![]() WorldThe Foreign Minister’s meeting with the President of the Italian defence company Leonardo focuses on growth and innovation in Lithuania’s defence sector2024-06-04, 17:59On 3 June in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with Stefano Pontecorvo, President of the Italian defence industry company Leonardo. The meeting focused on the development of the defence industry in Lithuania, innovations in defence technologies and opportunities for cooperation with Lithuanian defence industry companies. Countries of the Indo-Pacific are becoming strong security and defence partners of Lithuania, says L. Kasčiūnas2024-06-03, 11:43On May 31-June 1 Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas took part in Shangri-la Dialogue 2024, the premier security forum of the Indo-Pacific, in Singapore. This year the summit focused on armed conflicts across other regions, the war in Ukraine and development of measures for risk mitigation, besides the security environment in the Indo-Pacific. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė warmly greeted Andrej Plenković on his reappointment as Prime Minister of Croatia and wished him success in building the future of wellbeing for the people. Prominent international events upcoming next week: Baltic and Northern Group Ministers of Defence will convene in Palanga2024-05-22, 10:28On May 21–23 Ministers of Defence and defence policy directors of the Baltic states and the Northern Group will attend meetings in Palanga to discuss relevant security and defence issues, assistance to Ukraine, NATO and EU agendas, the current status of ongoing trilateral and multilateral projects and the way forward. On May 15, the Government of Lithuania approved the Strategic Guidelines for Lithuania’s relations with the United States of America (USA) drafted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The document mainly aims to provide a perspective for strengthening the strategic partnership between Lithuania and the United States under changing conditions and propose concrete implementation measures. All passengers and crew of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have been killed in a crash near Jolfa in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said on Monday morning. Landsbergis meets with Cameron: “Ukraine needs more help, and Europe must urgently find ways to deliver it”2024-05-10, 12:29On May 7, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with the British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron in London. Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated 50 thousand euros in humanitarian aid to an earthquake-stricken Taiwan. The European Parliament strengthens its cooperation with the Belarusian Democratic Forces2024-05-07, 17:56European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sign a Letter of Intent, in Valletta. Gitanas Nausėda spoke by telephone with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy2024-05-06, 21:33On Monday afternoon, President Gitanas Nausėda spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Lithuanian and Ukrainian leaders discussed Ukraine’s Peace Formula summit, the situation on the front line, and military support for Ukraine. |
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