Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis last Friday met with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Washington, DC, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 17 April, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra Imma Tor Faus signed a double taxation avoidance agreement between Lithuania and Andorra. The application of this agreement will facilitate the development of economic ties between ...

A Lithuanian man has been detained in Leningrad Oblast on suspicion of illegally crossing the Estonian-Russian border, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Tuesday, citing the press service of the FSB’s regional border directorate.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius and expressed strong protest over Russia’s recent missile and drone attacks against Ukraine.

Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says it is unjustifiable that the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot reach an agreement on appointment of a new ambassador of Lithuania to Poland.

On 18 December, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions, stepping up restrictive measures against Russia. The package imposes additional restrictions on Russia’s economy and 147 individuals and entities are added to the sanctions list, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia...

The Government has approved the candidature of Andrius Krivas as Lithuania’s ambassador to the Council of Europe.

Ukraine hopes to start real negotiations for European Union accession early next year, says Oleh Nikolenko, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Institutional reform of the EU should not be a mandatory condition for EU enlargement, he said.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has forwarded a diplomatic note to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the note, Lithuania urged Belarus to follow international requirements and standards and to immediately address the environmental, nuclear and radiation safety issues at the B...

The second evacuation flight by Lithuanian Air Force plane Alenia C-27J Spartan from Israel is planned for Thursday evening. Thirty Lithuanian nationals have registered for the flight.

On 9-10 October, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis is visiting Oman’s Sultanate, where he attends a meeting of the 27th session of the EU-GCC Joint Ministerial Council to discuss significant security challenges, reports the MFA.

President Gitanas Nausėda condemns indiscriminate attacks by Hamas against Israel and urges to stop this senseless violence, the president’s press service said Sunday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Lithuanians to avoid non-essential travel to Israel after Hamas invaded the country from Gaza and killed hundreds of people.

The information at the disposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia indicates that the Russian Federation (RF) may have taken actions within the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) to target present and former Latvian officials who have participated in taking decisions aimed at condemn...

On 4 and 5 October, Latvia will host the 14th Annual Forum of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), “Safe and Sustainable Baltic Sea Region for Future Generations”. Its thematic focus will be placed on green energy, climate issues, and youth engagement, the Ministry of Fore...

Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė says her ministry has already drafted amendments to the law on foreigners’ legal status to enable a mechanism for issuing a foreigner’s passport to opponents of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime only.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the so-called “elections” of governors, regional legislatures, city and municipal councils, organised by the Russian government and its collaborators on 8-10 September in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine – the Autonomous Rep...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania will summon the apostolic nuncio after Pope Francis’ statements about “great Mother Russia”, which caused international outcry amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Lithuanian man who abducted his daughter and fled to the Kaliningrad region has been released after being detained on Sunday by Russian officers, the National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC) reports.

As the number of Belarusian citizens residing in Lithuania has increased, President Gitanas Nausėda hopes that parliament will amend legislation and impose identical restrictive measures on Belarusian and Russian nationals due to national security risks.