On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk. The meeting discussed the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius, Ukraine’s aspirations for EU membership, Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s accountability.

On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda congratulated by phone the newly elected President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany to discuss bilateral defense cooperation, Russia’s war in Ukraine, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

On 23 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised an annual trip for heads of foreign diplomatic missions residing in Lithuania.

On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The Lithuanian and French leaders discussed bilateral defense cooperation, preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, and support for Ukraine.

President Gitanas Nausėda is attending the Fourth Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik. Tuesday evening, the Lithuanian leader spoke at the “United for Ukraine” debate.

President Gitanas Nausėda is on a working visit to Iceland for the Fourth Council of Europe Summit. On Tuesday, Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of Iceland, Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, and the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, to discuss security issues and preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

Last Friday, in Tallinn, Estonia, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė attended a meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers with the Heads of Government of Estonia and Latvia, Kaja Kallas and Krišjanis Karinis, as well as the Energy Ministers of the three Baltic States.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar.

Parliament stresses normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a priority and a precondition for the EU accession of both countries.