The new Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes office
Added 2020-09-15
On 15 September, the diplomat Jovita Neliupšienė took office as the new Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She replaced Laimonas Talat-Kelpšas after his appointment as the Ambassador of Lithuania to the Czech Republic.
Minister L. Linkevičius meets with Finnish Foreign Minister in Vilnius
Added 2020-08-31
On 29 August in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and discussed important security issues in the Baltic Sea region, the development of the...
Protest note handed to Belarusian representative
Added 2020-08-24
On 24 August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned the Ambassador of Belarus to Lithuania Valery Baranovsky and handed him a protest note regarding a violation of the state border of Lithuania.
L. Linkevičius: Election calendar should not determine start of operation of nuclear power plant in Belarus
Added 2020-07-28
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas sent a joint letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei, the Minister of Energy of Belarus Victor Karankevich,...
EU cooperation with Turkey and Russia, relations between EU and Latin America and Caribbean discussed in Brussels
Added 2020-07-14
On 13 July in Brussels, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular how the EU could support the region, the EU-Turkey relations and current affairs, including situations in...
Lithuania hands over verbal note to Russia concerning environmental violations
Added 2020-07-03
On 3 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania handed over a verbal note to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vilnius in response to information that had appeared in the public domain regarding serious environmental violations on...
Russian representative summoned to MFA to protest attempts by Russia to rehabilitate the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and its secret protocols
Added 2020-06-18
On June 18 a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania to express profound concern about the recent legislative initiative of State Duma deputy A. Zhuravlev...
L. Linkevičius and Georgia’s Foreign Minister discuss strengthening Eastern Partnership
Added 2020-06-10
On 9 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius had a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani. The Foreign Ministers discussed preparations for video conferences of the Eastern Partnership...
Resumption of flights to the airports of France, Denmark and Finland allowed
Added 2020-06-03
On 3 June, the Government approved the proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resume scheduled flights to Paris, Copenhagen, Billund, Nice, and Turku.
Ambassador E. Bagdonas presents his letters of credence to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister
Added 2020-05-12
On 12 May, the first Ambassador of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Bahrain Edminas Bagdonas presented his letters of credence to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani.