Lithuania's Foreign Ministry welcomes the Council's decision to impose restrictive measures on Russian officials
Added 2021-03-03
On 2 March, the Council of the European Union imposed targeted restrictive measures on four Russian officials responsible for the jailing of Alexei Navalny and the repression of peaceful protests. This is the first time that the EU imposes...
Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States concerning political situation in Georgia
Added 2021-02-25
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania express serious concerns over the political situation developing in Georgia and urge all political forces to act with restraint, de-escalate the situation and seek...
Lithuania initiated a meeting with Russian opposition representatives in Brussels
Added 2021-02-22
On the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council to be held on 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs, ambassadors, and representatives of the EU institutions met with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, and Ivan Zhdanov, Director...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and the British head of diplomacy discussed key items on bilateral and international agendas
Added 2021-02-17
On 15 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a remote conversation with Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State of the United...
MFA strongly condemns mass arrests and use of violence against peaceful protesters in Russia
Added 2021-01-31
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania strongly condemns mass detentions and the use of violence against peaceful protesters in the Russian Federation marching in protest against the lawlessness of the government and in...
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the use of brutal force against peaceful protestors in Russia
Added 2021-01-24
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the use of brutal force and arrests of peaceful protestors that violate human rights and breach the principle of the rule of law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call on the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language to change the official Lithuanian name of Belarus
Added 2021-01-12
On 12 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis received a letter from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who requested replacing the official Lithuanian name 'Baltarusija' with a form that would be more similar to the...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Added 2021-01-08
On 8 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whom Lithuania recognises as the legitimate representative of the Belarusian people, and discussed topical issues of further...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and his Spanish counterpart discussed bilateral and regional security issues
Added 2020-12-21
On 18 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a telephone conversation with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, regional security, the situation in...
In Geneva, Lithuania makes a statement on the human rights situation in Ukraine
Added 2020-12-18
On 18 December, Lithuania took the floor in the Interactive Dialogue with the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris on the human rights situation in Ukraine.