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Statement by the Republic of Lithuania at the UN GA special solemn meeting in commemoration of all victims of the Second World War Added 2025-05-07 Statement by the Republic of Lithuania at the UN GA special solemn meeting in commemoration of all victims of the Second World War on Wednesday, 7 May 2025.
Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Added 2025-03-27 UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY OF UKRAINE 26 MARCH 2025, NEW YORK
Statement of the Republic of Lithuania at The Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Implementation of the Pact for the Future Added 2025-03-26 Statement of the Republic of Lithuania at The Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Implementation of the Pact for the Future Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Statement by the Republic of Lithuania at the General Assembly on the draft resolution “Eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War” Added 2025-03-04 Statement by the Republic of Lithuania at the General Assembly on the draft resolution “Eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War” on Tuesday, 4 March 2025.
Dr Dalia Leinartė elected to the UN Human Rights Committee Added 2025-01-21 On 21 January, Lithuanian expert Dr Dalia Leinartė was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in elections held in New York. As a joint candidate of the Baltic states, Dr. Leinartė beat competitors from six countries and will serve on the Human Rights Committee from 2025 to 2026.
Statement by the Republic of Lithuania on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania at the UN Security Council Briefing on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine Added 2024-12-16 Statement by the Republic of Lithuania on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania at the UN Security Council Briefing on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine on Monday, 16 December 2024.
Statement by the Republic of Lithuania on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania at the UN Security Council Briefing on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine Added 2024-11-19 Statement by the Republic of Lithuania on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania at the UN Security Council Briefing on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine on Monday, 18 November 2024.
Statement on behalf of the Republic of Lithuania at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate "Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment” Added 2024-10-25 Statement on behalf of the Republic of Lithuania at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate "Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment” on Friday, 25 October 2024, New York.
Budrys: Russia is using its shadow fleet against us as a weapon Added 2025-05-16 On 16 May in Estonia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is participating in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). Together with the Ministers of nine other countries of the region, Budrys discussed sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet and signed a joint memorandum to strengthen the resilience of critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea at the governmental level.
Added 2025-05-16 At an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye on 15 May, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, said he wanted the agreement established at previous summits that Ukraine was on the irreversible path to joining NATO reconfirmed in The Hague.
Added 2025-05-15 Today, on 15 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye. The Ministers will discuss current Euro-Atlantic security issues, the need to rapidly increase allied defence investments, and ensure the necessary defence capabilities.
Added 2025-05-13 On 13 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, visited the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė, where the U.S. troops are based.
Added 2025-05-12 On 9 May in Lviv, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in a meeting of the coalition on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The head of Lithuania's diplomacy emphasized that establishing the Tribunal will mark a new stage in the accountability for the crime of aggression and in the history of international law.
Added 2025-05-09 On 9 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Lviv, Ukraine. In the plenary session with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, diplomatic and military support for Ukraine, strengthening sanctions against Russia, ensuring the aggressor's accountability, and the use of frozen Russian assets was discussed.
Added 2025-05-09 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, continues to participate in the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Warsaw.
Added 2025-05-08 On 8 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the EU's Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos on the margins of an informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Warsaw.
Added 2025-05-07 On 7-8 May in Warsaw, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, attends the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich). The main topics of the meeting include support for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, ensuring Russia's accountability, European security, EU enlargement, and transatlantic relations.
Added 2025-04-29 We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the Minister Delegate for Europe of France, have met today on the island of Bornholm to address Russia’s continued illegal aggression against Ukraine, including its implications for European security.