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At the IAEA General Conference, Lithuania highlighted nuclear safety and shared its experience in decommissioning the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Added 2026-09-21 At the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna from 14 to 18 September, Lithuania called for stronger nuclear and radiation safety, expressed support for Ukraine, and highlighted unresolved safety issues at the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Lithuania also shared its experience in decommissioning the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP).
At the IAEA Board of Governors, Lithuania expressed support for Ukraine, highlighted the problems of the Astravets NPP and joined the resolutions on Iran and Syria Added 2026-09-21 From September 7 to 11, the Lithuanian delegation attended the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meetings. The agenda included nuclear safety, security, and safeguards in Ukraine, Iran’s nuclear programme, and Syria’s agreement with the IAEA to implement safeguards.
Ambassador K. Kudzmanas presented his letter of credence to the Dean of the International Anti-Corruption Academy Added 2026-08-21 On 18 August, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to International Organisations in Vienna, Ambassador Kęstutis Kudzmanas, presented his letter of credence to the Dean of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), Drago Kos.
Ambassador K. Kudzmanas in Kyiv: support for Ukraine must remain the top priority on the OSCE agenda Added 2026-07-27 Ambassador Kęstutis Kudzmanas, with a delegation of OSCE participating States representatives, visited Ukraine from 20 to 22 July, where he met with Ukrainian authorities, civil society representatives and partners of the OSCE’s support programme for Ukraine.
Ambassador K. Kudzmanas presented his letter of credence to the Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Added 2026-07-13 On July 13, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Kęstutis Kudzmanas, presented his letter of credence to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Monica Juma.
Independent OSCE Moscow Mechanism experts: Russia’s systematic militarization and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, along with their forcible transfer and deportation, may amount to crimes against humanity Added 2026-07-10 On July 9, at the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), experts from the mission, established under the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, presented their Report on Violations and Abuses of International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Criminal Law related to Militarization and Indoctrination of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation.
Vice-Minister Valys at the IAEA Board of Governors expressed support for Ukraine, highlighted the problems of the Astravets NPP Added 2026-06-15 At the past week's IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in Vienna, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Taurimas Valys condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the threat it posed to nuclear safety.
Ambassador K. Kudzmanas presented his letter of credence to the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Added 2026-06-12 On June 12, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the International Organisations in Vienna, Ambassador Kęstutis Kudzmanas, presented his letter of credence to the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), Dr Robert Floyd.
From Iceland to Australia: the views of Lithuanians living abroad matter to Lithuania Added 2026-10-15 With less than a month to go before the possibility to complete Lithuania’s diaspora survey ends, more than 1,500 respondents from 65 countries have already taken part. To ensure the broadest possible representation of the diaspora, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites people in Lithuania to share the survey link with relatives and friends living abroad and encourage them to take part.
Added 2026-10-14 On 14 October in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys and Bernard Magenhann, Director-General of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening cooperation between Lithuanian institutions and the JRC.
Added 2026-10-14 On 14 October in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the ambassadors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries accredited to Lithuania. During the meeting, the Minister and the NB8 ambassadors discussed the security situation in Europe, Russia’s war against Ukraine, EU sanctions policy and transatlantic cooperation.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Warsaw. The meeting addressed the issue of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus and the nuclear safety situation in Ukraine.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys took part in the Warsaw Security Forum discussion “Half-Baked or Step-by-Step? Rethinking EU Enlargement”, where he stressed that European Union enlargement was not merely a political or economic project, but also one of Europe’s most important security instruments.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October in Warsaw, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with members of the US Congress Gary Peters, Kevin Cramer and Marc Veasey.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Johan Pellissier, President of Airbus Europe, and other company representatives in the margins of the Warsaw Security Forum.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented with a note of strong protest over Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and its relentless attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Added 2026-10-13 On 13 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys arrived in Poland, where he will attend the Warsaw Security Forum.
Added 2026-10-12 On 12 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. The meeting took place in the margins of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, where support for Ukraine was one of the key topics on the agenda.