Gabrielius Landsbergis: the EU needs a new strategy and a firm response in preventing the use of migration for political goals
Added 2021-08-20
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, where he called for actions to guard the EU border from orchestrated irregular...
Gabrielius Landsbergis: We will not allow the unity of the allies to fall victim to the Taliban
Added 2021-08-17
On 17 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in the extraordinary video conference of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council where an exceptionally complex situation in Afghanistan, with the Taliban taking...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU's maximum involvement in destroying illegal migration routes via Turkey and Iraq is needed
Added 2021-07-25
In the evening of 23 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis informed the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell about the latest...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis tells his Iraqi counterpart: Once again, we call for solving the problem with air travel to Minsk
Added 2021-07-22
Tonight, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a telephone conversation with the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and once again urged him to address the problem of the air transport channel for irregular...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU must have a response plan for Russia's possible provocations in the EU’s neighbourhood
Added 2021-07-21
On 20 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis discussed challenges posed by flows of illegal migrants from Belarus to Lithuania and thanked our EU partners for their solidarity and support at a meeting with the EU...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU needs a unified and coordinated return policy for irregular migrants
Added 2021-07-12
On 12 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the EU's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels and stressed the importance of the EU's solidarity with Lithuania, which was dealing with the Belarusian regime's...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Pranckevičius attends a virtual discussion on Ukraine’s reform process
Added 2021-07-02
On 2 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius took part in an online event “Economy, environment, education – possible seeds for Ukraine’s growth?”, during which the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform presented...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis to visit the South Caucasus on behalf of the EU High Representative
Added 2021-06-23
On 24-26 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, together with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg and the Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, will visit the South Caucasus, as mandated by the...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: The EU's sanctions are against the regime, not the people of Belarus
Added 2021-06-21
On 21 June, the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg focused on the EU's response to repression and systematic human rights violations by the Belarusian regime. Prior to the meeting, Foreign Ministers had an informal breakfast meeting with...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: We welcome the decision of the EU member states to announce a new package of sanctions in view of the situation in Belarus
Added 2021-06-17
On 16 June in Brussels, the Coreper approved a new package of sanctions against the physical persons and legal entities (78 individuals and 7 companies), who are responsible for systematic human rights violations and repression in Belarus, as well...