Outcome of Lithuania’s OPCW Executive Council membership: increased support for Ukraine and growing isolation of Russia
Added 2026-05-15
On 12 May, Lithuania's two-year membership of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ended.
Vice-Minister Verbickas: The involvement of social partners in Lithuania's preparations for the EU Council Presidency is crucial
Added 2026-05-12
On 11 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas met with Sandra Parthie, President of the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee, and members of the Committee delegated by Lithuania.
Budrys met with Budanov in Vilnius: Ukraine's security is a security issue for the whole of Europe
Added 2026-05-12
On 12 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met in Vilnius with Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Budrys meets with the head of the Council of Europe
Added 2026-05-12
On 12 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Alain Berset, who is visiting Vilnius.
Budrys: Lithuania supports the Cuban people's fight for freedom because we know the horror of life under communist oppression
Added 2026-05-12
On 12 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with José Daniel Ferrer, a representative of the Cuban opposition, who was visiting Vilnius. The Minister and the representative of the Cuban opposition discussed the human rights...
Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys to attend the EU's Foreign Affairs Council
Added 2026-05-10
On 11 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys will attend the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
Note handed to a Russian representative over shelling of Ukraine
Added 2026-05-07
On 7 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Lithuania, who was handed a note of strong protest over the brutal shelling of Ukraine despite the initiative of the...
Budrys meets with the Swiss Foreign Minister
Added 2026-05-06
On 6 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys while on a working visit to Switzerland and met with the Vice-President and Foreign Minister of the country Ignazio Cassis. The heads of Lithuanian and Swiss diplomacy discussed bilateral...
Vice-Minister Verbickas discussed current issues related to the activities and reforms of the organization with a WHO representative
Added 2026-05-06
On 6 May, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas met with Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, who was visiting Lithuania.
Lithuania and Japan strengthen cooperation in the space sector
Added 2026-05-05
On 5 May, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas met with Dr. Masami Onoda, Director of the International Relations and Research Department at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), to discuss cooperation with one of the...