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Embassy closure on 6 July Added 2026-07-01 Please be informed that on Monday, 6 July, Lithuania marks Statehood Day, the Day of the Coronation of King Mindaugas of Lithuania and the National Anthem Day. As this is an official public holiday in Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Arab Emirates will be closed.
Future UAE Diplomats Introduced to Lithuania and Its Ties with the Gulf Region Added 2026-06-23 On 22 June 2026, a group of trainees from the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) of the United Arab Emirates visited the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Abu Dhabi. During the visit, the future UAE diplomats were introduced to Lithuania, its history, statehood, membership in the European Union and NATO, foreign policy priorities, and Lithuania’s role in the world. Embassy staff also presented the...
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister: The crisis in the Middle East requires close cooperation between the EU and the Gulf states Added 2026-04-20 On 19 April, on the margins of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi. The meeting took place at the GCC’s initiative in order to discuss the region’s security challenges.
Lithuania’s Independence Day Reflections: Ambassador Davidonis’ Op-Ed in "The National" Added 2026-03-11 To mark the Day of the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence, an op-ed by the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Arab Emirates, Ramūnas Davidonis, was published in the leading UAE daily "The National" on 11 March 2026.
A repatriation flight has taken off from Dubai to Vilnius Added 2026-03-06 A "flydubai" aircraft has departed from Dubai for Vilnius on 6 March, carrying around 120 Lithuanian citizens, as well as citizens of Latvia and Estonia, with a total of 166 passengers on board.
Lithuania Extends Congratulations to the State of Kuwait on its National Day Added 2026-02-25 The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, has extended his sincere congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, and to the people of Kuwait on the occasion of Kuwait’s National Day.
Ramadan Greetings from the Embassy of Lithuania on the Occasion of the Start of the Holy Month Added 2026-02-18 With the arrival of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Arab Emirates extends its warmest greetings to the people of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Republic of Iraq, as well as to Muslims in Lithuania and around the world.
Lithuania’s Innovation-Driven Economy and Stronger Bilateral Cooperation at the Heart of Vice Minister Verbickas’ UAE Visit Added 2026-02-09 From 3 - 5 February, Lithuania’s Viceminister of Foreign Affairs, Vidmantas Verbickas, visited Dubai, where he took part in the World Governments Summit (WGS). During the visit, he presented Lithuania’s priorities in building a competitive, innovation-driven economy and consistently advanced the economic dialogue with the UAE.
Budrys expresses condolences over the passing of Arie Ben-Ari Grodzensky Added 2026-07-30 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, expresses his sincere condolences on the passing of Arie Ben-Ari Grodzensky, a distinguished Litvak and longtime Chairman of the Association of Lithuanian Jews in Israel.
Added 2026-07-29 On 28 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met in Hanoi with executives from PetroVietnam, Vietnam’s largest oil and gas energy company.
Added 2026-07-28 On 28 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung in Hanoi.
Added 2026-07-28 On 28 July, during his visit to Vietnam, Budrys met with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc.
Added 2026-07-27 On 27 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul. The Minister and the Prime Minister discussed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Thailand, as well as opportunities to develop economic and technological cooperation.
Added 2026-07-26 On 26-28 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will pay an official visit to Thailand and Vietnam.
Added 2026-07-24 On 24 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, on the sidelines of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia. The Lithuanian and Singaporean Ministers discussed the development of bilateral relations, international security issues, support for Ukraine,...
Added 2026-07-24 On 24 July, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed a note of strong protest regarding Russia’s massive shelling attacks carried out earlier that day in Ukraine, which killed at least 10 civilians and injured more than one hundred others.
Added 2026-07-24 On 24 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Theresa Lazaro, on the sidelines of an event in Manila marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia. During the meeting, the Ministers discussed bilateral economic cooperation in high-value-added sectors, as well as in the areas of cybersecurity, energy,...
Added 2026-07-23 On 23 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, who is on a working visit to Manila, Philippines, met with representatives of the Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in information, communication technologies, cybersecurity and other high-added-value areas.