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On 26 August, during the visit to Iceland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, together with his Latvian, Estonian and Icelandic counterparts, signed a joint declaration on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Iceland.

In the document, the Foreign Ministers once again strongly condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and pledged to give full support to the country that defended our common European values.

“We have enjoyed three decades of a reliable partnership with Iceland in the Nordic-Baltic region, NATO and international organisations. Our like-minded countries uphold democratic values, respect human rights and the rules-based international order. It’s more important now than ever before for small democracies to stand shoulder to shoulder," Landsbergis said.

The joint declaration reaffirms the commitment of the Baltic states and Iceland to further strengthen their friendly relations that have lasted for the past three decades, as well as the determination to continue their cooperation, while addressing security challenges facing the region and important issues for the international community as a whole.

It is symbolic that the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Iceland signed the joint declaration in Höfði, where a ceremony of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the Baltic states and Iceland took place 31 years ago — on 26 August 1991. Iceland was the first country in the world to recognise Lithuania’s restored independence in 1991.

Today, the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Iceland will also discuss the situation in Ukraine and other topical items on regional and international agendas.

On 25-27 August, Landsbergis visited Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of the delegation led by the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.