Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
On 10 May in Brussels, Belgium, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which focused on transatlantic relations, further strained EU-Russia relations, the situation in the Western Balkans, Belarus, and other foreign policy issues.
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RSS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: As Russia steals free elections, the EU should react more resolutely
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EU Foreign Affairs Ministers to discuss their reaction to Russia’s hostile actions
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On 10 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the Foreign Affairs Council to discuss transatlantic relations, the Western Balkans, relations with Russia, as well as the situation in Belarus, Afghanistan, the Sahel and Lebanon.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Modern threats do not recognise borders, so our response must be international, comprehensive and determined
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Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » NATO and International Security »On 7 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence Riga's online event “Riga StratCom Dialogue 2021" and delivered a keynote speech during a discussion on deterrence strategy in the face of contemporary threats.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania and Cyprus are interested in strengthening the European Union’s capacity to act unanimously
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Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 6 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides and discussed possibilities for strengthening bilateral cooperation, the situation in the European Union’s neighbourhood, important regional security issues, EU-Turkey relations, and response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis visited the future historical museum of Lithuanian Jewish shtetlakh in Šeduva
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Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs » Cultural Diplomacy »On 4 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis visited the unique historical museum of Lithuanian Jewish shtetlakh that is under construction in Šeduva.
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Lithuania is interested in developing closer relations between the EU and Azerbaijan
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Bilateral Relations » Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »On 30 April in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis completed his official visit to the South Caucasus. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister was received by the President Ilham Aliyev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov, who co-chaired the Lithuania-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation together with Landsbergis. The officials of both countries discussed prospects of strengthening bilateral relations, preparations for the next Eastern Partnership summit scheduled for the autumn, the region's security situation and other issues of international policy.
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Statement to the press in Tbilisi by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Gabrielius Landsbergis
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Speeches, Statements »
29 April 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Dear representatives of the media, dear friends, – thank you for coming.
I’ve had very intensive few days in Tbilisi and I would like to thank the Georgian leadership, the oppositinion, NGOs for a very open and frank discussions during our meetings.
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RSS Lithuania offers human rights recommendations to Denmark and Somalia
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Multilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 6 May, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor at the 38th session of the Working Group of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the human rights situation in Denmark and Somalia.
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Lithuania offers human rights recommendations to Estonia and Belgium
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On 4 and 5 May, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania Ambassador Andrius Krivas took the floor at the 38th session of the Working Group of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the human rights situation in Estonia and Belgium.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Meilūnas meets with the newly appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Lithuania
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Bilateral Relations »On 30 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Egidijus Meilūnas met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Lithuania Dewi Savitri Wahab to discuss the bilateral relationship and possibilities to strengthen it.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Adomėnas called on all EU member states to get more involved in the implementation of the EU development cooperation
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Multilateral Relations »On 29 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in an informal video conference of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Development). The meeting focused on the Future European Financial Architecture for Development, actions and measures to be taken for the improvement of the institutional framework.
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Lithuania elected to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the quadrennial period 2022–2025
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On 20 April, at a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York, Lithuania was elected as a member of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) for the quadrennial period 2022–2025. In a group of Eastern European countries, four countries – Lithuania, Slovenia, Croatia and Russia – were candidates for the 3 vacant seats. Slovenia and Russia were also elected to the CND.
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Lithuania's representative elected as the Vice-Chair of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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Multilateral Relations »On 20 April, at the 65th session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the OPCW, Ambassador Vidmantas Purlys was elected Vice-Chair of the Executive Council of the OPCW to serve in that office for a period of one year.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Adomėnas takes part in political consultations in Bucharest
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Bilateral Relations »On 15 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas visited Bucharest, where he took part in bilateral consultations with the State Secretary of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dănuţ Neculăesc and the State Secretary for Global Affairs and Diplomatic Strategies Cornel Feruţă.
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Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Pranckevičius thanks Turkey for its support of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty
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Multilateral Relations »On 15 April, the Lithuanian and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs held online political consultations to discuss bilateral and international issues, cooperation within NATO and the European Union. The Lithuanian delegation was led by the Foreign Vice-Minister Arnoldas Pranckevičius, while the Turkish delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Faruk Kaymakcı.
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Lithuania's Ambassador Junevičius presented his letters of credence to the President of South Africa
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Bilateral Relations » News of Representations »On 14 April, the Ambassador of Lithuania Dainius Junevičius presented his letters of credence to the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Call for nominations: Balts’ Award 2021
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On 15 April, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and Latvia issued a call for nominations for the Balts’ Award 2021.
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