The construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank must stop to allow prospects for a viable two-state solution, urge MEPs.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is on a state visit in Indonesia, met with President Joko Widodo. In the first ever meeting between the Presidents of Indonesia and Lithuania, the strengthening of bilateral relations, cooperation between the EU and Indonesia as well as global security matters were discussed. The President will also meet with Speaker of Indonesian Parliament Setya Novanto.

On 15 May 2017, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Foreign Ministers met the Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat for an exchange of views on the state of the Africa-EU partnership in view of the AU-EU Summit in Abidjan on 29-30 November.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė began her visit in Southeast Asia with meting Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. This is a reciprocal visit and the second meeting of the President with the member of the royal family. In March of last year, Her Royal Highness came for an official visit to Lithuania. Before the meeting, the President honored the memory of the King Rama IX who passed away last year.

Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The EU and the UK government should negotiate a deal on the situation and rights of citizens as a matter of urgency and before starting the other Brexit talks, MEPs say.

On 10 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius concluded his working visit to Japan. Linkevičius met with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss the rapidly developing Lithuanian-Japanese relations over the recent years. The Foreign Ministers agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the fields of politics, security, economy, science and innovation, and to sign the double taxation avoidance agreement in the near future.

Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to President Moon Jae-in on his victory in the presidential election of the Republic of Korea.

On Friday, 12 May, Dalia Grybauskaitė leaves on a state visit to the Republic of Indonesia where she will meet with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Speaker of Parliament Setya Novanto. This will be the first ever meeting of the highest-ranking Lithuanian and Indonesian leaders. Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and Vice Minister of Agriculture Rolandas Taraškevičius will be members of the delegation to Southeast Asia headed by the President.

Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to President-elect Emmanuel Macron on his victory in the presidential election of France.