MEPs and African, Caribbean and Pacific region parliamentarians discussed the impact of war in Ukraine, food security, pandemic and climate change.

On 29-30 March in Vilnius, the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) Foreign Secretaries of State met to discuss the security situation in the region in response to Russia's military action against Ukraine, enhanced NB8 cooperation in the United Nations (UN) Security Council and Human Rights Council, challenges of cooperating with China, strengthening relations with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the region's dependence on energy sources and raw materials.

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The Lithuanian leader and the Danish Prime Minister discussed the strengthening of NATO’s eastern flank, cooperation between the countries in the fields of security and defense, economy, and energy independence, as well as measures to respond to Russia’s war against Ukraine and assistance to Ukraine.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda, together with the Presidents of Latvia and Estonia, participated in a discussion between the Baltic leaders organized by the Atlantic Council, a U.S. think tank. In the remote discussion, the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Presidents spoke about the security of the Baltic region in the face of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the growing need for defense on NATO’s eastern flank, NATO’s and the EU’s actions to ensure the security of the allies in the changed geopolitical environment, as well as strengthening support for Ukraine and ensuring its continuity.

Parliament agreed to provide Moldova with €150 million in macro-financial aid to cover a part of its external financing needs.

On 25 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a telephone conversation with the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to discuss Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. The chief of Lithuania's diplomacy said that no country could stay away when aggression was being used against a sovereign country, crimes against humanity were being committed, and the world order based on international law was being destroyed.

On 23 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Ambassadors of the European Union member states, residing in Lithuania and accredited to Lithuania, and discussed with them Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and support measures for Ukraine.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands to discuss the security situation in the region, Russia’s war in Ukraine and bilateral relations.

On 18 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt, who is paying a working visit to Lithuania. The Foreign Ministers discussed Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, further support for Ukraine, security challenges facing the Baltic Sea region, measures to strengthen the security of NATO's eastern flank, and bilateral ties between Lithuania and Norway.

The European Commission has today announced €154 million for 2022 to support those most in need in Yemen at the high-level pledging event for Yemen co-hosted by the United Nations, Sweden and Switzerland. The EU and its Member States have pledged over €371 million in total, showing a solid commitment to address the dire funding gap of this crisis.