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NOTICE OF PUBLISHED REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS Added 2026-08-05 The Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization hereby announces a published request for quotations for the purchase of one passenger car under a simplified public procurement procedure.
Bilateral meetings in Ankara: Budrys meets with the foreign ministers of Hungary, Croatia, and Belgium 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.
Budrys in Ankara: Stability in the Middle East is a shared interest of NATO and the countries of the region 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.
Budrys in Ankara: We must prove to Putin that he has miscalculated 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.
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.
Budrys discusses strengthening regional security, defence and deterrence with members of the US Congress Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October in Warsaw, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with members of the US Congress Gary Peters, Kevin Cramer and Marc Veasey.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Johan Pellissier, President of Airbus Europe, and other company representatives in the margins of the Warsaw Security Forum.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented with a note of strong protest over Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and its relentless attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys arrived in Poland, where he will attend the Warsaw Security Forum.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. The meeting took place in the margins of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, where support for Ukraine was one of the key topics on the agenda.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, attending the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, called on EU Member States to take more decisive action to strengthen European security, increase pressure on Russia and maintain the momentum of Ukraine’s EU integration.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán in the margins of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council. The ministers discussed bilateral cooperation, EU enlargement and Ukraine’s EU accession process.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, on the margins of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement. Their discussions focused on the EU’s preparedness for enlargement and Ukraine’s accession negotiations.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys is participating in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Ahead of the meeting, addressing journalists, the Minister highlighted two priorities: increasing pressure on Russia and accelerating Ukraine’s path towards EU membership.
Added 2026-10-09 On 9 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with researchers at the Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology of Klaipėda University to discuss the importance of research on antisemitism, Holocaust remembrance and Jewish studies.