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Conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Pakistani nationals remain unchanged Added 2026-10-21 In response to false claims circulating publicly that changes to the conditions for issuing Schengen visas to Pakistani nationals were allegedly agreed during recent consultations between Lithuania and Pakistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifies that no discussions were held on changing the visa conditions and no related decisions were taken. The visa issuance process for Pakistani nationals remains...
Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas awarded medals of honour ‘For Diaspora Merits to Lithuania’ Added 2026-10-21 On 21 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys presented Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs medals of honour ‘For Diaspora Merits to Lithuania’.
Budrys discusses expanding Lithuania-US cooperation in the space sector with NASA representative in Europe Added 2026-10-21 On 21 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with NASA Representative in Europe Gregory Mann to discuss strengthening cooperation between Lithuania and the United States in the fields of space, innovation and advanced technologies.
Budrys: Lithuania's full CERN membership would create more opportunities for technological development and strengthen the country’s economic security Added 2026-10-20 On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, together with the Ministers of Education, Science and Sport, the Economy and Innovation, Energy, and Health, met with Professor Costas Fountas, President of the CERN Council. The meeting focused on Lithuania’s ambition to become a full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the expansion of scientific and technological...
Budrys: Russia’s hybrid attacks in Europe are increasingly taking on the characteristics of terrorism Added 2026-10-20 On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter. The meeting focused on the European Union’s counter-terrorism policy, the links between hybrid threats and terrorism, the threat of state-sponsored terrorism, and preparations for Lithuania’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union, during which Lithuanian representatives will chair...
Budrys: Science, technology and innovation shape countries’ influence in today’s world Added 2026-10-20 On 20 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys opened the Lithuanian Science Forum "When Science Builds Bridges," part of the international science week (re)SEARCH 2026. This year’s forum, bringing together representatives of the Lithuanian and international scientific, political and diplomatic communities, is dedicated to science diplomacy.
Budrys discusses prospects for cooperation with Hitachi in economic security, advanced nuclear technologies and critical infrastructure Added 2026-10-19 On 19 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with representatives of the Japanese technology company Hitachi to discuss opportunities for cooperation between Lithuania and Japan in the areas of economic security, energy, transport and advanced technologies.
Budrys discusses strengthening security, deployment of the German brigade and support for Ukraine with Bundestag parliamentary group leaders Added 2026-10-19 On 19 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the leaders of the parliamentary groups of Germany’s governing coalition in the Bundestag: Thorsten Frei, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group, and Dr Matthias Miersch, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group.
Lithuania and Pakistan hold political consultations online Added 2026-10-20 On 19 October, Lithuania and Pakistan held political consultations online, co-chaired by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas and Ayesha Ali, Additional Secretary for Europe at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Added 2026-10-14 On 13 October in Luxembourg, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus attended a meeting of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC). Ministers discussed the EU’s 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), strengthening EU competitiveness and the EU’s legislative priorities.
Added 2026-10-13 On October 13, Ambassador Aurelijus Zykas presented his credentials to Dr. Hilda C. Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Added 2026-10-09 On 8-9 October, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus participated in an informal meeting of European Union development ministers in Dublin. Ministers and representatives of international institutions discussed the future of European development cooperation, challenges related to humanitarian assistance, financing for EU external action after 2027, and the role of international partnerships in a rapidly...
Added 2026-10-09 On October 8, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Israel hosted the annual Team Lita Business Award ceremony, honoring business leaders and companies significantly contributing to economic cooperation between Lithuania and Israel.
Added 2026-10-09 The commission established to investigate information that appeared in the public domain has completed its work and submitted its findings to the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The findings identify possible violations at the Embassy of Lithuania in the United States of America.
Added 2026-10-07 On 5-6 October, the Office in Skopje of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Croatia, together with the European Union (EU) Delegation to North Macedonia and the Europe House network, organised a series of events aimed at sharing Lithuania’s experience in strategic communication, countering disinformation and information threats, and strengthening societal resilience.
Added 2026-10-07 On 6 October, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus represented Lithuania on behalf of President Gitanas Nausėda at a meeting of the Friends of Competitiveness Group, held in preparation for the European Council meeting scheduled for 15-16 October in Brussels. The virtual meeting focused on the competitiveness of the European Union economy, energy prices and international trade relations.
Added 2026-10-06 On 5–6 October, an international seminar on resilience to foreign information threats took place in Vilnius. The training was organised by Lithuania and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and focused on strengthening the capability of the public sector in OECD member and partner states.
Added 2026-10-03 Lithuania, consistently supporting international efforts to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime, has co-signed the Joint Statement released by the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)-endorsing States marking the anniversary of the snapback of UN restrictions on and related to Iran.
Added 2026-10-02 On 1 October, as part of his ongoing visits to the capitals of European Union member states, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus visited Prague, where he met with Jiří Brodský, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and Milena Hrdinková, State Secretary for European Affairs at the Government Office.
Added 2026-10-01 Starting 1 November this year, following a decision by the Ministry of the Interior to close the external service provider VFS Global centres in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, nationals and permanent residents of these countries intending to travel to Lithuania for studies or other long-term stay purposes will be able to submit applications to the Migration Department under the...
Added 2026-09-30 On 30 September in Zagreb, Lithuania’s ambassador to Croatia Lina Gubrevičiūtė presented her credentials to the President of Croatia Zoran Milanović.