On 10 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Ambassador of Japan to Lithuania, Shinsuke Shimizu.

President Gitanas Nausėda had a phone conversation on Thursday with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Cameroon, Iran and Belarus.

President Gitanas Nausėda received letters of credence from Ambassador Paul Ballantyne of New Zealand and Ambassador Fernando Acosta Díaz of the Republic of Paraguay on Wednesday.

Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE), Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, reacts to the 20% tariff announced by US President Donald Trump tonight.

On 27 March in Vilnius, during bilateral political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and Moldova, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Julius Pranevičius, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Carolina Perebinos discussed the countries‘ political and economic cooperation, Lithuania’s support to Moldova, issues related to Moldova’s accession to the European Union, regional security matters, and cooperation in international organisations.

President Gitanas Nausėda expressed his condolences over the tragic loss of three United States soldiers during a U.S.-led training exercise in the Švenčionys district of Lithuania. The President extended his heartfelt sympathies to U.S. President Donald Trump, the families and friends of those who lost their lives, their fellow service members, and the entire American nation. Gitanas Nausėda stressed that the search and rescue operation will continue until the fourth missing U.S. soldier from the exercise is found.

President Gitanas Nausėda is travelling to Paris to participate in a meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ on support and security guarantees for Ukraine on Thursday.

On March 24-25 Minister of National Defence is conducting a visit to the United Kingdom. She will meet with Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, Chair of the Defence Committee of the Parliament Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and other British MPs.