estonia attended a commemoration event of the biggest Stalin-era Soviet mass deportations from the Baltic states known as March deportations at The Victims of Communism Museum.
Budrys in Washington, D.C.: Lithuania is an exemplary ally Added 2025-03-24 On 24-25  March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys is on a working visit to the United States.
Minister Budrys pays a working visit to the United States Added 2025-03-24 On 25-26 March, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is on a working visit to Washington D.C., USA.
Vice-Minister Mitkus: we must accelerate Ukraine's EU accession process Added 2025-03-19 On 18 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, together with his Danish, Estonian, Latvian, Finnish, and Swedish counterparts, sent a joint letter to the Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU expressing support for the statement by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen that Ukraine could join the EU by...
Budrys meets with the head of NATO: words will not deter Russia, only NATO military power can do it Added 2025-03-18 On 17 March in Brussels, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. They discussed preparations for the NATO summit in The Hague, increasing military support for Ukraine, European security challenges, and the need for NATO allies to increase defence spending.
Budrys in Brussels: there is no place for peace in Putin's imperialist plan Added 2025-03-17 Today, on 17 March, in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council‘s meeting, which focuses on urgent military support and security guarantees for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and ensuring the aggressor's accountability.
Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister discusses security policy issues at the NB8 meeting in Copenhagen Added 2025-03-25 On 20-21 March in Copenhagen, Lithuania's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Julius Pranevičius discussed relevant security policy issues at the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) meeting.
Added 2025-03-24 March 24 marks exactly 100 years since the famous YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was founded in Vilnius. On this occasion, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania has opened an exhibition at the Ministry titled "Friends of YIVO: the Vilnius YIVO Institute and the Jewish World of the Interwar Period."
Added 2025-03-19 On 18 March in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Sigitas Mitkus attended the General Affairs Council of the European Union. The Council continued preparations for the upcoming European Council meeting on 20-21 March. Ministers then held an exchange of views on EU-UK relations, as well as on the 2025 European Semester, and approved a joint declaration for this year’s legislative priorities...
Added 2025-03-18 On 18 March in New Delhi, India, the Political Director, Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, met with Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Bhutan, while taking part at India's premier Raisina Dialogue conference on geopolitics.
Added 2025-03-18 On 18 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė met with the Ambassador of Brazil to Lithuania Leonardo Luís Gorgulho Nogueira Fernandes, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Noura Mohammed Abdul Hamid Juma, and the Ambassador of Qatar Saoud bin Abdullah Zaid Al-Mahmoud.
Added 2025-03-17 On 17 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Sigitas Mitkus participated in the ninth edition of the Brussels Conference “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition.”
Added 2025-03-14 On March 14, on the occasion of the Restoration of Lithuania's Independence Day, the Philippine Symphony Orchestra performed Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis' symphonic poem "In the Forest" – it was the first time for Čiurlionis’s music in the Philippines. The piece was included in the concert program at the initiative of the Lithuanian Embassy in Korea, in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth...
Added 2025-03-14 On 13 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, met with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Lithuania Timur Urazayev.
Added 2025-03-14 On 14 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, met with the Irish Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, Niamh Smyth. The meeting focused on bilateral political and economic cooperation between Lithuania and Ireland, preparations for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the development of artificial intelligence,...
Added 2025-03-13 On 13 March in Canberra, the Lithuanian delegation, led by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Julius Pranevičius participated in political consultations between Lithuania and Australia. The Australian delegation was led by Christian Hirst, First Assistant Secretary of the Europe Division at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Added 2025-03-13 On 13 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, participated in the panel discussion "Stronger Together: Trust and Resilience as Pillars of a Secure Nordic-Baltic Future". The event was organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in Vilnius. In the discussion, Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister spoke about strengthening...
Added 2025-03-12 On 12 March in Vilnius, Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, met with Matsumoto Hisashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Added 2025-03-12 On 12 March, the 5th political consultations of the Foreign Ministries of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Japan took place in Vilnius. The meeting was attended by Sigitas Mitkus, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ivars Lasis, Political Director of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Martin Roger, Undersecretary of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, and Matsumoto...