Budrys on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia: The international community must step up its efforts to ensure that the abducted children could return to their families
Added 2026-04-19
On 19 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Najat Maalla M’jid, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children.
Budrys met with the leaders of the Crimean Tatars: the international 'silence' regarding occupied Crimea is unacceptable
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the leaders of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev and Refat Chubarov.
Budrys at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum: Russia remains a direct and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security, and its actions are testing the Alliance’s resilience
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in a discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum titled “Securing Europe: Unity and Strategic Renewal towards NATO Ankara Summit.”
Budrys at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum: We have no time to waste – NATO must meet the 5% defense spending target sooner
Added 2026-04-18
On 18 April, Kęstutis Budrys, who left for a working visit to Turkey, met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska, with whom he discussed preparations for the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
Budrys met with Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs
Added 2026-04-17
On 17 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
Vice-Minister Audra Plepytė and the Council of Europe Congress Secretary General discussed support for Ukraine and the strengthening of regional democracy
Added 2026-04-17
On 16 April, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė met with Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Added 2026-04-16
On 16 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will travel to Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. This is one of the most significant international forums on security, held annually since 2021, and gathering world...
Lithuania strongly protests Belarus’s decision to designate EHU as an “extremist organization”
Added 2026-04-16
On 15 April, the Republic of Lithuania lodged a strong protest with the Republic of Belarus regarding the decision by its authorities to designate the European Humanities University (EHU), which has operated legally in Lithuania since 2004, as an...
Vice-Minister Mitkus in Spain: Our priority is a strong, competitive, and expanded EU
Added 2026-04-16
On 15-16 April, while continuing his visits to the capitals of the European Union, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Sigitas Mitkus visited Madrid, where he discussed preparations for Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Budrys expresses his condolences on the death of the composer, Ambassador Osvaldas Balakauskas
Added 2026-04-15
On 15 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, expresses his condolences on the death of composer Osvaldas Balakauskas, the first Ambassador of the restored Republic of Lithuania to France. Balakauskas served as Lithuania’s...