President Gitanas Nausėda congratulated the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on his re-election for second term in office.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Virginijus Sinkevičius, Member of the European Commission for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. The meeting focused on the EU’s energy security and independence from Russia, support for Ukraine and accelerating the process of its European integration.

President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone call with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia and Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš of Latvia to discuss further support for Ukraine, including military aid, EU candidate country status and tightening of sanctions against Russia.

On 20 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will participate in a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic states and Germany in Riga, Latvia, together with the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, the Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, and the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

The Council on 13 April adopted a decision extending the EU advisory mission in support of security sector reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq) until 30 April 2024.

Parliament expresses indignation over reported atrocities by the Russian armed forces and demands that perpetrators of war crimes be held accountable.

MEPs are deeply worried by the recent Taliban decision to indefinitely extend the ban on allowing girls in seventh grade and above to attend school.

On 11 April, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė made a visit to Ukraine, together with Minister for Social Security and Labour Monika Navickienė.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respective human rights situations in Russia, North Korea and Guatemala.

On Tuesday, 12 April, at 10 a.m., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, will give an online address to the Seimas at its sitting.