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Budrys spoke by phone with the NATO Secretary General Added 2025-12-04 On 4 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The Minister and the Head of NATO discussed the ongoing Belarusian hybrid attack against Lithuania and NATO's response to such activities.
At the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Budrys raised questions about the response to the Belarusian hybrid attacks Added 2025-12-03 On 3 December, on the margins of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Kęstutis Budrys presented the situation regarding Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania to the United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and United States Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker. The Minister also raised the question of the response to the actions of the Lukashenka regime...
Budrys at NATO: Russia is, and will continue to be, a direct military threat to the Alliance Added 2025-12-03 On 3 December, Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the implementation of defence and deterrence measures and the Alliance's response to growing hybrid threats.
Foreign Vice-Minister Plepytė met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Added 2025-09-17 On 17 September, during a working visit to Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Audra Plepytė, met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska.
Minister Budrys discussed air defence and anti-drone capability enhancement with NATO chief over the phone Added 2025-08-06 Today, on August 6, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte. The conversation focused on the security situation in the region, recent drone incidents in Lithuania and the necessary measures to ensure the security of NATO airspace.
Budrys in The Hague: President Trump has succeeded in ending the 12-day war in the Middle East; now we have a chance to end Russia's 1,200-day war of aggression against Ukraine Added 2025-06-24 On 24 June, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys participated in the NATO-Ukraine Council in The Hague in the format of foreign ministers.
Minister Budrys: Resilient societies that are well prepared to counter threats are an important deterrent Added 2025-06-24 On 24 June, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, who was attending the NATO summit in The Hague, joined Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna in a public diplomacy forum discussion entitled “Making our Societies more Robust, Ready and Resilient.”
Budrys: Ukraine's NATO membership is the best way to protect not only Ukraine, but also Europe Added 2025-05-15 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.
Representatives of the Embassies of the Baltic States in Moscow make a joint demarche at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Added 2026-07-10 Today, 10 July 2026, Chargés d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassies of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in Moscow made a joint demarche at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, strongly rejecting blatantly false public statements from 4 July 2026 by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin.
Added 2026-07-09 On 9 July in Vilnius, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Valeriu Chiveri, responsible for reintegrating Moldova's Transnistrian region.
Added 2026-07-08 On 8 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania and issued a note of protest over the latest Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine, as well as the ongoing Russian information attack on the Baltic states.
Added 2026-07-08 On 8 July, on the margins of the NATO summit in Ankara, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys held bilateral meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Anita Orbán, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman, and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prévot.
Added 2026-07-07 On 7 July in Ankara, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Foreign Ministers' meeting, where, together with representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, discussed the security situation in the Gulf region, the strengthening of cooperation between NATO and partners, and the joint response to emerging threats.
Added 2026-07-07 On 7 July in Ankara, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in a working dinner of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The event, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, focused on increased support for Ukraine, further pressure on Russia and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine.
Added 2026-07-04 On July 4, as the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, the largest foreign national flag ever displayed in Lithuania was raised on the Vilnius TV Tower.
Added 2026-07-03 On 3 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania and issued a note of strong protest over the mass shelling of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces targeting civilians, residential areas and other civilian infrastructure.
Added 2026-06-30 The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, is on a working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. On Tuesday, the Minister met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, and discussed bilateral cooperation, regional security and enlargement of the European Union, as well as reducing Russia's influence in the region.
Added 2026-06-29 On 29 June, during his visit to North Macedonia, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. During the meetings, the Minister, the President of North Macedonia and the Prime Minister discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations, prospects for the enlargement of the European Union and the security situation in...