Budrys in Luxembourg: the crisis in the Middle East cannot reduce strategic attention to Ukraine
Added 2026-04-21
On 21 April, in Luxembourg, the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy, who participated in the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, emphasized that in the context of the Middle East crisis, the EU must maintain an active political role, contribute...
A note of protest handed to Russia over air strikes against Ukraine
Added 2026-04-20
On 20 April, a representative of the Russian Embassy was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of strong protest over the air strikes carried out by Russian military forces against Ukraine on 15–16 April, which resulted in...
During his meeting with Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Budrys raised the issue of a legal case of Lithuanian customs officer killed while serving with an international mission
Added 2026-04-19
On 19 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Glauk Konjufca, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo. The bilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum....
Budrys on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia: The international community must step up its efforts to ensure that the abducted children could return to their families
Added 2026-04-19
On 19 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Najat Maalla M’jid, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children.
Budrys met with the leaders of the Crimean Tatars: the international 'silence' regarding occupied Crimea is unacceptable
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the leaders of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev and Refat Chubarov.
Budrys at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum: Russia remains a direct and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security, and its actions are testing the Alliance’s resilience
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in a discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum titled “Securing Europe: Unity and Strategic Renewal towards NATO Ankara Summit.”
Budrys at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum: We have no time to waste – NATO must meet the 5% defense spending target sooner
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, Kęstutis Budrys, who left for a working visit to Turkey, met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska, with whom he discussed preparations for the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
Vice-Minister Audra Plepytė and the Council of Europe Congress Secretary General discussed support for Ukraine and the strengthening of regional democracy
Added 2026-04-17
On 16 April, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė met with Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Added 2026-04-16
On 16 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will travel to Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. This is one of the most significant international forums on security, held annually since 2021, and gathering world...
Joint statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania regarding the ongoing Russia’s disinformation campaign
Added 2026-04-10
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, categorically reject the ongoing Russian disinformation campaign against our countries as completely baseless. The Baltic states have never allowed their territories and...