Added 2025-05-17
On 17 May in Tallinn, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the Lennart Meri conference and called for decisive and coordinated action to boost security in the Baltic Sea.
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.
