This year, on 28 August we mark the 30th anniversary since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. By celebrating this occasion and recalling the restoration of the independence of the Baltic States three decades ago, we would like to emphasize that Sweden played an important role and had the vision to support the Baltic States’ aspirations towards their freedom.

President Gitanas Nausėda extended condolences to President Joe Biden of the United States of America and victim’s families over the brutal terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, which resulted in the loss of life and many injuries.

In the evening of 21 August, United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken called Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis to discuss China’s aggressive policy, bilateral cooperation and regional security.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Presidents of Poland, Latvia and Estonia in Kyiv to discuss a coordinated response to illegal migration flows organized by the Belarusian regime and issued a declaration on this issue.

The European Commission has disbursed €5.1 billion to France in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the country's financial allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The pre-financing payment will help to kick-start the implementation of the crucial investment and reform measures outlined in France's recovery and resilience plan.

Europe must provide humanitarian aid, and reach unity on handling migration, according to MEPs speaking at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday morning.

On 17 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis and his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares had a telephone conversation where they discussed bilateral relations, illegal migration, the situation in Afghanistan, and relations with China.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda received credentials from Ambassador Kadambay Sultanov of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ambassador Abdulla A. Rahman N. Fakhroo of the State of Qatar, and Ambassador Dewi Savitri Wahab of the Republic of Indonesia.

After the dramatic developments of the last days and hours, leading MEPs issued the following statement on Monday.

President Gitanas Nausėda extended congratulations to President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea on national holiday – Liberation Day and the 73-ed anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Korea.