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Budrys: "We need to strengthen NATO's defence capabilities and strengthen resilience" Added 2025-01-16 On 16 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Emil Hurezeanu. The Foreign Ministers of Lithuania and Romania discussed bilateral cooperation, security and defence, and joint actions in support of Ukraine and Moldova.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Budrys met with the Israeli Ambassador Added 2025-01-15 On 15 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Ambassador of Israel to Lithuania, Hadas Wittenberg Silverstein.
Budrys: “Ukraine’s NATO membership must be a joint strategic goal for the West” Added 2025-01-14 On 14 January, the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Ambassadors of the EU, NATO and partner countries accredited to Lithuania. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister presented Lithuania’s foreign policy priorities and global security issues to the representatives of the diplomatic corps.
Budrys in Estonia: “The EU needs concrete measures to counter hybrid threats” Added 2025-01-10 On Friday, 10 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, who is paying a working visit to Estonia, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.
Budrys met with Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Added 2025-01-10 On 9 January in Riga, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Braže.
Minister Budrys in Latvia: Baltic States are an Example of Energy Independence for Europe Added 2025-01-09 On 9 January Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys continues his working visit to Latvia. The head of Lithuanian diplomacy met with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa.
Budrys at the meeting with the President of Latvia: “Attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea require a strong and decisive response” Added 2025-01-09 On 9 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is paying a working visit to Latvia. On Thursday morning, the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy met with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs. The Foreign Minister of Lithuania and the President of Latvia discussed the security situation in the region and the Baltic Sea, energy resilience, defence capacity building, and support for...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister to pay working visits to Latvia and Estonia Added 2025-01-07 On 9-10 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, will be paying working visits to Latvia and Estonia. These will be the first bilateral visits of the head of Lithuania's diplomacy abroad.
Lithuania, together with other OSCE participating States, invoked the Vienna mechanism on the human rights situation in Georgia Added 2024-12-20 On 20 December, Lithuania, together with 37 other participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the Vienna mechanism in response to law enforcement and informal groups' violence against protesters, media representatives and opposition figures in Georgia.
Added 2024-12-13 On December 9, the Embassy of Lithuania to the United States held a special event to celebrate an extraordinary journey of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research which will mark its 100th anniversary next year.
Added 2024-12-11 On 10 December, as the end of the Season of Lithuania in France approaches, the Ambassador of Lithuania to France, Arnoldas Pranckevičius, invited teams of Lithuanian and French institutions who contributed to the implementation of this project to a reception at the Embassy in Paris to express his gratitude. The meeting discussed the results of the Season of Lithuania in France, welcomed new cooperation ties, and...
Added 2024-11-18 On 18 November in Brussels, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Luminiţa Odobescu, hosted a meeting of EU foreign ministers with Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi.
Added 2024-11-15 On 13 November, an inter-institutional working group on Lithuania’s involvement in Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery met to discuss the progress of Ukraine’s reconstruction projects and programmes implemented by Lithuania. At the meeting, an opening of a branch of the Lithuanian Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) in Ukraine was also announced.
Added 2024-11-08 On 8 November, at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Disaster Response Emergency Fund (IFRC-DREF) Pledging Conference, taking place in Geneva, Lithuania stressed the importance of humanitarian law and announced a EUR 100,000 contribution to ensure that assistance reaches people affected by crises in a timely and effective manner.
Added 2024-11-08 On November 7, 2024, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Israel, marking its 30th anniversary, held the inaugural "Team Lita Business Award" event to honor and recognize business representatives who have contributed to strengthening economic cooperation between Lithuania and Israel.
Added 2024-10-10 Lithuania was officially confirmed as the Vice-Chair of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in 2025 - the world’s most influential economic organisation, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Added 2024-09-05 On 4 September, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Simonas Šatūnas, met with the United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard R. Verma, who was recently named as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery.
Added 2024-09-04 On 3 September, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to the Swiss Confederation, Darius Semaška, presented his letters of credence to Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport.
Added 2024-08-15 On 15 August, the Ambassador of Lithuania, Darius Vitkauskas, presented his letters of credence to the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili. The Ambassador and the President briefly discussed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Georgia and prospects and challenges for Georgia's European future.
Added 2024-05-10 On May 12, Lithuania begins its work in the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Lithuania was elected to this important post for the period 2024-2026 at the annual conference of States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention last November.
Added 2024-04-25 According to the latest data of the Bank of Lithuania, in 2023, Lithuania‘s services export to  10 Indo-Pacific countries (Australia, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand) grew by 36 % (from EUR 167 million to EUR 228 million).