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Chancellors of ministries in Brussels discussed preparations for Lithuania's Presidency of the Council of the EU with representatives of EU institutions Added 2026-03-10 On 4-5 March, the Chancellors of the Government and all ministries visited Brussels to discuss preparations for Lithuania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2027 and EU policy priorities with representatives of the EU institutions.
Budrys spoke by phone with Qatar's foreign minister Added 2026-03-10 On 10 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, spoke by telephone with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhu. During the conversation, the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf regions...
Lithuania's preparations for the Presidency continue – Budrys discussed the European trade policy agenda with representatives of the EU Council Added 2026-03-10 On 10 March in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met Isabel Riano Ibanez, Director-General for Competitiveness and Trade at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU. The meeting discussed preparations for...
Vice-Minister Valys travels to South America Added 2026-03-10 On 9 March, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Taurimas Valys began an official visit to the South American region, meeting with Roberto Salafia, Undersecretary of International Economic Negotiations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International...
In response to the shelling of Ukraine during the opening of the Paralympic Winter Games, a note was handed to a representative of Russia Added 2026-03-07 On 7 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Lithuania and handed a diplomatic note expressing a strong protest over another mass shelling of Ukraine by the Russian military last...
Vice-Minister Plepytė at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence: Global resilience and the presence of allies are essential security factors Added 2026-03-06 On 4-5 March in Canada, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė is attending a high-level Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence.
Vice-Minister Verbickas in Washington: Lithuanian-US cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region remains a strategic priority Added 2026-03-06 On 2-5 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas visited Washington, D.C., where he discussed strengthening Lithuanian-U.S. cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. During his visit, he met with members of the United States...
Statement on the decisions by the International Paralympic Committee related to the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Added 2026-03-06 Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Sweden firmly condemn the recent decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games...
The EU-GCC Ministers’ meeting focused on helping EU citizens affected by the situation in the Middle East and called for the defence of the international order and Ukraine’s sovereignty Added 2026-03-05 On 5 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated remotely in an extraordinary meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Union and of the Gulf Cooperation Council. At an informal discussion via video conference,...
Budrys spoke by phone with Jordan's Foreign Minister Added 2026-03-05 On 5 March, ahead of an extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, spoke by telephone with Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan....