On 10 September 2017, members of the Seimas convened for the 3rd regular (autumn) session. Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, read out the congratulatory letter by Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic.

“Eastern European countries that pursue reforms and European values must be given the prospect of becoming new EU member states. Furthermore, cooperation with these countries must be upgraded to a qualitatively new level,” said Minister Linas Linkevičius during an international event, which was dedicated to the Eastern Partnership and entitled ‘Vilnius Consultations’.

On September 6-7 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis took part in a European Union Defence Ministers meeting in Tallinn where new EU initiatives and practical cooperation were addressed.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker comes to Parliament on 13 September to review the year and announce new initiatives in a debate with MEPs.

As part of efforts to force Belarus to ensure that its Astravyets nuclear plant is built safely and according to international standards, Lithuania's authorities plan to restrict the transmission capacity for electricity from Belarus and to tax power imports from it, as well as to ban the Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant from providing services to the neighboring country.

On Monday, 4 September 2017, Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, met with Hirofumi Nakasone, Member of the Japanese Parliament, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Diet Members’ League.

On 6 September in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the member of the Japanese Parliament House of Councillors and the Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Diet Members’ League Hirofumi Nakasone.

While marking an anniversary of diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, H.E. Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, signed a bilateral cooperation agreement.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says he has secured firm Polish support to synchronization of electricity grid with Western Europe via the existing power link, however, the remaining two Baltic states are still doubtful about the possibility. Latvia also supports synchronization of power grids in the three Baltic states with the continental Europe via Poland, Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis (Greens/Farmers) said.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commanding General, of the United States European Command (EUCOM).