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Lithuania lodges strong protest with Russia over ongoing attacks against Ukraine Added 2026-10-16 On 15 October, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of strong protest over the continuing attacks by the Russian armed forces...
Budrys and Romanian Foreign Minister discuss security situation in the Black Sea Added 2026-10-15 On 15 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys spoke by telephone with Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Țoiu. The ministers discussed the security situation in the Black Sea following recent attacks on civilian shipping and...
Budrys: For Lithuanians, freedom is more than a political concept. It is in our DNA Added 2026-10-15 On 15 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in the Vilnius Freedom Summit, a conference dedicated to protecting human rights defenders, supporting democratic movements and responding to growing cooperation between...
Budrys: Lithuania’s example shows that a country’s influence is determined not by its size, but by its ability to build strong alliances and act on principle in the international arena Added 2026-10-15 On 15 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys delivered a keynote address and took part in a round-table discussion entitled Small States and Security Partnerships. Organised by the Institute of International Relations and Political...
From Iceland to Australia: the views of Lithuanians living abroad matter to Lithuania Added 2026-10-15 With less than a month to go before the possibility to complete Lithuania’s diaspora survey ends, more than 1,500 respondents from 65 countries have already taken part. To ensure the broadest possible representation of the diaspora, the Ministry...
 Lithuania strengthens partnership with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre Added 2026-10-14 On 14 October in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys and Bernard Magenhann, Director-General of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening cooperation between Lithuanian...
Budrys: Nordic and Baltic countries must stand more united than ever Added 2026-10-14 On 14 October in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the ambassadors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries accredited to Lithuania. During the meeting, the Minister and the NB8 ambassadors discussed the security...
 Vice-Minister Mitkus: Future EU budget must reflect Europe’s needs Added 2026-10-14 On 13 October in Luxembourg, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus attended a meeting of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC). Ministers discussed the EU’s 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), strengthening...
Budrys meets IAEA Director General Grossi in Warsaw Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Warsaw. The meeting addressed the issue of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant in...
Budrys at the Warsaw Security Forum: EU enlargement must become a strategic project for European security Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in the Warsaw Security Forum discussion “Half-Baked or Step-by-Step? Rethinking EU Enlargement”, where he stressed that European Union enlargement was not merely a political or...