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Lithuania, together with other OSCE participating States, invoked the Vienna mechanism on the human rights situation in Georgia Added 2024-12-20 On 20 December, Lithuania, together with 37 other participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the Vienna mechanism in response to law enforcement and informal groups' violence against...
Minister Budrys visits Kyiv Added 2024-12-20 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, together with members of the Government, will visit Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.
In Tokyo, Lithuania and Japan agree to strengthen strategic partnership Added 2024-12-18 On 17 December, Lithuania and Japan held bilateral political consultations in Tokyo to review the Strategic Partnership between Japan and Lithuania for the first time.
Minister Budrys: Lithuania and the United Kingdom share a common perception of threats and a desire for a safer Europe Added 2024-12-18 On 17 December, Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, and Stephen Doughty, Minister for Europe of the United Kingdom, had a telephone conversation on cooperation between Lithuania and the United Kingdom, as well as on regional security.
Minister Budrys: Lithuania is interested in expanding cooperation with Norway on security and defence Added 2024-12-17 17 December, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys had a phone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, Espen Barth Eide. During the conversation, the ministers discussed bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Norway,...
Minister Budrys in Brussels: For Belarus, Russia, or Georgia, accountability for human rights violations and war crimes is inevitable Added 2024-12-16 On 16 December, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys participated in the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council meeting. The EU foreign ministers discussed developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine and the situation in Georgia, the...
Kęstutis Budrys in a meeting with the Polish Foreign Minister: The unity of Lithuania and Poland on regional security issues is our key asset Added 2024-12-16 On 16 December, Minister Kęstutis Budrys participated in the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. On the sidelines of the meeting, the head of Lithuanian diplomacy met with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
Minister Budrys met with European Commissioner Kubilius Added 2024-12-16 On 15 December in Brussels, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys met with European Commission (EC) member Andrius Kubilius, who serves as Commissioner for Defense and Space.
Budrys in Brussels: Lithuania proposes a strategy to the European Union for managing Russia’s hybrid actions Added 2024-12-15 On 15 December in Brussels, on the eve of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys participated in a discussion on deterring Russia and responding to hybrid threats organized by the Czech Republic.
Lithuania sanctions 17 more Georgian politicians and officials Added 2024-12-15 On 15 December Lithuania, in coordination with Estonia, has expanded the list of sanctioned persons to 17 more Georgian politicians and officials who are cracking down on demonstrators in Georgia.