EU cooperation with Turkey and Russia, relations between EU and Latin America and Caribbean discussed in Brussels
Added 2020-07-14
On 13 July in Brussels, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular how the EU could support the region, the EU-Turkey relations and current affairs, including situations in...
Lithuania hands over verbal note to Russia concerning environmental violations
Added 2020-07-03
On 3 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania handed over a verbal note to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vilnius in response to information that had appeared in the public domain regarding serious environmental violations on...
Russian representative summoned to MFA to protest attempts by Russia to rehabilitate the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and its secret protocols
Added 2020-06-18
On June 18 a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania to express profound concern about the recent legislative initiative of State Duma deputy A. Zhuravlev...
L. Linkevičius and Georgia’s Foreign Minister discuss strengthening Eastern Partnership
Added 2020-06-10
On 9 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius had a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani. The Foreign Ministers discussed preparations for video conferences of the Eastern Partnership...
Resumption of flights to the airports of France, Denmark and Finland allowed
Added 2020-06-03
On 3 June, the Government approved the proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resume scheduled flights to Paris, Copenhagen, Billund, Nice, and Turku.
Ambassador E. Bagdonas presents his letters of credence to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister
Added 2020-05-12
On 12 May, the first Ambassador of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Bahrain Edminas Bagdonas presented his letters of credence to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani.
L. Linkevičius: Europe must strengthen medical industry
Added 2020-04-03
On 3 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the second video conference of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Ministers to discuss international aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular...
Joint Statement of Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers meeting on 16 March 2020
Added 2020-03-17
The Foreign Ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the State Secretary of Norway discussed over the video conference today the response to the situation caused by the spread of COVID-19 corona virus.
Vilnius hosted the Bucharest Nine meeting of ministers of foreign affairs
Added 2020-03-12
On 10 March, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania, Vilnius held the Bucharest Nine (B9) meeting of the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania,...
Minister Linkevičius and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discussed bilateral cooperation
Added 2020-03-12
On 11 March Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with Philip Thomas Reeker, the United States of America Assistant Secretary of State, where they discussed relevant issues of transatlantic cooperation and regional security...