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Opening statement by H. E. Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, at the Social Dinner for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence at the NATO Vilnius Summit Added 2023-07-11 11 July 2023, Vilnius Ladies and gentlemen, good evening,and a warm welcome to the Grand Dukes‘ palace for this brief moment to wind down – so well-deserved yet so fleeting like a Lithuanian summer. We started out with songs of the Forest...
Support for Ukraine – the focus of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization Added 2023-07-06 On 6 July, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania in Geneva Ambassador Darius Staniulis delivered a statement on behalf of the Lithuanian delegation at the 64th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization...
Gabrielius Landsbergis: the Indo-Pacific Strategy is a new and significant step in strengthening cooperation with the region Added 2023-07-05 The 5 July Government meeting has approved Lithuania’s Indo-Pacific strategy – for secure, resilient, and prosperous future prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Strategy lays down the key interests of Lithuanian activities and priority...
Lithuania commits not to conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile tests Added 2023-07-04 In December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on all States to pledge not to conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile tests (DA-ASAT). Co-sponsored by Lithuania and adopted by a very large...
Vice-Minister E. Meilūnas at the OSCE Chairpersonship Security Conference: Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical civilian infrastructure have reached an unprecedented level Added 2023-06-29 "The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Egidijus Meilūnas participated in the Chairpersonship Security Review Conference 2023 of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which took part on June 28-29 and was...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis, in a meeting with the U.S. Senate delegation: “Lithuania is investing more and more in its own and NATO security, but the U.S.’s role in the region remains irreplaceable” Added 2023-06-26 On 23 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with a delegation led by the Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray.. The meeting discussed the security...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis ahead of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council: “Events in Russia should not distract us. We should keep our focus on Ukraine” Added 2023-06-26 “Last few days have only confirmed Lithuania’s repeated truth for many years that Russia is an unpredictable and dangerous neighbour,” the head of Lithuania’s diplomacy said ahead of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart: “Sweden’s NATO membership would also strengthen the security of the Baltic Sea region” Added 2023-06-23 On the evening of 22 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a telephone conversation with Türkiye’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Landsbergis noted that Sweden’s membership of NATO would...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Landsbergis: “The 11th sanctions package is good, but we still have a long way to go before closing all sanctions loopholes” Added 2023-06-23 In light of Russia’s unprecedented war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Union on June 23 adopted the 11th package of economic and individual sanctions that focuses on preventing the third country circumvention of existing measures. The...