*alt_site_homepage_image*
en
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.
The EU is increasing the burden of sanctions on Russia: the 17th sanctions package has been approved, with restrictions imposed in as many as four regimes Added 2025-05-20 Today, on 20 May, the Council of the European Union adopted the 17th package of sanctions against Russia. Targeted restrictive measures were imposed against further 17 persons and 58 entities responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the...
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...
Budrys: peace in Ukraine will mean peace in Europe Added 2025-05-18 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is on a working visit to the Czech Republic. On Monday, 19 May,  in Prague, the Minister met with the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavský.
Budrys: The Baltic Sea cannot become the shadow fleet's "playground" Added 2025-05-17 On 17 May in Tallinn, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the Lennart Meri conference and called for decisive and coordinated action to boost security in the Baltic Sea.
Budrys: Russia is using its shadow fleet against us as a weapon Added 2025-05-16 On 16 May in Estonia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is participating in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). Together with the Ministers of nine other countries of the region, Budrys discussed sanctions...
Budrys: Ukraine's NATO membership is the best way to protect not only Ukraine, but also Europe Added 2025-05-16 At an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye on 15 May, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, said he wanted the agreement established at previous summits that Ukraine was on the irreversible path to...
Budrys: we are committed to achieving a stronger, more prepared, and more lethal NATO Added 2025-05-15 Today, on 15 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye. The Ministers will discuss current Euro-Atlantic security issues, the need to...
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...
Summer brings Lithuanian art to Tampere Festivals Added 2025-05-15 This year, the summer festivals of Tampere, Finland’s second-largest city, will be illuminated by Lithuanian cultural highlights. Lithuanian photography (August 8 – September 7), contemporary dance (May 20–24), guitar music (June 6), theater...