Budrys in Ankara: Stability in the Middle East is a shared interest of NATO and the countries of the region
Added 2026-07-07
On 7 July in Ankara, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Foreign Ministers' meeting, where, together with representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates,...
Budrys in Ankara: We must prove to Putin that he has miscalculated
Added 2026-07-07
On 7 July in Ankara, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in a working dinner of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The event, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine...
Economic damage caused by disinformation and the contribution of Lithuanian civil society to strengthening public resilience discussed in Brussels
Added 2026-07-03
On 2 July, the Lithuanian Permanent Representation organised the second edition of the conference “Be(a)ware! Advancing the Fight Against FIMI”. The event, which gathered a large audience of Brussels-based diplomats, think-tanks, experts, European...
Budrys at Dubrovnik Forum: We need to strengthen deterrence, invest in defence, and maintain unity
Added 2026-06-27
On 27 June, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia. This year's Forum, "The Age of Multipolarity: Many Directions. One Future," focused on the transition to a multipolar world order...
Budrys: The transatlantic link and support for Ukraine are conerstones of European security
Added 2026-05-30
On 30 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys welcomed the participants of the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Vilnius. In his speech, the head of Lithuania's diplomacy emphasized that the upcoming NATO summit in...
Budrys in Sopot called for strengthening the region’s resilience to hybrid threats: Drone incidents as part of a systemic threat
Added 2026-05-29
On 29 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended a Ministerial Session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).
Budrys at the NATO meeting: Investment in defence and long-term support for Ukraine are essential for the security of the Alliance
Added 2026-05-22
On 21-22 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, attended the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Sweden. During the meeting, the Allies discussed preparations for the upcoming NATO summit, strengthening collective...
Budrys in Tallinn: Current air defence solutions are not sufficient - it is necessary to move towards systemic solutions that tmatch the scale of today's threats
Added 2026-05-21
On 20 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three Baltic states and Canada, which focused on the region's security situation, support for Ukraine, and further...
Meeting of Foreign Vice-Minister Plepytė with the Undersecretary of State of Poland focuses on strengthening NATO's eastern flank
Added 2026-05-20
On 20 May in Vilnius, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė met with the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Robert Kupiecki. The meeting discussed preparations for the Meeting of NATO Ministers of...
Vice-Minister Plepytė and the U.S. Military and State Department officials discussed the implementation of NATO defence commitments and the importance of the transatlantic bond
Added 2026-05-01
On 29 April in Washington D.C., the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė discussed bilateral security and defence cooperation between Lithuania and the U.S., NATO’s agenda, security in the Baltic Sea region, and the situation in the...