MFA’s statement concerning Syria’s decision to recognise Russian-occupied regions of Georgia as “independent states”
Added 2018-05-30
Lithuania firmly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within the borders recognised by the international community and condemns Syria’s decision to recognise the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia)...
Statement by the MFA on the investigation of the MH17 crash
Added 2018-05-29
Lithuania supports the efforts of the Joint Investigation Team and trusts the independent and impartial investigation into the causes of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) of 17 July 2014 while it was flying over Ukraine.
Lithuanian MFA statement regarding actions in Syria
Added 2018-04-14
Lithuanian MFA supports actions by the US, UK and France against the Syrian regime’s chemical weapons facilities. Use of chemical weapons in Syria crossed all possible red lines. Those responsible for use of chemical weapons against civil...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s statement on Russian elections on Sunday
Added 2018-03-19
On 18 March 2018, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin was re-elected. Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets that the ongoing process cannot be considered as free and democratic elections. The electoral machinery was...
Lithuanian MFA statement regarding poisoning case in the United Kingdom
Added 2018-03-13
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expresses strong solidarity with the United Kingdom following an audacious criminal act – the poisoning of a former military intelligence agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Lithuania rejects Russia’s accusations at UN Human Rights Council
Added 2018-03-01
“Having suffered under three occupations during World War II, Lithuania remembers and respects all victims of the Nazi and Communist totalitarian regimes. The end of the Second World War brought about the Soviet occupation that lasted half a...
Foreign Ministry’s statement on the 4th anniversary of the occupation of Crimea
Added 2018-02-21
On the 4th anniversary of the illegal occupation of Crimea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania condemns the Russian Federation’s military aggression against Ukraine that began four years ago in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of...
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry expresses grief over Florida school shooting
Added 2018-02-15
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania offered sincere condolences to the victims and their families in the aftermath of the deadly shooting of 14 February at a school in Parkland, Florida, the United States of America.
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry condemns Kabul terror attack
Added 2018-01-29
On January 27 in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the brutal act of terrorism against innocent people in central Kabul. A suicide bomber using an ambulance has killed at least 95 people and wounded at...
Statement on the UNGA Resolution on Status of Jerusalem
Added 2017-12-22
The UN General Assembly resolution on Status of Jerusalem, adopted on 21 December 2017, reaffirms the provisions of relevant UN resolutions, adopted earlier on this issue. The resolution also reflects a long-held common position of the European...