Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
On 14 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas took part in an extraordinary online meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Allied Defence Ministers, which focused on the security situation in Afghanistan and a gradual completion of the NATO-led mission Resolute Support Mission in this country.
On 15 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, together with the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets, will be paying a visit to Kyiv on Thursday. The Foreign Ministers will take an early morning flight from Vilnius on Thursday.
On 9 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis received the Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania Arja Inkeri Makkonen.
On 8 April in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the outgoing Ambassador of Armenia to Lithuania Tigran Mkrtchyan.
In a meeting with the Ambassadors of Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain's Chargés d'affaires ad interim residing in Lithuania on 8 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis stressed the priority of Lithuania’s foreign policy to expand the space of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights both within the European Union and beyond.
On 7 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain Arancha González Laya, who is visiting Vilnius. The Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral relations, security situation in the region, and the most important items on the EU and international agendas.
On 1 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau discussed topical issues of bilateral and international cooperation.
On 29 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Ambassador of Slovenia to Lithuania Božena Forštnarič Boroje. The meeting discussed prospects of bilateral relations, the COVID-19 pandemic situation in both countries and in the European Union, the situation in Belarus, Russia, the two countries and the EU's cooperation with China in the 17+ 1 format, the situation regarding the Ostrovets nuclear power plant, and prospects for the development of the Three Seas Initiative.
On 26 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in a virtual Foreign Ministers' meeting of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8). The meeting was organised by Finland, which is coordinating the NB8 cooperation in 2021.
On 17 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas. The meeting focused on bilateral relations between Lithuania and Germany, the relationship with Russia and China, eastern neighbours, vaccination, security situation in the region, and other important items on the international agenda.
On 12 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) David Harris and other leaders of the organisation.
On 12 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the United Nations Security Council's informal high-level virtual meeting "Crimea: 7 years of violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity", which was organised by Estonia.
On 10 March in Tallinn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab exchanged their views on relations with China and Russia, cooperation with eastern partners, and prospects of economic cooperation.
On 10 March in Tallinn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three Baltic states and the United Kingdom. The first ever meeting in this format discussed relations with Russia, China and the Balkan countries, the situation in Belarus and Ukraine, key items on NATO's agenda and transatlantic relations, the Eastern Neighbourhood Policy, the fight against disinformation and the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change policies, cyber security, and ways to ensure freedom of the press.
On 10 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis paid a working visit to Tallinn and met with Estonia's Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets. The meeting discussed topics related to the management of a COVID-19 outbreak in both countries with special emphasis on the situation in Estonia, where the number of confirmed cases is particularly high.
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