From 1 June, Lithuania will no longer recognize non-biometric passports issued by Russia
Added 2025-05-23
On 23 May, a joint order by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Internal Affairs decided to no longer recognize non-biometric passports issued by the Russian Federation (RF) as valid travel documents for entering Lithuanian territory. This order...
Vice-Minister Pranevičius met with the Ambassador of Pakistan
Added 2025-05-20
On 20 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Lithuania, Muhammad Sami-ur-Rehman, who resides in Warsaw.
Lithuania refers Belarus to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over the international law violating migrant crisis caused by the Lukashenko regime
Added 2025-05-19
The Government of Lithuania today, on 19 May, filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice seeking the accountability of the Belarusian regime for organizing large-scale smuggling of migrants into Lithuania. The case concerns...
Vice-Minister Mitkus: support for Ukraine through trade measures must be an EU priority
Added 2025-05-15
On 15 May in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, attended the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). During the meeting, the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs responsible for Trade discussed EU-US...
The 26th NATO ENSEC COE Steering Committee meeting held in Vilnius
Added 2025-05-15
On 15 May, members of the NATO ENSEC COE Steering Committee gathered in Vilnius to participate in the spring meeting., which focused on current issues of the COE’s activities, financing, personnel, cooperation, and plans.
Vice-Minister Grigaitė-Daugirdė: a historic decision – the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the Council of Europe
Added 2025-05-14
On 14 May in Luxembourg, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, attended the 134th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that made a decision to establish a Special Tribunal for the...
In Ireland, Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus discusses bilateral cooperation
Added 2025-05-08
On 6-7 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, paid a bilateral visit to Dublin, Ireland, where he met with the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne. During the political...
Vice-Minister Pranevičius in Kyiv: the partnership between Lithuania and Ukraine makes both countries – and the entire Europe – safer and stronger
Added 2025-05-01
On 29-30 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, paid a working visit to Kyiv, where he participated in bilateral political consultations between the Foreign Ministries, met with representatives of the...
Joint statement by the Nordic-Baltic-Weimar Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Added 2025-04-29
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the Minister Delegate for Europe of France, have met today on the island of Bornholm to address Russia’s continued...
Meetings of the Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus in Kyiv focus on Ukraine's EU membership
Added 2025-04-26
On 25 April 2025 in Kyiv, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, together with the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne, who is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of Lithuania's Foreign...