Vice-Minister Mitkus: EU Ministers in Lviv expressed full support for Ukraine's EU accession path
Added 2025-12-11
On 10-11 December in Lviv, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus attended an informal meeting of EU ministers for European affairs to discuss Ukraine's progress and next steps towards EU membership.
Vice-Minister Mitkus: We appreciate the OECD's contribution to the implementation of structural change in Lithuania
Added 2025-12-09
On 9 December, a meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mary Beth Goodman, took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the OECD’s support for Ukraine’s...
Vice-Minister Plepytė at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna: Russia's war against Ukraine violates all the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, and Russia will be held to account
Added 2025-12-05
On 3-5 December, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Audra Plepytė, attended the 32nd Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria.
At the Assembly of the International Criminal Court, Lithuania calls for ensuring accountability for aggression
Added 2025-12-02
On 1-2 December in The Hague, representatives of states gathered for the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to discuss the ICC's activities, needs and future prospects in...
Lithuania joins the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Added 2025-11-26
On 26 November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a notification to the Council of Europe on Lithuania's participation in the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
UNESCO's General Conference focuses on the Ukraine Programme
Added 2025-11-05
On November 5th, Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ambassador Jolanta Balčiūnienė, participated in the 43rd session of UNESCO's General Conference in Samarkand.
Lithuania helps build new shelters in three more schools in Ukraine
Added 2025-10-31
New safe shelters have been built in three schools located in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Zhytomyr regions of Ukraine – with over €5 million in support generously provided by the Government of Lithuania through Ukraine’s national fundraising platform,...
Lithuania issued a strong protest to Russia over the mass shelling of Ukraine on 22 October
Added 2025-10-23
On 23 October the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania summoned the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Russian Federation and handed a diplomatic note expressing a strong protest over a massive missile and drone attack on...
Budrys on the adoption of the 19th package of sanctions: The EU must not stop, and move forward with further restrictions
Added 2025-10-23
On 23 October, the European Council announced its 19th package of economic and individual sanctions. This historic decision introduces restrictive measures on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, a complete ban on the import of...