On November 7 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis discussed Lithuanian-U.S. cooperation in a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defence Gen. James Mattis while on a visit in Helsinki.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė received letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Italian Republic, Francesco Fransoni. Their meeting focused on bilateral and European political issues as well as on security and migration.

The European Commission reported on the impressive progress in the implementation of the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey, during the 8th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Facility, that took place in Brussels yesterday.

The European Parliament proposes new ways to intensify EU relations with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova ahead of the Eastern Partnership Summit on 24 November.

During an official visit to Tanzania, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica signed a €50 million programme to support rural electrification in the country.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to U.S. President Donald Trump over the tragic shooting in the state of Texas that left dozens of people dead.

On 3 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov, who is visiting Lithuania. The two Foreign Ministers discussed the possibility of strengthening bilateral cooperation, Macedonia’s aspirations to EU and NATO membership, the situation in the Western Balkans, issues related to regional security and cooperation.

On 1 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated Ignazio Cassis on taking up his post as head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Linkevičius wished him strength to overcome new challenges and every success in his responsible position.

On November 1, 2017 Renatas Norkus, Ambassador of Lithuania to the Court of St James's, presented his Credentials to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to U.S. President Donald Trump over the terror attack in New York that claimed lives of innocent people.