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Principles of the rule of law have to be upheld even in time of crisis, says Minister L.Linkevičius Added 2020-04-02 All European Union Member States and institutions do their utmost to address COVID-19 challenges. However, these efforts must not undermine the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights.
Plane with Lithuanian citizens from Vietnam and Thailand lands in Kaunas Added 2020-04-02 On 31 March, an aircraft of Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways landed at Kaunas airport with 111 citizens returning to Lithuania from Vietnam and Thailand thanks to the efforts of Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Lithuania in China,...
NATO Foreign Ministers discuss Alliance’s response to coronavirus pandemic Added 2020-04-02 On 2 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers by secure videoconference for the first time in the Alliance’s history. The meeting discussed the Alliance’s response to...
Joint statement on so-called “presidential elections” in Abkhazia Added 2020-03-23 Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States of America do not recognize the legitimacy of the so-called “presidential elections”...
Joint Statement of Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers meeting on 16 March 2020 Added 2020-03-17 The Foreign Ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the State Secretary of Norway discussed over the video conference today the response to the situation caused by the spread of COVID-19 corona virus.
Vilnius hosted the Bucharest Nine meeting of ministers of foreign affairs Added 2020-03-12 On 10 March, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania, Vilnius held the Bucharest Nine (B9) meeting of the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania,...
Minister Linkevičius and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discussed bilateral cooperation Added 2020-03-12 On 11 March Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with Philip Thomas Reeker, the United States of America Assistant Secretary of State, where they discussed relevant issues of transatlantic cooperation and regional security...
L. Linkevičius: Solidarity measures will contribute to strengthening of EU’s external borders Added 2020-03-10 On 6 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the Extraordinary Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting that was organized upon the request of Greece focused  on the...
Lithuania officially opens its Embassy in United Arab Emirates Added 2020-03-09 On 8 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius visited Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, met with Ministers and officially opened the Lithuanian Embassy in the UAE.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Regarding the Criminal Trial on the Case of Downing of Flight MH17 Added 2020-03-07 Lithuania welcomes the start of the criminal trial on the 9th of March against the four suspects, who are facing criminal charges in the downing of Flight MH17 over the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.