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European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Monday adopted a 15th set of sanctions against Russia. For the first time, EU operators have been called on to wind down their business in Russia and not open any new businesses there, the Foreign Ministry has said.
In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s regime downfall on 8 December, Lithuania hopes that Syria will seize the opportunity to create a democratic state and an inclusive society, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned a representative of the Russian embassy in Lithuania to express its strong protest against the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war in end-September.
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in view of the „Common Understandings between China and Brazil on Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis“ presented in the letter dated 25 July 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Brazil and China to the United Nations addressed to the s...
The Foreign Ministry recommends Lithuanian nationals to refrain from travelling to Bangladesh and those already in the country to be careful and consider leaving the country.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has conferred the Foreign Ministry’s award of honour – Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star – on Stefano Tomat, Managing Director for Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability at the EU’s External Action Service (EEAS), and Mario Massimo Santoro, Head of the Secretary-Ge...
The Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned Yaroslav Khmyl, chargé d'affaires ad interim of Belarus, and handed him a diplomatic note, expressing a strong protest over the statements made on 25 April 2024 by Belarus’ KGB chief Ivan Tertel, the ministry said in a press release.
The Office of the Chargé d’Affaires of the People's Republic of China has resumed issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens, the news agency ELTA has learned from Lithuanian foreign minister’s spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė.
On Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with President Gitanas Nausėda at the Presidential Palace to discuss the stalling appointment of some ambassadors. The minister told the media afterwards that a decision has been reached on the issue.
The European Union on Friday adopted the 13th package of individual and economic sanctions against Russia, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry reports.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis argues that the State Security Department (VSD) has been given a disproportionate assignment to screen every Belarusian citizen who enters Lithuania.
The Migration Department has been instructed to start the procedure for revoking Lithuanian citizenship of a Russian ballet dancer following her statements supporting Moscow's actions in Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian Embassy in Lithuania Aleksander Elkin and handed a note of protest over the destruction of a memorial plaque to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys in a cemetery of the Russian...
On 10 October, an Informal video conference of EU ministers of foreign affairs on the situation in Israel and the Middle East region took place in Oman following the attack on Israel by Hamas, reports the Foreign Ministry.
Around 14 seats are left on the flight from Tel Aviv to Vilnius, says the CEO of Skyllence, company organising the flight. The plane will land in Vilnius later than planned due to delays, she said.
Ambassador to the United Kingdom Eitvydas Bajarūnas denies accusations of mobbing and abuse of office and says he had not been informed about the complaints against him until this week.
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 5 July, more than 80 professionals of Latvian descent employed at more than 80 international organisations in 25 countries are gathering in Riga Castle for the Second Forum of Latvian Professionals Working for International Organisations organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold a disc...
On Wednesday, 14 June, security and international relations experts from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Nordic and Central European countries gathered in Vilnius to discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
Several more Lithuanian high tech companies are expected to receive Taiwanese investments, says Head of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania Eric Huang.
