On June 24 during the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels Lithuania together with Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Romania and Slovakia joined a group for developing joint capabilities with Germany as its framework nations.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algridas Butkevičius extended congratulations on behalf of Lithuanians to President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and to the Prime Minister of Croatia Zoran Milanovic on the occasion of Croatian Independence Day.

On 25 June in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the outgoing Ambassador of Moldova to Lithuania Igor Klipii and thanked him for his efforts and contribution to the development of the bilateral relationship between Lithuania and Moldova.

On June 24 through 25 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas will take part in the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels.

European leaders have gathered in Brussels for a special euro summit to discuss the difficult financial situation in Greece and further actions to overcome the impasse.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Gaoli, who is the highest-ranking official of the current four executives of the Premier. The first visit of China's top official testifies to the positive development in the history of the bilateral relations.

The Uzbekistan Trade Unions Federation jointly with the concerned ministries and agencies, under support from the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the republican and regional levels, a series of round table meetings were held dedicated to the International Day of Fighting against the Use of Child Labor, reported Federation council of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan IA Jahon.

The Syrian conflict could be the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, leaving millions homeless and hundreds of thousands desperately seeking to find safety in neighbouring countries and Europe. "We can and should do much more for all of those forced to run to save their lives and their freedom," said Portuguese GUE/NGL member Marisa Matias, chair of the EP's delegation to Syria. Ahead of World Refugee Day on Saturday June 20, our infographic shows you the extent of the crisis.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented letters of credence to Giedrius Puodžiūnas, Lithuanian Ambassador to Georgia.

On 17 June, Ambassador of Lithuania to Turkey Audrius Brūzga presented his letters of credence to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Following the ceremony, the officials held a meeting to discuss issues related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation.