On 9 July, Chancellor of the Government Giedrė Balčytytė has met with Estonian Ambassador to Lithuania Kai Kaarelson to discuss challenges posed by COVID-19, best international practices to control the pandemic, the security situation in the region, and the illegal migration weaponised by the Belarussian regime. The parties have also talked about data-driven decision-making in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination, benefits of holding a National Certificate and the EU COVID Certificate, also possibilities of closer bilateral cooperation in the face of emergencies.