Today, on 29 November, at the annual Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, elections were held for the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the period 2024-2026. For the first time in history, Russia was excluded from the Executive Council, with the majority voting for Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.

Today, in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with General Christopher G. Cavoli, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.

On 28-29 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attends a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

On 28 November, the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and destruction within the OSCE and regretting the decision enabling Sergei Lavrov to attend the 30th session of the OSCE Ministerial Council in person.

Today, on 28 November in Berlin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and Germany’s Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock opened the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023.

On 28 November in Berlin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and Germany’s Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will open the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023.

At the 29th Baltic Council on 24 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis noted that Ukraine's victory was an existential issue for the Baltic states and the West. Thus, support for Ukraine's fight must be our top priority in the near term.

On 21 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, remotely attended the U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with G7+ partners on Ukraine energy sector support. Participants of the meeting reaffirmed their collective support for the repair and defense of Ukraine’s energy sector and discussed measures to ensure greater resilience.

On 20 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis took part in an informal video teleconference to discuss the situation in Israel and the Middle East region.

On 16 November, in light of the 700th anniversary of Vilnius, historians, academics, and audience members at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU discussed the politicisation of history, which is becoming more and more dangerous in the current complex geopolitical era, in a panel discussion on "Weaponised pasts around Europe".

On 13 November in Paris, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Spain, Argentine and Andorra Lyra Puišytė-Bostroem presented her letters of credence to the Co-Prince of Andorra, French President Emmanuel Macron.

On 13 November in Brussels,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on further support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression and ways to increase Russia’s isolation in international organisations, the EU’s efforts to ease tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the EU’s engagement to prevent the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East region.

Today, on 13 November, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council is taking place in Brussels.

On 13 November in Brussels,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council to discuss the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the latest developments concerning Armenia and Azerbaijan, the situation in Israel and the region, and the foreign policy dimension of economic security.