New agreements concluded, and partnerships strengthened during the visit of Landsbergis to New York
On 22-25 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, spoke at the G7+ Ministerial Meeting, an event dedicated to the release of Belarusian political prisoners, the informal EU Foreign Affairs Council, and held a discussion of the Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Landsbergis also met with foreign ministers of Armenia, the Philippines, the UAE, Iraq, Kosovo, Oman, North Macedonia and the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and representatives of the American Jewish Committee.
At the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, an agreement between the Governments of Lithuania and Kosovo on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation was signed, and a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral consultations was signed at the meeting with the Iraqi counterpart.
This memorandum lays the foundations for bilateral consultations between the two countries, with a view to strengthening friendly relations and enhancing cooperation in diplomacy, economy, security, science, technology, and culture.
On 23 September, Lithuania officially established relations with the 190th country, the Kingdom of Tonga. The official exchange of Communiqués on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations took place after the bilateral meeting between Gabrielius Landsbergis and Fekitamoeloa’ Utoikamanu.
The Foreign Minister’s interview with Isa Soares of CNN live during the visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RjeOrbxK-I
The posts of Minister Landsbergis's meetings during his visit to New York on social network X:
G7+ Ministerial Meeting: https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838290450139988273
NB8 Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838302486051885540
Lithuania establishes diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Tonga x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838565406312681658
Meeting with the Armenian counterpart: x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838573612804059387
Meeting with North Macedonian counterpart: x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838635437105033461
Meeting with political scientist Ian Bremmer: x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838691873403343106
Meeting with the Foreign Minister of Oman: https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838954313902698846
Meeting with an Iraqi colleague: https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838988280877957402
Meeting with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo: https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838958222058623047
CNN interview: x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1838691358317387846
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