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Budrys meets Kallas in Vilnius: Europe must take greater responsibility for its security and resilience Added 2026-09-08 On 8 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission, to discuss the priorities of Lithuania’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU, support for Ukraine, the sanctions policy toward Russia and Belarus, and the strengthening of European security.
Budrys to ambassadors gathered in Vilnius: Lithuania’s diplomatic priorities are security, Ukraine, and the Presidency of the EU Council Added 2026-09-07 On 7 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys addressed Lithuanian ambassadors gathered at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius for their annual convention. The Minister emphasized that the past few years have been a period of constant uncertainty, crisis management, and rallying partners for Lithuanian diplomacy, but at the same time have allowed for significant achievements in strengthening the...
Budrys: Lithuania strongly supports Moldova's EU membership Added 2026-09-04 On 4 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Mihai Popșoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova. The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Moldova, Moldova’s progress toward EU integration, support for Ukraine, the regional security situation, and joint efforts to strengthen resilience against threats posed by Russia.
Budrys at Gymnich: Russia's attacks against us are no longer hybrid, they are highly kinetic Added 2026-09-02 On 2 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is attending an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich) in Ireland. Speaking to journalists ahead of the meeting, the Minister said that worrying developments have already shaped the agenda for the new political season.
Budrys to attend informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Ireland Added 2026-09-01 On 1-2 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will participate in an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich).
Budrys signed the book of condolences in memory of King Harald V of Norway Added 2026-09-01 On 1 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, paid tribute to the memory of King Harald V at the Norwegian Embassy by signing the book of condolences.
Protest lodged with Russia over continued massive shelling of Ukraine Added 2026-08-27 On 27 August, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of strong protest over the Russian armed forces’ ongoing massive shelling of Ukrainian territory, which is killing and injuring civilians and destroying residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania regarding Belarus' decision to classify information resources of EU-Funded programmes as extremist materials Added 2026-08-25 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania strongly condemns the decision of the Belarusian regime to designate the websites and related social media accounts of the Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), as well as the EU-supported programmes EU4Belarus-SALT, EU4Belarus-SALT II, EU4Belarus-SALT III, and Education for Belarusians, as so-called “extremist information resources”.
Lithuanian women diplomats meet with the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Kallas Added 2026-09-08 On 7 September, Lithuanian women diplomats met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas. She shared her personal and professional experiences and spoke about the role of women in today’s diplomacy, leadership, and career challenges.
Added 2026-09-05 On 3- 4 September, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus attended an informal meeting of the European Union’s General Affairs Council (GAC) in Dublin, Ireland, which focused primarily on the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and EU enlargement.
Added 2026-09-04 On 3 September, Ernestas Mickus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania, presented his letters of credence to the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The ceremony formally marked the beginning of Ambassador Mickus’s diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates.
Added 2026-09-04 On 3 September, on the sidelines of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC), Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
Added 2026-09-03 Ambassador of Lithuania to Japan Aurelijus Zykas, who is accredited to the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, participated in the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, held in Palau from 30 August to 4 September. This marks the first time Lithuania has been represented at the Forum.
Added 2026-08-27 On 27 August Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus met with the designated Peruvian Ambassador Jorge Renato Reyes Tagle to the Republic of Lithuania, resident in Helsinki, and the designated Salvadoran Ambassador Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez to the Republic of Lithuania, resident in Stockholm.
Added 2026-08-20 On 19 August, Darius Skusevičius, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Caecilia Theodora Maria Wijgers.
Added 2026-08-19 On 19 August, Political Director Darius Skusevičius received Chea Chanboribo, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Lithuania.
Added 2026-08-19 On 19 August, Darius Skusevičius, Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Urban Andersson, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Lithuania.
Added 2026-07-29 On 28–29 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigitas Mitkus, met with Romanian politicians and diplomats in Bucharest to discuss Lithuania’s preparations for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2027, strengthening European security, support for Ukraine, EU enlargement, development cooperation issues, and the prospects for bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and...
Added 2026-07-29 On 29 July, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas met with the newly appointed Ambassadors of Namibia, Ecuador, and Guatemala to Lithuania.
Added 2026-07-27 On 27 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus spoke by phone with Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and discussed the progress of Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union and the reform process.
Added 2026-07-23 On 23 July in Vilnius, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sigitas Mitkus, met with his Greek counterpart, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anastasios Chatzivasileiou. During the meeting, they discussed preparations for Lithuania’s and Greece’s Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU) in 2027, the main priorities of the EU agenda, and close cooperation between the two countries to ensure the...