Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
On 29-30 June in Spain, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, along with Heads of State and Government from NATO's member countries and key partners, will attend the Madrid Summit.
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RSS Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis is attending NATO Summit in Madrid
Added2022.06.29
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Lithuania is a safe and reliable partner for the U.S. investment
Added2022.06.23
Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Economic Relations »On 21-23 June, the American-Lithuanian Business Council (ALBC) hosted its 8th annual business mission to Vilnius and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis held a meeting with the ALBC delegation.
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Nigeria's embassy to move to Vilnius
Added2022.06.22
Consular News » Bilateral Relations »On 21 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Lithuania Shina Fatai Alege. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister and the Nigerian Ambassador discussed important issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as ways to further develop economic cooperation and trade relations with the largest African economy.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Ukraine must remain a priority for the EU, we have to continue to provide full support to it
Added2022.06.21
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » European Union »On 20 June in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine and its global impacts, as well as the EU’s further actions and response.
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Statement on the transit of sanctioned goods by rail to and from Kaliningrad
Added2022.06.20
Bilateral Relations » Speeches, Statements »Today, on 20 June, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania with the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Russian Federation to Lithuania, Sergey Ryabokon. The Russian diplomat was handed a diplomatic note explaining the European Union's restrictive measures that apply to restricted goods of specific categories in transit by rail to and from Kaliningrad.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: Ukraine has won an important victory in the fight for freedom
Added2022.06.17
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » European Union »Lithuania has consistently advocated for a European perspective to be granted to the eastern partners that had expressed their wish to integrate with the European Union. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania welcomes the European Commission’s opinions on the applications of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova for the EU membership status, which were submitted in record time. This is a historical step not only for our eastern partners, but also for the EU.
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Midsummer Snow Meeting to focus on the democratic world’s fight against a revanchist Russia
Added2022.06.16
Multilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 16-17 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hosts the annual Midsummer Snow Meeting, which will bring together Lithuanian and foreign experts in international security to discuss Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as strengthening the defence and resilience of democratic states.
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RSS Ambassador Zykas presents his letters of credence to the Emperor of Japan
Added2022.06.27
Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 24 June, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Japan Aurelijus Zykas presented his letters of credence to Japan's Emperor Naruhito.
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Joint Human Rights Ambassadors statement: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Added2022.06.19
News of the Ministry » Speeches, Statements »
Conflict-related sexual violence is a deplorable and devastating practice which persists around the world. In some cases it is used as an appalling method of warfare. The widespread use of rape and other forms of sexual violence in armed conflicts demands accelerated action. It inflicts unimaginable suffering and harms individuals, families and communities. But it is not an inevitable consequence of war.
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Foreign Vice-Minister Adomėnas confers Lithuania's Diplomatic Star on the U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus
Added2022.06.16
Bilateral Relations » News of the Ministry »On 14 June, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas conferred the award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star – on the outgoing Special Envoy for Belarus of the United States in Lithuania Julie Fisher.
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Lithuania has lost a true and loyal friend - Honorary Consul Ivor Geoffrey Feinberg
Added2022.06.09
Consular News » Bilateral Relations »The Honorary Consul of Lithuania in South Africa Ivor Geoffrey Feinberg passed away on 4 June 2022, in Johannesburg. He has served as the Honorary Consul of Lithuania since 22 July 2005, for nearly seventeen years.
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In Tbilisi, Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Adomėnas discussed Georgia’s integration into the European Union with the Chair of the EU Integration Committee, Head of the Georgia-Lithuania Friendship Group
Added2022.06.01
Bilateral Relations » News of the Ministry » European Union »On 1 June in Tbilisi, Georgia, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas met with the Chair of the EU Integration Committee, Head of the Georgia-Lithuania Friendship Group Maka Botchorishvili, and discussed Georgia’s integration into the European Union.
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Ambassador Radikaitė presents her letters of credence to the President of Iceland
Added2022.06.01
Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 31 May in Reykjavik, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Iceland Asta Radikaitė presented her letters of credence to the President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis: We must help Ukraine avert a global food crisis before it’s too late
Added2022.05.23
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Speeches, Statements »
By Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Just some days ago, I returned from my second trip to Ukraine since the beginning of the war. Many of the long hours of the train trip to Kyiv and back to Lithuania are inevitably spent looking out the window at the seemingly endless fields of tilled black earth that — despite the war — are beginning to show the new cultured green of spring crops.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Karoblis: We see many opportunities to strengthen cooperation with the Flemish region of Belgium, especially in the high-tech area
Added2022.05.17
Bilateral Relations »
On 17 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis met with the Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon, who is paying a working visit to Lithuania. During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the implementation of the cooperation programme for 2019-2023 under the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Lithuania and the Government of Flanders, the geopolitical situation in the region, support for Ukraine, the situation in Belarus and support for Belarusian civil society.
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Ambassador D. Staniulis: the International Community Must Seek Full Accountability for the Atrocities in Ukraine, Committed by Russia and Its Accomplice Belarus
Added2022.05.12
Multilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 12 May, the Human Rights Council convened a special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis: Why don’t we learn our lessons?
Added2022.05.10
Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Speeches, Statements »
By Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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