Meetings of the Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus in Kyiv focus on Ukraine's EU membership
Added 2025-04-26
On 25 April 2025 in Kyiv, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, together with the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne, who is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of Lithuania's Foreign...
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry protests over Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians
Added 2025-04-25
Today, on 25 April, the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express a protest over the brutal attacks of the Russian armed forces on civilians in...
Vice-Minister Mitkus in Chișinău: focus on EU integration and regional security
Added 2025-04-24
On 23 April 2025, during a working visit to the Republic of Moldova, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, met with Ina Coșeru, Chair of Moldova's Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Policy and European Integration....
Vice-Minister Grigaitė-Daugirdė receives the Ambassador of Japan: lasting and sustainable peace in Ukraine is the main objective of the international community
Added 2025-04-14
On 11 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, met with the Ambassador of Japan to Lithuania Shinsuke Shimizu.
The Foreign Ministry's Political Director: a strong security and defence relationship between Lithuania and Poland is vital
Added 2025-04-09
On 9 April in Vilnius, Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, the Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, received the Undersecretary of State and acting as the Political Director at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Robert...
A stronger Lithuanian voice in the global fight against drugs with election to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Added 2025-04-07
At the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) dedicated management meeting in New York on 4 April, Lithuania became a new member of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) for 2026-2029.
Minister Budrys at NATO: Russia is and will remain a long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security
Added 2025-04-07
On 3-4 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Brussels. The heads of diplomacy of NATO member countries focused on defence funding, support for Ukraine and the pursuit of a just and...
Foreign Ministry pays tribute to the fallen U.S. soldiers departing Lithuania
Added 2025-04-03
On 3 April in Vilnius, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, together with the Ministry's staff attended a solemn ceremony to pay tribute to and escort home the U.S. soldiers who died during their service in Pabradė.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays tribute to the memory of deceased U.S. servicemen
Added 2025-04-01
On 1 April, the Leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, together with other Ministry staff, paid tribute to the memory of the members of the U.S. Contingent who perished in the lines of duty, during a U.S.-led exercise in...
Foreign Minister Budrys: Lithuania Mourns with the US - Sincere Condolences for Fallen Soldiers
Added 2025-03-31
Please accept my deep condolences for the tragic deaths of US soldiers during US-led training exercise. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the servicemen. At this difficult time the whole Lithuania mourns together with...