Budrys discusses border security with the Armenian representative
Added 2025-02-26
On 25 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, to discuss security challenges facing the Baltic Sea and South Caucasus...
Vice-Minister Mitkus: time for Europe to focus and make long-overdue decisions, otherwise the decisions will be made for us
Added 2025-02-25
On 25 February, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, attended the General Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels. The Ministers discussed the preparations for the European Council to be held on 20-21 March and...
The EU adopts the 16th package of sanctions against Russia: expands restrictions on Putin’s shadow fleet, stricter measures against sanctions circumvention, and new restrictions on Russian ports and airports
Added 2025-02-24
Today, on 24 February, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council adopted the 16th package of economic and individual restrictive measures. The package aims to maximise economic pressure on Russia by imposing new export and import restrictions, stepping up...
Budrys in Brussels: a temporary ceasefire would allow Putin to regroup and attack with a new force
Added 2025-02-24
Today, on 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. On the third anniversary of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, representatives of the...
Joint declaration on pharmaceutical regulatory cooperation signed by Lithuania, Guyana and Barbados
Added 2025-02-24
During the 48th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regular meeting, Lithuania, Guyana, and Barbados signed a landmark Joint Declaration to strengthen cooperation in pharmaceutical regulatory services. This agreement reinforces the European...
Budrys met with the Spanish Foreign Minister
Added 2025-02-24
On 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares at the margins of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. The Foreign Ministers discussed support for Ukraine, the...
Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star awarded to Ali Cyrus Ehsassi, Chairman of the House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
Added 2025-02-24
On 24 February, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada, Egidijus Meilūnas, conferred the “Star of Lithuanian Diplomacy” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on Ali Cyrus Ehsassi, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and...
Budrys to attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council
Added 2025-02-22
On 24 February in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, will attend the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. During the Council meeting on the third year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,...
Joint Statement 4th Shadow Fleet Expert Group Meeting 19–20 February 2025
Added 2025-02-21
Joint statement by the coastal states of the Baltic Sea and North Sea – Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom – following the fourth...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Grigaitė-Daugirdė: Lithuania and the Council of Europe seek to strengthen efforts to protect Ukrainian children
Added 2025-02-21
On 21 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, met with the newly appointed Special Envoy of the Council of Europe Secretary General, on the situation of children of Ukraine, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord...